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M A RFA
P U B L IC
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M A RFA,
TX
L IB R A R Y
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Alpine selects City of Houston
veteran for city manager, page 2
Live Nativity begins this evening
at Paisano encampment, page 7
Indian comeback comes up short
in state football contest, page
BigBend
December 18,2003
Vol. 70 No. 38
T e x a s , M e x ic o
ByDANKEANE -
Flu vaccine
still available
M A R F A - F lu v a c c in e still is a v a il­
a b le a t th e M a rfa T e x a s D e p a rtm e n t
o f H e a lth o f f i c e , a n d R e g is te r e d
N u r s e J e a n M o n tg o m e r y e n c o u r ­
a g e s p e r s o n s w h o a re o v e r th e ag e
o f 6 5 a n d in fa n ts /c h ild re n 6 m o n th s
to 3 y e a rs o ld to re c e iv e a n in o c u la ­
tio n .
P le a s e m a k e a n a p p o in tm e n t b y
calling 4 32.729.4275.
C A N D E L A R IA - T h e r e a re tw o
b a n k s to th e R io G ra n d e a n d j u s t as
m a n y s id e s to th is story.
Something h a p p e n e d a t th is tin y
b o r d e r o u tp o s t o n th e a fte r n o o n o f
N o v e m b e r 2 4 , o r p e r h a p s it h a p ­
p e n e d j u s t a c ro s s th e r iv e r in th e r e ­
m o te M e x ic a n h a m le t o f S a n A n to ­
v e r s io n s d
n io d e l B ra v o . I t j u s t d e p e n d s o n
w h o m y o u c h o o s e to b e lie v e .
E a r l i e r th is m o n th , c o n s e r v a tiv e
o n lin e n e w s s o u rc e s N e w s M a x a n d
W o rld N e tD a ily p u b lis h e d a c c o u n ts
o f th e “ K id n a p p in g in C a n d e la ria ,”
in w h i c h a r m e d M e x i c a n p o l i c e
c r o s s e d o v e r th e R i o G r a n d e o n
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a rre s te d a fa m ily o n A m e r ic a n soil.
M e a n w h i le , M e x i c a n a u t h o r i t i e s
m a in ta in th e in c id e n t to o k p la c e o n
th e M e x ic a n sid e o f th e riv e r, a n d
th a t th e p o lic e a rre s te d j u s t o n e m a n
fo r c a rry in g fire a rm s w ith o u t a p e r ­
mit.
W h ile a c k n o w le d g in g th a t th e p o ­
te n tia l in c u rs io n o f a rm e d fo re ig n
BySTERRYBUTCHER
M A R F A - T h e c o n g re g a tio n o f F ir s t
U n ite d M e th o d is t C h u r c h in v ite s th e
c o m m u n ity to j o in th e m f o r a
C h ris tm a s e v e c a n d le lig h t s e rv ic e .
T h e s e rv ic e w ill in c lu d e s c rip tu re
re a d in g s ,
...s p e c i a l
m u sic ,
c o n g r e g a t i o n a l s i n g i n g , a n d th e ~
c e le b ra tio n o f th e H o ly C o m m u n io n .
T h e s e rv ic e w ill b e o n W e d n e s d a y ,
D e c e m b e r 2 4 , a t 7 .p .m .
C o m e a n d j o in u s a s w e c e le b ra te
th e b i r th o f o u r L o r d a n d S a v io r ,
J e s u s C h rist.
Presidio County
awaits candidates;
few file elsewhere
BySTERRY BUTCHER
(Continued on page 6)
p o lic e in to th e U n ite d S ta te s w a s a
se rio u s m a tte r, a re a fe d e ra l o ffic ia ls
h a v e d e c lin e d to p u rs u e th e m a tte r
a n y further.
“ I t ’s n o t a n issu e a s fa r a s w e 'r e
c o n c e rn e d ,” B o r d e r P a tro l s p o k e s ­
m a n B ill B ro o k s s a id th is w e ek . “W e
j u s t c a n ’t, te ll w h e th e r it re a lly h a p ­
p e n e d . T h e r e ’s n o th in g fo r u s to d o
a b o u t it.”
"I th in k b a s ic a lly th e f a c ts h a v e
b e e n d e te rm in e d to th e d e g re e th a t
th e y w ill e v e r b e d e te rm in e d ,” sa id
B ill V a n d e rla n d , s e n io r a g e n t a t the
F e d e r a l B u re a u o f I n v e s t ig a t io n ’s
M id la n d o ffic e . “ I ’m n o t p re p a re d a t
th is p o in t to p ro v e th a t it h a p p e n e d .
(Continued on page 6)
Registration begins today
for new Marfa youth club
Christmas eve
candlelightservice set
F A R W E S T T E X A S - A fe w m o re
c a n d id a te s a ro u n d th e B ig B e n d file d
fo r p o litic a l o ffic e th is w e e k , w h ile
o th e rs re p b rte d ly a re c o n te m p la tin g
th e n o tio n o f ru n n in g .
I n c u m b e n t 3 9 4 t h S t a te D i s t r i c t
Ju d g e K e n n e th D e H a rt w ill ru n a g ain
fo r o ffic e , a s w ill F ra n k B ro w n , w h o
h a s file d fo r r e -e le c tio n a s 8 3 rd D is ­
tric t A tto rn e y .
N o o n e , R e p u b lic a n o r D e m o c ra t,
h a s file d fo r o ffic e y e t in P re sid io
C o u n ty , b u t D e m o c ra t C h a ir E lb e rt
B a ssh a m n o te d th a t fo u r fo lk s h a v e
p ic k e d u p a p p lic a tio n s fo r p rim a ry
b a llo ts a n d p e titio n s in lie u o f a fil­
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D o m in g u e z h a s g a th e re d filin g in fo r­
m a tio n , a c c o r d in g to B a s s h a m , a s
h a v e in c u m b e n t C o n s t a b le s J u a n
L a ra , P re c in c t 1, a n d R au l B a rrig a ,
P recin ct 2. D a v id C a rrasc o h as p ick ed
u p f ilin g p a p e rw o rk fo r o n e o f th e
c o m m is s io n e r s ’ se a ts.
T h e filin g w in d o w c lo s e s o n J a n u ­
a ry 2 , a n d B a s s h a m w a n ts to le t p o ­
te n tia l c a n d id a te s to k n o w th a t h e ’ll
b e a ro u n d in c a s e fo lk s w a n t filin g
in fo rm a tio n .
“ 1 w ill b e a v a ila b le a t n ig h t e a c h d a y
th is w e e k a n d all d a y e a c h d a y th e re ­
a fte r u p to a n d in c lu d in g J a n u a ry 2 ,”
h e sa id . “ I w ill a ls o b e s e e k in g e le c ­
tio n j u d g e s a n d c le rk s fo r th e M a rc h
9 p rim a ry . It w ill b e h e lp fu l i f in te r­
e s te d p e r s o n s w o u ld c o n ta c t m e to
se rv e. T h e re w ill b e a sc h o o l fo r e le c ­
tio n j u d g e s a n d c le rk s .”
T h e p a y fo r s u c h jo b s , h e a d d e d ,
. h a s b e e n in c re a s e d to $ 7 p e r ho u r.
B a ssh am can b e re a c h e d at 837.8051
d a y s o r 7 2 9 .3 3 3 4 n ig h ts, o r em ail h im
a t e lb e rtb a s s h a m @ h o tm a il.c o m .
S e v e ra l ra c e s a re p e rc o la tin g in J e f f
D a v is C o u n ty .
J.D . W ilb o u m h a s f ile d fo r S h e riff,
w h ile in c u m b e n t C o n s ta b le D a v id
N e s b itt h a s file d f o r C o n s ta b le . In ­
c u m b e n t B ill C o tto n w ill ru n fo r h is
P re c in c t 1C o m m is s io n e r se a t, c h a l­
le n g e d b y L a r r y F r a n c e ll. C u r tis
E v an s, th e in c u m b e n t C o m m iss io n e r
for P recinct 3, w ill a lso run fo r re-elec-
b o r d e r in c id e n t
(staff photo by ROBERT HALPERN)
‘Big Sky Canvas’ is the title o f a VT-Austin graduate student film by David Garcia, being shot on location this
week in Marfa. Estephania LeBaron, right, has one o f the leading roles in the story about an “art heist” o f a
Georgia O ’Keefe painting, Garcia said. Simon Orta ofBallroom Marfa is the associate producer. Thefilm will be
screened in the spring at the Ballroom, Orta said. '
M A R F A - T h e g o o d n e w s o n th e
n e w M a rfa Y o u th C lu b is th a t re g is ­
tra tio n sta rts to d a y a n d o p e n in g d a y
is s e t fo r D e c e m b e r 29!
A ll s c h o o l-a g e d c h ild r e n a re w e l­
c o m e a t th e c lu b , b u t th e ir p a re n ts
m u s t re g is te r th e m in o r d e r f o r th e
k id s to p a rtic ip a te . T h e c o s t is $ 2 p e r
c h ild fo r a y e a r. R e g is tra tio n is fro m
3 - 5 p .m . a t th e E le m e n ta ry S c h o o l
'to d a y a n d 3 ~ 5 :3 0 " p .m .'a t th e M a rfa
P u b lic L ibrary.
O n F rid ay , p a re n ts can re g is te r th e ir
c h ild ren from 1 - 5 p .m . a t th e library,
from 1 - 3 p.m . a t M arfa N ational B ank
o r fro m 3 - 6 p .m . a t P u e b lo M a rk et.
Y o u th C lu b c o o r d in a to r N o r m a
V a le n z u e la h a s a lre a d y h e a rd a b u z z
a ro u n d to w n a b o u t th e n e w c lu b .
“ A lo t o f p e o p le h a v e b e e n c u r i­
o u s a n d a lo t o f p a r e n ts a s k w h e n
it’s g o in g to s ta rt,” s h e sa id . “ H o p e ­
fu lly th e y ’ll c o m e d u rin g re g istra tio n
a n d w e ’ll e x p la in m o re a b o u t th e p ro ­
g ra m .”
L o c a te d a t th e M A C b u ild in g , th e re
w ill b e six c o m p u te rs w ith in te rn e t
a c c e s s a n d d if fe re n t s o ftw a re p ro ­
g ra m s , tw o p o o l ta b le s , a ir h o c k e y ,
p in g p o n g , v o lle y b a ll a n d b a sk e tb a ll,
m o v ie n ig h ts , tu to r in g , s p o rts a n d
fitn e ss, d a ily sn a c k s, g a m e s, a rts a n d
c ra fts a n d lo ts m o re .
O p e n in g d a y w ill b e M o n d a y , D e ­
c e m b e r 2 9 , fro m 1 - 6 p .m . A fte r th e
h o lid a y s a re o v e r, th e c lu b ’s r e g u la r
h o u rs w ill b e 3 - 8 p .m . M o n d a y
th ro u g h T h u rs d a y a n d 3 - 1 1 p .m .
F rid a y s. T h e c lu b w ill a ls o b e o p e n
s o m e S a tu rd a y s .
V a le n z u e la a n d sta ffe rs E rik L u ja n ,
R e b a J u ra d o a n d A n g e lic a G o n z a le z
w ill run th e p ro g ram s. T h e y ’v e s p e n t
th e last c o u p le w e e k s in tra in in g a n d
v isitin g sim ila r c lu b s in P re sid io a n d
V an H orn.
“ W e ’ v e b e en o b s e rv in g a t th e o th e r
c lu b s a n d le a rn in g h o w to h a n d le
k id s,” sa id L u jan .
C h ild re n w ill b e fre e to c o m e a n d
g o fro m th e c lu b a s th e y c h o o s e .
W h ile a t th e c lu b , th e m e m b e rs w ill
b e s p lit in to tw o a g e g ro u p s , s o th a t
th e six to 12 y e a r-o ld s e t w ill d o th e ir
o w n c o o l s t u f f a p a r t fro m th e o ld e r
kids.
I t’s g o in g to b e a frie n d ly a n d laid
b a c k p la c e to h a n g o u t, b u t th e r e is
o n e th in g to re m e m b e r.
“ T a k e c a re o f e a c h o th e r a n d ta k e
c a re o f th e c lu b ,” L u ja n sa id . “ T h a t ’s
p re tty m u c h th e o n ly ru le .”
O n c e e v e r y o n e s e t t l e s in to th e
c lu b ’s ro u tin e , th e r e ’s a p o s s ib ility
th a t th e s t a f f w ill o rg a n iz e
f u n d ra is e r s fo r s p e c ia l f ie ld trip s ,
(Continued on page 2)
Technology blossoms in Marfa classrooms
BySTERRYBUTCHER
M A R F A - M a rfa IS D h a s c o m e a
lo n g w a y s in c e th e d is tric t ju m p e d
h e a d lo n g in to th e te c h n o lo g y u n i­
v e rs e a fe w y e a rs a g o , T e c h n o lo g y
D ire c to r P a tric ia M e c k e to ld sc h o o l
b o a rd m e m b e rs M o n d a y n ig h t.
T h e d is tr ic t g o t its firs t te c h n o l­
o g y g ra n t in 199 8 , w h ic h fu n d e d 3 0
c la s s c o m p u te rs , 4 4 la b c o m p u te rs ,
e ig h t o ffic e c o m p u te rs , a b ig v id e o
c o n f e re n c in g u n it a n d a p h o n e s y s ­
tem .
“ N o w , in 2 0 0 3 , w e h a v e 251 c o m ­
p u te rs ,” M e c k e sa id . T h e r e ’s a ls o
10 s e rv e rs , 85 p rin te r s , tw o d ig ita l
v id e o c a m e ra s, fiv e p rin te r-sc a n n e rc o p ie r m a c h in e s , 12 s c a n n e rs , tw o
v id e o c o n f e re n c e u n its , 18 d ig ita l
c a m e ra s , fiv e d e s k to p v id e o c o n f e r ­
e n c e m a c h in e s , a n e w p h o n e s y s ­
te m a n d m o re.
T h e te c h n o lo g y w ill a llo w th e d is ­
tric t to h o s t n e w c o n tin u in g e d u c a ­
tio n c la s s e s in E n g lis h a s a S e c o n d
L a n g u a g e a n d c o m p u te rs s ta rtin g in
J a n u a ry , M e c k e s a id , in c o n ju n c tio n
w ith E -B ig B e n d .
S h e ’s a ls o g o t p la n s to re -c a b le th e
E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l a n d c o n tin u e to
u p d a te a n d u p g r a d e th e c o m p u te rs ,
s e r v e rs a n d s o ftw a re . M e c k e u se s
g ra n t fu n d s to fa c ilita te th e d is tric t’s
te c h n o lo g y n e e d s .
. “ W e ’v e g o t a lo t g o in g o n ,” sh e
sa id .
“ I ’m im p re s s e d w ith a ll y o u r p r o ­
g ra m s ,” s a id b o a rd m e m b e r L o re tto
V asquez.
B o a r d m e m b e r E d d ie P a l l a r e z
w a n te d to k n o w h o w m a n y c o m p u t­
e r s w e re u s e d e a c h d a y .
“ A ll o f th e m ,” s h e re s p o n d e d .
" i s e e s t u d e n t s o n th e m e v e r y
d a y ,” a g r e e d E le m e n t a r y S c h o o l
P rincipal Jo e B a k er, th o u g h h e a d d e d
th a t th e p re -k in d e rg a rte n a n d k in ­
d e r g a r t e n c la s s e s u s e c o m p u t e r s
le ss th a n th e o ld e r s tu d e n ts . S till,
M a rf a s tu d e n ts g e t lo ts o f c o m p u te r
tim e.
“ I c a n ’t s a y th a t e v e r y s tu d e n t is
o n th e m e v e ry d a y ,” h e s a id , “b u t
i t ’s p r e tty c lo s e .”
In o th e r d istric t n e w s, sc h o o l b o a rd
m em bers:
• ta lk e d b rie fly a b o u t th e n e e d to
b rin g u p s ta n d a rd iz e d te s t s c o r e s in
m a th a n d s c ie n c e .
“ It s e e m s lik e e v e r y o n e f r o m a
s m a ll to w n h a s a h a rd tim e w ith c o l­
le g e m a th a n d s c ie n c e ,” o b s e rv e d
b o a rd m e m b e r Jim m y C h a m b e rs. “ Is
th a t c o m m o n to s m a ll s c h o o l d is ­
tric ts ? ”
“ I h e a r th e s a m e fo r la r g e r h ig h
s c h o o ls to o ,” re p lie d b o a rd m e m b e r
E d d ie P a lla rez . “ I d o n ’t th in k it’s j u s t
(Continued on page 12)
(sta ff p h o to by R O S A R IO SA LG A D O H A L PE R N )
Club coordinator Norma Valenzuela, left, and staffer Erik Lujan discuss
the new Marfa youth initiative.
Painting of historic Ft. Davis adorns new state almanac
By STERRY BUTCHER
F O R T D A V IS - A m o u n te d c a v a lry
s o ld ie r a t F o r t D a v is is th e fe tc h in g
im a g e o n th e c o v e r o f th e b r a n d n e w
T ex a s A lm a n a c .
T h e re a re p le n ty o f re a s o n s to p ic k
u p a n a lm a n a c . T h is is th e k in d o f
b o o k y o u g e t lo st in, a m in d -re e lin g
c o m p e n d iu m o f th e s ta te ’s fa c ts, fig ­
u re s a n d h isto ry .
T h e n e x t tim e y o u n e e d th e ra n g e
o f B o t t a ’s p o c k e t g o p h e r (it liv e s in
th e T ra n s -P e c o s ), th e s ite o f th e H o t
B u rrito a n d B lu e g ra s s F e s tiv a l
(L e v e lla n d ), th e n u m b e r o f d iv o rc e s
in J im H o g g C o u n ty in 2001 (z ero ) o r
th e
m ean
te m p e ra tu re
of
N a c o g d o c h e s in Ja n u a ry (3 6 ), try the
alm an ac.
T h e F o r t D a v is c o v e r m a k e s th e
b o o k a ll th e m o re a p p e a lin g .
“W h e n lo o k in g a t p r e v io u s a lm a ­
n a c s , th e re h a d n e v e r b e e n a p a in t­
in g d o n e o f a W est T ex a s la n d s c a p e ,”
e d ito r E liz a b e th C ru c e A lv a re z sa id
th is w e e k . “ I liv e d in O d e s s a fo r a
c o u p l e o f y e a r s a n d l o v e d it. I
w a n te d to d o a b e a u t i f u l , s u n
d re n c h e d la n d s c a p e a n d I w a n te d to
sh o w th e w e s te rn p a r t o f th e s ta te .”
T h e r e ’s a s e c tio n in th is y e a r ’s a l­
m a n a c o n th e h is to r y o f T e x a s fro n ­
tie r fo rts. F o rt D a v is is a m o n g the
b e s t p r e s e r v e d o f th e s e fo rts a n d
A lv a re z b e g a n ta lk in g a n d lo o k in g
a t p h o to s w ith M a ry W illia m s, th e
f o r t ’s h is to r ia n . T h e c o v e r c o m e s
fro m a n o il p a in tin g c re a te d b y illu s ­
tra to r B a rt F o rb e s. In th e im a g e , tw o
so ld ie rs h e a d to w a rd o ff ic e r ’s ro w o n
fo o t w h ile a m o u n te d s o ld ie r s its his
h o rs e o n th e p a ra d e g ro u n d .
B e fo re th e im a g e m a d e it to th e
c o v e r o f th e a lm a n a c , th o u g h , it h a d
to p a s s h is to ric a l m u ster.
“ W e trie d to ta k e c a re w ith h is u n i­
fo rm a n d th e b r id le ,” sa id A lv a re z .
“ M a r y W illia m s lo o k e d a t it a n d
p a s s e d it a ro u n d .”
T h e D a lla s M o r n in g N e w s p u b ­
lis h e s th e b o o k e v e ry tw o y e ars. It
in c lu d e s th e la te s t in fo r m a tio n o n
s u c h to p ic s a s th e g e o lo g y , riv e rs a n d
w e a th e r a c ro s s th e sta te , d e m o g ra p h ­
ic s a n d d e ta ile d ro a d m a p s o f e a c h o f
th e 2 5 4 c o u n tie s , b ig lists o f sta te a n d
n a tio n a l p a rk s , a s tro n o m ic a l c a le n ­
d a rs, n a m e s o f e le c te d o ffic ia ls a n d
lo ts o f C e n s u s in fo rm a tio n .
T h e r e ’s a ls o in fo rm a tio n o n b u s i­
n e ss, tra n s p o rta tio n a n d m in e ra ls, e n ­
ro llm e n t fig u res fo r a ll T ex a s c o lle g e s
(Continued on page 2)
(2) The Big Bend Sentinel, Marfa. Texas. December 18. 2003
Alpine council offers city
manager position to Phillipi
ByD A N K E A N E
A L P IN E - T h e A lp in e C ity C o u n c il
v o te d u n a n im o u s ly T u e s d a y a fte r­
n o o n to o ffe r th e c ity m a n a g e r p o s i­
tio n to K a re n P h ilip p i, a 1 4 -y e a r v e t­
e ra n o f th e C ity o f H o u s to n ’s e n g i­
n e e rin g a n d p u b lic w o rk s d e p artm e n t.
P h ilip p i, w h o h o ld s a M a s te r ’s d e ­
g re e in p u b lic a d m in is tra tio n fro m
U n iv e r s ity o f H o u s to n a n d a
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n o t e x p e c t m a n a g in g A lp in e , to b e
a n y s im p le r th a n w o r k in g f o r th e
fo u rth -la r g e s t c ity in th e c o u n try .
“ I th in k th a t p e o p le e x p e c t g o o d c ity
s e rv ic e s re g a r d le s s o f w h a t s iz e c ity
th e y ’re in ,” P h ilip p i sa id . “ J u s t h a v ­
in g a b u n c h o f z e r o s a t th e e n d o f
e v e r y n u m b e r d o e s n ’t n e c e s s a r ily
m a k e th e j o b h a rd e r.
“ In s o m e r e s p e c ts , w o r k in g in a
sm a ll c ity th a t h a s m o re lim ite d r e ­
s o u rc e s a n d a s m a lle r b u d g e t I th in k
is g o in g to b e m o re c h a lle n g in g th a n
w o rk in g in b ig c ity . T h e is s u e s a re
th e s a m e , b u t f in d in g a w a y to g e t
th in g s d o n e w ill b e a c h a lle n g e . I ’m
th in k in g it w ill b e q u ite c h a lle n g in g .”
M a y o r M ic k e y C l o u s e s a id th a t
P h ilip p i a n d C ity A tto r n e y S te v e
H o u s to n a re c u rre n tly w o rk in g o u t
a n e m p lo y m e n t c o n tr a c t th a t w ill
lik e ly p a y th e n e w m a n a g e r s o m e ­
w h e re in th e ra n g e o f $ 7 0 ,0 0 0 , th e
s a m e s ta rtin g s a la ry p a id to fo rm e r
c ity m a n a g e r B ill L ew is.
“ T h a t ’s p ro b a b ly w h e r e w e ’re g o ­
in g to s ta rt, b u t I c o u ld n ’t s a y fo r
s u re ,” th e m a y o r sa id . '
C ity c o u n c il m e m b e rs sa id th e y had
b e e n im p re s s e d w ith all th re e o f th e
fin a lis ts in te rv ie w e d fo r th e p o st.
“ A ll th re e w e re p re tty g o o d c a n d i­
d a te s. It w a s a to u g h c h o ic e , b u t w e
h a d to m a k e a d e c is io n ,” s a id C o u n ­
c ilm an A v in a sh R angra. “ O f the three,
s h e t u r n e d o u t to b e th e o n e w e
n e e d e d : a p e rs o n w h o c a n w o rk w ith
e v e ry b o d y . S o m e o n e w h o c a n w o rk
w ith (S u l R o s s S ta te ) U n iv e r s ity ,
s o m e o n e w h o c a n w o rk w ith th e fe d ­
e ra l g o v e rn m e n t, s o m e o n e w h o c a n
w o r k w ith th e p e o p le .”
T h e d e c is io n m a y c o m e a s a b it o f a
s u rp rise to th e B ig ,B e n d c o g n o sc e n ti,
w h o h a d a n o in te d M a r fa C ity A d ­
m in is tr a to r C u r tis S c h r a d e r a s th e
o d d s - o n fa v o rite .
“ T h a t ’s w h a t e v e r y b o d y k e p t te ll­
in g , m e , b u t I k e p t s a y in g th a t a n y ­
th in g c a n h a p p e n , b e c a u s e y o u
d o n ’t k n o w h o w t h o s e t h in g s a re
g o in g to tu rn o u t,” s a id S c h ra d e r,
w h o w a s n a m e d a s a fin a lis t a n d in ­
t e r v i e w e d f o r th e j o b la s t w e e k .
“T h e re ’s d e fin ite ly e n o u g h (in M a r fa )
to k e e p m e o c c u p ie d fo r th e f o re s e e ­
a b le fu tu re . N o w th a t th e d e c is io n
h a d b e e n m a d e , I c a n fo c u s m o re o f
m y a tte n tio n a n d n o t b e d is tra c te d
b y w h a t ’s g o in g to h a p p e n o r n o t
h a p p e n .”
O n T u e s d a y , P h ilip p i o u tlin e d h e r
d e d ic a tio n to ru n n in g a tra n s p a r e n t
a n d re s p o n s iv e c ity g o v e rn m e n t.
“ 1 d o n ’t d o a n y th in g o n t h e Q T . 1
d o n ’t d o a n y th i n g b e h in d c lo s e d
d o o rs . I ’m v e r y o p e n , a n d I d o n ’t
m in d a n y k in d o f q u e stio n s ,” P h ilip p i
sa id . “ Y o u w o n ’t h a v e to w o n d e r
a b o u t w h e re 1 s ta n d , o r w h a t I ’m d o ­
in g . W h a t y o u s e e is w h a t y o u g e t.”
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a rre s te d th re e p e o p le F rid a y a fte r­
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m a riju a n a c o n c e a le d in a c a r p a rk e d
o u ts id e a h o u s e in th e U to p ia n e ig h ­
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c h a rg e d w ith a fe d e ra l fe lo n y c h a rg e
o f p o s s e s s io n o f m a riju a n a w ith in ­
te n t to d is trib u te . M a d rid , th e o w n e r
o f B e c k y ’s B a r in P re s id io , is a U .S .
c itize n , w h ile R o d rig u e z -H e rre ra a n d
R o d rig u e z a re M e x ica n c itiz e n s w h o
h a d b e en liv in g in th e c o u n try ille ­
g a lly , o ffic ia ls said.
A b o u t 1 1 :3 0 a .m . F rid a y , a g e n ts
c a m e u p o n t r a c k s h e a d i n g fr o m
P re sid io d o w n to th e riv e r. A g e n ts
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P ontiac G ra n d Prix p a rk e d in th e y a rd
o f a re d b ric k h o u s e in U to p ia . A c ­
c o r d in g to th e c o m p la in t, a h a n d d ra w n m a p o f P r e s id io in d ic a tin g the
U to p ia h o u se w as ly in g in p lain sig h t
o n th e p a s s e n g e r s e a t, a n d a g e n ts
c o u ld a ls o s e c flo u r s a c k s p a c k e d
w i t h s m a ll d u c t - t a p e d w r a p p e d
b u n d le s p e e k in g o u t fro m b e n e a th a
b lan k e t.
A s th e a g e n ts w a ite d fo r a d ru g s n iffin g d o g to b e s e n t u p fro m th e
p o rt o f e n try , th e th re e s u s p e c ts a n d
a sm all c h ild d ro v e u p in g re e n C h e v y
p ic k u p . A p p a re n tly n o tic in g th e law
e n fo rc e m e n t p re s e n c e , th e s u s p e c ts
c h a n g e d th e ir c o u rs e a n d h e a d e d fo r
a n e a rb y re s id e n c e , w h e re th e y w e re
a p p re h e n d e d b y B o rd e r P a tro l
a g e n ts .
A fte r o b ta in in g a s e a rc h w a rra n t,
a g e n ts s e a r c h e d b o th th e P o n tia c
a n d th e r e d b ric k h o u s e w ith th e h e lp
o f P re s id io C o u n ty s h e r i f f s d e p u ­
tie s. M o s t o f th e 4 5 2 -p o u n d sta sh
w a s c o n c e a le d in th e c a r, w h ile o n e
sm a ll t w o - a n d - a - h a lf o u n c e b u n d le
w a s fo u n d in a k itc h e n c a b in e t in ­
sid e th e h o u s e , o ffic ia ls sa id .
A g e n ts in te rv ie w e d th e th re e s u s ­
p e c ts s e p a ra te ly F rid a y a f te rn o o n ,
a n d la te r a r re s te d a n d c h a rg e d th e m
w ith p o s s e s s io n o f m a riju a n a . T h e
s u s p e c ts , th e m a riju a n a , th e G ra n d
P rix , a n d th e C h e v y p ic k u p w e r e
tu rn e d o v e r to U .S . Im m ig ra tio n a n d
C u sto m s E n fo rce m e n t, w h o w ill p ro s­
e c u te th e c a s e . O ffic ia ls e s tim a te d
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T h e th r e e s u s p e c ts a re c u r r e n tly
b e i n g h e ld w i t h o u t b o n d in t h e
B re w s te r C o u n ty J a il, a n d a w a it a
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k id s to S a n A n to n io f o r a w e e k ,
w h e re th e y d id d if fe re n t p ro g r a m s
a n d m e t o th e r k id s fro m o th e r y o u th
c lu b s ,” s a id V a le n z u e la . “T h e p u r ­
p o s e o f th e trip w a s to fin d o u t a n d
ta lk a b o u t g o a ls in life .”
T h e c o o r d i n a t o r a ls o s a i d t h a t
s h e ’s o n th e lo o k o u t fo r a d u lt v o l­
u n te e rs a t th e c lu b .
“ T hey c a n c o m e fo r j u s t a c o u p le
h o u rs o r th e y c a n c o m e o h a r e g u la r
s c h e d u le ,” s h e sa id . “ W e ’ll n e e d th e
h e lp .”
I t ’s c o m m u n ity in v o lv e m e n t th a t
g o t th e p la c e s ta rte d . F u n d in g fo r
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stru c tu re d , s a fe p ro g ra m s fo r k id s to
b e in v o lv e d in a fte r s c h o o l a n d in
th e s u m m e rtim e .”
E rik L u ja n th in k s th e c lu b ’s g o in g
to b e a g o o d th in g .
“ H ig h s c h o o l a n d ju n io r h ig h k id s
a re a lw a y s ta lk in g a b o u t n o th in g to
d o in M a rfa ,” h e s a id . “ W e ’re try in g
to g iv e th e m s o m e th in g to d o a n d
k e e p th e m o f f th e stre e ts. I t ’s re a lly
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“ W e s e n d o u t 3 , 0 0 0 s u r v e y s to
c o u n ty a g e n ts , c o u n ty c le rk s, m a y ­
o rs a n d ju d g e s to g e t u p d a te d e c o ­
n o m ic in fo rm a tio n a b o u t to w n s a n d
p o p u la tio n s ,” A lv a re z sa id . “T h e r e ’s
a lo t o f s t u f f o n h is to ric a l e le c tio n s
a n d h o w T e x a s h a s v o te d in a ll p r e s i­
d e n tia l ra c e s . “ T h e r e ’s a s e c tio n in
th e c e n te r w ith a re a lly g r e a t lis t o f
e v e ry p la c e n a m e in T ex a s, a ll th e in ­
c o rp o ra te d a n d u n in c o r p o r a te d t
n a m e s, 6,000 o f th e m , o f a n y to w n
th a t e v e r e x is te d o r c h a n g e d its n am e.
I t ’s h e lp fu l fo r re s e a rc h e rs , a c a d e m ­
ic s a n d g e n e a lo g is ts .”
T h e ro a d m a p s in c lu d e little c o u n ty
ro a d s th a t o f te n d o n ’t m a k e it o n to
sta te m a p s . T h e y ’re d e ta ile d e n o u g h
th a t A lv a re z sa y s th e a lm a n a c is c o n ­
tra b a n d a t T e x a s p riso n s.
“T h e c o u n ty m a p s a re so d e ta ile d ,”
she la u g h e d , “th a t th e y ’re a fra id p ris ­
o n e rs w ill u s e th e m f o r a g e ta w a y
p la n . I t ’s q u ite a c o m p lim e n t to k n o w
th a t th e m a p s a re th a t g o o d .”
A n d fo r th o s e w h o n e e d to know ,
th e a lm a n a c a ls o c o n ta in s th e n u m ­
b e r o f d iffe re n t so il ty p es in R e d R iv e r
C o u n ty (3 9 ), th e d a te th e Ju m a n o In ­
d ia n s m e t S p a n is h e x p lo re rs in W ard
C o u n ty (1 5 8 0 ) a n d the n u m b er o f crea­
tu re s th a t liv e in E z e ll’s C a v e in S a n
M a rc o s (36).
T h e a lm a n a c is a v a ila b le a t m a jo r
b o o k s to re s in T e x a s o r it c a n b e o r­
d e re d fro m T ex a s A & M U n iv e rs ity
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H e re , q u a lif ie d p h y s ic ia n s ta k e th e tim e to lis te n ; n u r s e s a re tr u ly c o m p a s s io n a te ;
a n d o u r r e g i s t r a t i o n s t a f f u n d e r s t a n d s t h a t p e o p l e c o m e b e f o r e p a p e r w o r k . It m e a n s
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a q u a l i t y e m e r g e n c y r o o m p l u s t h e c o m f o r t s o f k n o w i n g y o u ’r e i n t h e r i g h t p l a c e ,
w i t h t h e r i g h t p e o p l e , g e tt i n g q u a l i t y c a r e . R ig h t h e r e .
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M A R F A - T h e F rie n d s o f th e M a rfa P u b lic L ib ra ry w ill h o s t th e C h ris tm a s
O p e n H o u s e t o d a y fro m 10 A .M . to 5 P .M .
E v e ry o n e is in v ite d to s to p b y th e lib ra ry a n d j o in u s fo r re fre s h m e n ts .
T h e r e w ill b e a s to ry tim e f o r c h ild re n a t 4 P .M . w ith th e b r e a k in g o f a p in a ta
to fo llo w in th e p a r k a c ro s s fro m th e lib ra ry . A ll c h ild re n a re in v ite d to j o in
u s in th e fe s tiv itie s .
H a ir C are • Skin Care • Nail C are • Massage • N atural C olour™ . P lant Pure-Fum e™
Living Nativity scene begins this evening
OPEN HOUSE
P A IS A N O P A S S - T h e a n n u a l L iv in g N a tiv ity , s p o n s o re d b y M ic h a e l’s
M o u n ta in M in is try , w ill b e h e ld to d a y , F rid a y a n d S a tu rd a y b e g in n in g a t 7
p .m . e a c h e v e n in g a t P a is a n o B a p tis t E n c a m p m e n t.:
S tu d e n ts fro m a re a sc h o o ls , a s w e ll a s T h e H ig h F ro n tie r, w ill b e a m o n g
th e c a s t m e m b e rs . A n y o n e m a y b e in th e p la y , a n d th e e n tire tr i-c o u n ty is
in v ite d to a tte n d th e fre e e v e n t.
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Methodists invite the community to
their Christmas eve candlelight service
M A R F A - T h e c o n g r e g a tio n o f F irs t U n ite d M e th o d is t C h u r c h in v ite s th e
c o m m u n ity to j o in th e m fo r a C h ris tm a s e v e c a n d le lig h t s e rv ic e . T h e
se rv ic e w ill in c lu d e s c rip tu re re a d in g s , sp e c ia l m u sic , c o n g re g a tio n a l
s in g in g , a n d th e c e le b ra tio n o f th e H o ly C o m m u n io n .
T h e s e rv ic e w ill b e o n W e d n e s d a y , D e c e m b e r 2 4 , a t 7 .p.m .
C o m e a n d j o i n u s a s w e c e le b ra te th e b irth o f o u r L o rd a n d S a v io r, J e s u s
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A L P IN E - D e ja V u S to re w ill re c o g n iz e c u s to m e rs w ith a H o lid a y C u s to m e r
A p p re c ia tio n D a y o n F rid a y , D e c e m b e r 19. R e fre s h m e n ts s e rv e d . A
C h ris tm a s W ic k e r S le ig h B a s k e t w ill b e ra ffle d . B a sk e t in c lu d e s a $ 10
T ru e V a lu e g ift c e rtific a te , ta b le c lo th , c a n d le s , re in d e e r s tu ffe d a n im a l, S a n ta
c a n d y d is h a n d a S le e p in g S n o rin g S a n ta . T ic k e ts a re a v a ila b le fo r $1 e a c h
a t th e s to re th r o u g h th e 19th. S to re h o u rs , 10 a m to 6 p m th ro u g h C h ris tm a s
E v e. S to re w ill r e o p e n F rid a y , D e c. 26. S to re lo c a te d a t 2 0 2 N . P h e l p s ,.
A lp in e.
Family Crisis Center collects cell phones, cans
A L P IN E - C e llu la r p h o n e a n d a lu m in u m c a n d riv e s c o n tin u e a s
fu n d ra is in g p ro je c ts . P h o n e s a n d c a n s c a n b e d ro p p e d o f f a t th e D e ja V u
S to re , 2 0 2 N . P h e lp s, A lp in e , o r c all 8 3 7 -7 2 5 4 fo r p ick u p .
Main Street mural fundraiser is Friday
A L P IN E - T h e M a in S tre e t M u ra l P ro je c t is h o ld in g a fu n d ra is in g d in n e r
a n d c o n c e r t a t th e R a ilro a d B lu e s o n F rid a y , D e c. 19.
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a n d e v e n fa ta litie s o n W e s t T e x a s ro a d w a y s .
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c o m p a n ie s , a ll o f u s w ill b e g iv in g u p o u r r ig h tfu l w a te r s u p p lie s f o r n e x t to
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“ W e th e P e o p le ” d o n ’t re a lly m a tte r in th e e q u a tio n , b e c a u s e th e p u rp o s e
o f th e w h o le th in g is to r e w a r d th e c o rp o ra te w o rld fo r p o litic a l su p p o rt.
I t ’s th e E n ro n iz a tio n , th ro u g h p r iv a tiz a tio n , o f A m e ric a . A n d , a s w a s so
e lo q u e n tly s a id re c e n tly , it’s g o v e rn m e n t o f, b y a n d f o r th e c o r p o ra tio n .
A s a c o m m u n ity w e to o k a p e e k in to th a t b a g a t th e S c h o o l L a n d B o a rd
m e e tin g , a n d w e s a id lo u d a n d c le a r, “ W e a in ’t b u y in g th a t p ig .” W e
s h o u ld d o th a t m o re o fte n , i t ’s g o o d f o r us.
Mary Bell Lockhart
A lp in e
E. F. Balderrama
M a rfa
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W e ll, it’s th a t tim e o f y e a r w h e n w e sta rt to fire u p o u r fire p la c e s. A fe w
fa cts: T h e U n ite d S ta te s E n v iro n m e n ta l P ro te c tio n A g e n c y s ta te s th a t
s e c o n d h a n d w o o d s m o k e is 12 tim e s w o rs e th a n s e c o n d h a n d c ig a re tte
sm o k e . It is 5 0 0 tim e s d ir tie r th a n a m o d e m o il b u rn e r a n d 1,0 0 0 tim e s
d irtie r th a n h e a tin g w ith g a s . W o o d s m o k e is re s p o n s ib le fo r m o re th a n
3 0 .0 0 0 d e a th s a y e a r a n d th a t is n o t c o u n tin g th o s e w h o d ie fro m o th e r
re la te d d is e a s e s , th a t is, h e a r t a tta c k s , s tro k e , a n d e m p h y s e m a .
T h e re a re m o re th a n 5 0 c a n c e r- c a u s in g c h e m ic a ls in w o o d sm o k e . “ T h e
th re a t to h u m a n h e a lth c o m e s fro m th e fin e p a rtic u la te m a tte r- tin y
p a rtic le s 1/2 0 0 th th e s iz e o f a ra in d ro p .” T h e E P A w a rn s th a t th e re is n o
sa fe lev e l o f th e s e c a rc in o g e n s . T h e s e a re e s p e c ia lly h a rd o n c h ild re n a n d
th e e ld e rly .
A s M rs. J o y c e W rig h t s ta te d in h e r re c e n t letter, d o c to rs fro m all o v e r th e
c o u n try a n d a b r o a d a re s e n d in g p e o p le .w ith re s p ito ry p r o b le m s to th is
c le a n , p ris tin e a re a . W e a re o n e o f th e fe w a re a s th a t still h a v e c le a n air.
W h e n y o u fire u p y o u r fire p la c e , g o o u ts id e a n d sit o n y o u r p o rc h a n d
se e w h a t y o u a re in flic tin g o n y o u r n e ig h b o rs a n d frie n d s . W e a ll h a v e th e
rig h t to b re a th e c le a n a ir, a n d n o t to e n d a n g e r o u r h e a lth b y w a lk in g o u t
o u r fro n t d o o r.
In th e p a s t te n y e a rs , th e n u m b e r o f c h ild re n s u ffe rin g fro m a s th m a h a s
d o u b le d a n d is still g ro w in g a t a n a la rm in g ra te . T h e m o s t h a rm fu l th in g fo r
a s th m a tic s is w o o d sm o k e .
P le a s e k e e p th e s e fa c ts in m in d n e x t tim e y o u lig h t y o u r fire p la c e .
F o r m o re in fo rm a tio n , g o to w w w .b u rn in g is s u e s .o rg o r th e E P A w e b site.
Donna Demore
Marfa
E ditor:
P e rh a p s th e le x ic o n n e e d e d a n e w w o rd ; p e rh a p s n o t. N e e d e d o r n o t,
o n e ’s b e e n a d d e d — a v e rb “ p riv a tiz e ” . S in c e th e p riv a te s e c to r is a lre a d y ,
w e ll, “ p r iv a tiz e d ” , th is is a b o u t tu rn in g g o v e r n m e n t s e rv ic e s o v e r to
p riv a te b u s in e s s e s . W e ’re to ld w e s h o u ld p riv a tiz e e v e ry th in g - s c h o o ls ,
S o c ia l S e c u rity , w a te r su p p lie s , M e d ic a re , th e m ilita ry , th e p o lic e , y o u
n a m e it.
T h is is a n e ffo rt to se ll u s th e p ro v e rb ia l “p ig in th e p o k e .” A fte r th e
d e a l’s d o n e th e b u y e r fin d s th e y d i d n ’t g e t w h a t w a s c la im e d to b e in th e
b a g (th e p o k e ).
T h e c u r re n t a d m in is tra tio n s (sic ), s ta te a n d fe d e ra l, h a v e b e e n d o in g th a t
a lo t la te ly — c a llin g th in g s b y h ig h - s o u n d in g n a m e s w h e n th e y a c tu a lly
a re lo w -d o w n d irty d e a ls fo r th e A m e ric a n p u b lic . W e h a d th e “ C le a r S k ie s
In itia tiv e ,” g u a r a n te e d to fo u l th e a ir. W e h a d a “ w a r o n te r r o r is m ” w h ic h
h a s given, te rro ris ts e v e ry w h e re j u s t th e e x c u s e th e y w e re lo o k in g fo r. W e
h a d “ N o C h ild L e ft B e h in d ” w ith th e f u n d in g c u t b y B u sh r e s u ltin g in n o
E ditor:
In A u g u s t I r e p o rte d th e fo llo w in g : A t le a s t 145 c itie s a n d c o u n tie s , a n d
th re e s ta te s , re p re s e n tin g a lm o s t 17 m illio n A m e r ic a n s , h a v e p a s s e d
re s o lu tio n s o r o rd in a n c e s to d e fe n d a n d u p h o ld th e B ill o f R ig h ts “ e v e n i f
re q u e s te d o r a u th o r iz e d to in frin g e u p o n su c h r ig h ts b y f e d e r a l o r sta te
la w e n fo rc e m e n t a g e n c ie s a c tin g u n d e r n e w p o w e rs c re a te d b y th e U S A
P a trio t A c t, H o m e la n d S e c u rity A c t, o r re la te d E x e c u tiv e O r d e r s . . “ a s o n e
c ity o r d in a n c e sta te d .
I a ls o n o te d th a t n o c itie s in T e x a s w e re in c lu d e d a t th a t tim e .
I ’m h a p p y to re p o rt th a t a s o f D e c e m b e r 9 ,2 0 0 3 , th e n u m b e r h a s
in c re a s e d to 2 2 3 c itie s o r c o u n tie s re p re s e n tin g m o re th a n 2 8 m illio n
A m e r ic a n s . A n d I ’m v e ry h a p p y to re p o rt th a t tw o T e x a s c itie s a re n o w
in c lu d e d - th e to w n o f S u n s e t V a lle y ( p o p u la tio n 3 6 5 ) w a s f irs t ( S e p t. 2 )
a n d th e c ity o f A u s tin (p o p u la tio n 6 5 6 ,3 0 2 ) w a s s e c o n d (S e p t. 2 5 ).
T h e P a trio t A c t a n d re la te d E x e c u tiv e O r d e r s w ill n o d o u b t b e m a jo r
issu e s in n e x t y e a r ’s e le c tio n s . I u rg e a ll c ity a n d c o u n ty g o v e r n m e n ts in
W e s t T e x a s to g e t o n th e B ill o f R ig h ts b a n d w a g o n fo r th e s a fe ty a n d
s e c u rity o f a ll o f us. C h e c k o u t th e B ill o f R ig h ts D e fe n s e C o m m itte e fo r
in fo rm a tio n (w w w .b o rd c .o rg l .
Fred Gossien
T e r lin g u a
Editor:
F o rm e r A lp in e C ity C o u n c ilm a n F ra n k Y a k u b a n s k i p ra is e s c u rre n t c o u n c il
m e m b e r N a n c y D e W itt fo r C ity o f A lp in e ’s c a p a c ity to p a y its b ills , b u t
c h a s tis e s h e r n e g le c tin g to c re d it c u rre n t a n d f o r m e r c ity o f fic ia ls f o r th e ir
“ fin e w o rk ” in th is re g a rd (le tte r o f D e c . 11).
P e rh a p s M r. Y a k u b a n s k i’s re c o lle c tio n is g e ttin g a little h a z y b e c a u s e
w h a t h e v ie w s a s a “ fin e w o r k ” is re a lly a fisc a l a n d b u d g e ta ry m e s s le ft
o v e r f r o m h is fiv e -y e a r te rm o f “ s e rv ic e ” W e n e e d lo o k n o f u r th e r th a n th e
last a u d it r e p o rt fo r th e fisc a l y e a r e n d in g o n S e p te m b e r 3 0 ,2 0 0 2 , w h ic h le ft
th e g e n e ra l f u n d in d e fic it to th e tu n e o f $ 1 9 8 ,1 9 5 , d e s p ite a g a rg a n tu a n
fu n d tra n s fe r fro m th e u tility f u n d o f S I , 5 0 3 ,5 6 0 , w h ic h in c lu d e s a d u b io u s
S 5 4 8 .9 8 9 p a p e r tr a n s f e r o f s o m e th in g th a t th e a u d ito r c a lle d “ re ta in e d
e a rn in g s .”
N o o n e a t C ity H a ll w ill c o n c e d e th a t “ re ta in e d e a rn in g s : is n o th in g b u t a
d is g u is e d lo a n fro m u tility d e p a rtm e n t fix e d a s s e ts th a t s h o u ld b e c o u n te d
a s j u s t m o re d e b t.
T h e rip p le e ffe c t o f th a t “ fin e w o rk ” n e g a tiv e ly a ffe c te d th e s u c c e e d in g
b u d g e t, 2 0 0 2 /0 3 , a n d in im ic a lly im p a c ts A lp in e fin a n c e s to th is d a y .
E x a m p le s a b o u n d : T h e f u n d b a la n c e o n O c to b e r 1 ,2 0 0 2 , w a s z e ro a n d n o t
$ 3 5 7 ,0 0 0 a s M r. Y a k u b a n s k i p ro je c te d /a s s u m e d in h is fla w e d b u d g e t. T h e
e n te rp ris e fu n d b a la n c e lik e w is e w a s z e ro , a n d th e p r o je c te d u tility fu n d
su rp lu s o f S 3 4 9 ,130 w a s re d u c e d b y $ 2 0 0 ,0 0 0 to m a k e u p th e p rio r y e a r ’s
g e n e ra l fu n d d e fic it, c o n firm e d b y a c o u n c il a p p ro v e d b u d g e t a m e n d m e n t
o n M a rc h 3 ,2 0 0 3 .
T h e b o tto m lin e , h o w e v e r, re m a in s th a t o n O c to b e r 1 ,2 0 0 2 ; th e b u d g e t
w a s in s ta n tly in th e re d to th e tu n e o f $ 5 5 7 ,0 0 0 . D e sp ite th a t d is a s tro u s
sta rt, N a n c y D e W itt a s s u re s u s in h e r le tte r p u b lis h e d o n D e c e m b e r 4 th a t
th e ia te st $ 5 0 0 ,0 0 0 u tility fu n d tra n s f e r re p re s e n ts fisc a l y e a r 2 0 0 2 /0 3
s u rp lu s e s , o n ly $ 1 4 9 ,1 3 0 re m a in s i f th e b u d g e t p ro je c tio n tu rn o u t to b e
a c c u ra te .
It is m o re th a n lik e ly th a t th e “ flo a tin g y e a r-to - y e a r d e f ic it m a n a g e m e n t
c y c le ” is a b o u t b e re p e a te d , s u b je c t to a u d it re p o rt c o n f irm a tio n , a ll th a n k s
to th e irre s p o n s ib le b u d g e t fo rm u la tio n e n d e a v o rs o f M r. Y a k u b a n s k i a n d
h is c o lle a g u e s .
In th a t s a m e v e in o f irre s p o n s ib le c o n d u c t b y e le c te d o ffic ia ls , M rs.
D e W itt in fo rm s u s th a t t h e m a n d a te d b u d g e t a m e n d m e n t p r o c e s s b y
n*eaai8 !o fk c ity i'o rd in a n c e ;'j:s ;1 {m'e-e%'fl&iimmg’a n d .costly, a n d th e re fo re
c o u n c il h a s o p te d in fa v o r o f o n e e n d - o f-th e -y e a r o m n ib u s a m e rid m e n tito
b a la n c e th e a c c o u n ts .
It m a y b e in c o n v e n ie n t f o r c o u n c il m e m b e r D e W itt to u n d u ly e x e r t h e r s e l f
in m o n ito rin g a n d o v e r s e e in g th e e x e c u tio n o f th e b u d g e t p la n , b u t th e
p u r p o s e o f a h o rd in a n c e b u d g e t a m e n d m e n t p r o c e s s a n d th e re s u ltin g
n e w s p a p e r n o tic e a n d p u b lic h e a rin g is to in fo rm th e p u b lic in d e ta il a b o u t
h o w th e ir ta x d o lla rs a re sp e n t.
In a s m u c h a s M rs. D e W itt a n d h e r c o u n c il c o lle a g u e s a re c o m fo rta b le in
tu rn in g o v e r c o n tro l o f pU rse s trin g s to a d m in is tra to rs , it m ig h t le g itim a te ly
b e a s k e d w h y b o th e r w ith a b u d g e a t a ll? G iv e th e c ity m a n a g e r a b la n k
c h e c k a n d b e d o n e w ith it.
Manfred L. Fritsche
Alpine
Editor:
S o m e h o w , a s m u c h a s I lo v e th is b e a u tifu l B ig B e n d h o m e o f m in e , I a m
n o t tru ly c o m f o r ta b le in th e w a y o u r w o rld is b e in g b e n t. I d o n ’t th in k th is
is a n y th in g p a rtic u la rly n e w , h u m a n b e in g s h a v e b e e n w o rk in g it o v e r fo r
fa r to o lo n g , b u t p o litic a l a n d in te rn a tio n a l d e v e lo p m e n ts o f r e c e n t tim e ,
p lu s o u r o w n m o s t v e ry re c e n t th re a ts o f o u r v e ry lo v e ly w o rld a n d
e n v iro n m e n t m a k e m e s to p a n d c a tc h m y b re a th .
A m I to ta lly o u t o f s o rts a n d o u t o f o r d e r i f I p o n tific a te th a t o u r p o litic a l
sy s te m h a s b r o k e n d o w n to th e d e g r e e th a t ‘W e , th e P e o p le ,’ h a v e a lm o s t
e n tire ly lo st o u r v o ic e a n d th a t n o w w e h a v e little c h o ic e b u t to h e a r th e
v o ic e s o f th e m o n ie d o r in d u s tria l v o ic e s o f o u r lan d . I re a liz e th a t to a
m a jo r e x te n t th is h a s a lw a y s b e e n tru e , “ m o n e y d o e s ta lk ,” b u t it is n o w a
p o in t o f m a jo r c o m m e n ta ry . In w o rld tra d e w e e a g re e m e n ts b e in g s e t u p b y
p o w e rfu l d e v e lo p e d n a tio n s a t th e e x p e n s e o f little d e v e lo p e d a n d
im p o v e ris h e d th ir d -w o r ld ra te d n a tio n s. P ro fit-ta k in g a n d g e n e ra l
e n la rg e m e n t o f m a rk e ts h a s b e e n th e o v e ra ll p h ilo s o p h y , a ll, a s I h a v e sa id ,
a t th e e x p e n s e o f th o s e w h o m o s t d e s p e ra te ly n e e d th e in c re a s e d in c o m e
a n d g ro w th .
B u t th a t is j u s t th e b e g in n in g . L o o k a t o u r r e c e n t v e n tu re in to Iraq . O f
c o u rs e th e re w e re s o m e s tra te g ic a d v a n ta g e s to g a in in g a p h y s ic a l
fo o th o ld in th a t v e ry ric h s o u rc e o f oil fo r o u r e v e r g r o w in g n e e d s . B u t d id
w e h a v e to g o o v e r w ith a fe w c h o s e n c o m p a n ie s a rm e d w ith c o n tra c ts to
c le a n u p , p ic k u p a n d th e n p ro m o te th e c o n tin u in g g ro w th o f th e a d m itte d
v a s t p o te n tia l o f th a t in c r e d ib ly ric h a rea .
W a s n o t th is v a s t te m p ta tio n o n e o f th e m a jo r fa c to rs in o u r d e c is io n to
g o o n in to th a t c o u n try d e s p ite g r e a t w o rld a n d d o m e s tic o p p o s itio n ?
W e re n o t ‘W e, th e P e o p le ,’ in m a n y w a y s th e v ic tim s o f c o r p o ra te in te re s t?
P e rh a p s I w o u ld n o t b e w ritin g th is i f I w a s n ’t te rrib ly a w a re o f th e fa c t
th a t w e n o w , in o u r “ little ” B ig B e n d w o rld , a re fa c in g s im ila r f o rc e s, in th is
c a s e e m a n a tin g n o t fro m o u r n a tio n ’s c a p ita l, b u t fro m th e c a p ita l o f o u r
v e ry o w n sta te . A s m o s t o f u s a re a w a re , th e re is a n d h a s b e e n f o r s e v e ra l
w e e k s , th e v e ry s tr o n g p o s s ib ility o f th e p la c in g o f a r o c k -c ru s h in g
(b e n to n ite o re ) p la n t o n U .S . 9 0 j u s t fiv e m ile s e a s t o f A lp in e . It w ill b e th e
firs t tru ly m a jo r in tro d u c tio n o f in d u s try in to o u r tru ly b e a u tifu l M e c c a
c o u n try s id e f o r o u r n a tio n ’s to u ris ts . It w ill s p re a d fin d p a r tic u la te (a n d
lu n g d a m a g in g ) p o llu tio n in to o u r a tm o s p h e re , a n d its u g ly in d u s tria l
b u ild in g s w ith ta ll o p e ra tio n a l s ta c k w ill b e lo c a te d w e re to u r is ts tu rn o f f
U .S . 6 7 o n to U .S . 6 7 /9 0 , th e e n try to th e B ig B e n d . O u r T e x a s C o m m is s io n
fo r E n v iro n m e n ta l Q u a lity (T C E Q ) h a s a lre a d y u s e d a te n ta tiv e a p p ro v a l
fo r th e o p e ra tio n . D e s p ite a h e a v ily a tte n d e d th e h ig h ly v o c a l o p p o s itio n a l
m e e tin g in A lp in e m o re th a n a m o n th a g o , it lo o k s lik e a p p ro v a l w ill ta k e
p la c e .
N o w a g ro u p o f M id la n d b u s in e s s m e n a re p la n n in g to m in e o u r w a te r.
C a n y o u b e lie v e it, a n d d e s p ite th a t fo r th e p a s t tw o y e a rs th e w h o le s ta te
o f T e x a s h a s b e e n h a v in g a s y s te m a tic s tu d y to d e te rm in e w h a t o u r s t a te ’s
w a te r fu tu re is. H o w o n e a rth c a n a n y sta te g o v e r n m e n t a llo w e v e n th e
p la n fo r w a te r d rillin g a n d s a le b e c o n s id e re d w h ile th is s tu d y is still b e in g
c o n d u c te d ?
O f c o u rs e th e re a re a ll s o rts o f r u m o r s o f h ig h s ta te g o v e rn m e n t o ffic ia ls
b e in g in v o lv e d , c h a r g e s w h ic h I w ill n o t b e c o m e e m b r o ile d in , b u t .
w h a te v e r, w h a te v e r, th is is j u s t o n e m o re e x a m p le o f b i g b u s in e s s , o r a t
le a st, m o n e y , c a llin g th e s h o ts r a th e r th a n ‘W e, th e P e o p le .’ R ig h t n o w it
lo o k s lik e th a t s c h e m e is g o in g to g e t th e o k a y fro m A u s tin , e v e n th o u g h
so m e 4 0 0 to 5 0 0 p e o p le m e t in A lp in e w e e k b e f o re la s t w ith th e p r o j e c t ’s
s p o k e s m e n , a n d th e n o t u n fa v o ra b le s u p p o r t o f o u r s t a te ’s G e n e ra l L a n d
O f fic e C o m m is s io n . S o m e 7 0 a tte n d e e s s p o k e a n d n o t a o n e s p o k e b u t
(Letters continued on p a g e 5) ,
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Big Bend National Part
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Year’s end in the Big Bend
S p r i n g s
A covert Christmas
By the Rev. PHILLIP McCRAW, Pastor
First Baptist Church Alpine
T h e m o r n in g s h o w h o s ts w e re b a n te rin g b a c k a n d fo rth a b o u t th e
h o lid a y s e a s o n , a n d th e o n e sa y s to th e o th e r, “ Y e ah ! T h e P o s t O f fic e sa y s
th a t C h ris tm a s c a r d s h a v e to b e m a ile d to d a y , o r th e y c a n ’t g u a ra n te e
d e liv e ry b y th e 2 4 th ! ”
T h a t c a u g h t th e e a r o f o n e y o u n g e x e c o n h is w a y to th e o ffic e — s e n t h im
fo r a lo o p ! H e h a d n o t e v e n s ta rte d s e n d in g o u t h is C h ris tm a s c a rd s! In
fa ct, h e h a d n ’t e v e n b o u g h t a n y c a rd s to se n d ! S o h e le ft w o rk e a rly ,
s to p p e d a t a d r u g s to re a lo n g th e w a y , fo u n d th e la s t s p o t in th e p a r k in g
lo ^ p u s h e d h is w a y th ro u g h th e c ro w d s , a n d m a n a g e d to fin d tw o b o x e s o f
C h ris tm a s c a rd s w ith a b e a u tifu l sc e n e o n th e fro n t. H e g ra b b e d th e m
b e fo re th e w o m a n n e x t to h im d id . H e ru s h e d h o m e . H e s ig n e d th e m
q u ic k ly , a d d re s s e d e n v e lo p e s fo r a ll th e n a m e s o n h is lis t _ 4 9 to b e e x a c t.
H e lic k e d s ta m p s ‘til h is to n g u e fe lt lik e a c h e m ic a l f u rb a ll a n d ra n th e m
d o w n to th e p o s t o ffic e b e f o re 6:00 p .m .
W h ew ! H e m a d e it!
W h e n h e g o t h o m e a g a in , h e c e le b ra te d h is a c c o m p lis h m e n t b y p o u rin g
h im s e lf a c u p o f c o f fe e a n d s a t d o w n b y th e fire p la c e . T h e u n u s e d c a r d
w a s ly in g th e re __ th e o n e th a t w a s le ft o v e r fro m th o s e tw o b o x e s o f 2 5 .
H e h a d to a d m it, it w a s a b e a u tifu l c a rd h e ’d s e n t . . . m a rv e lo u s p ic tu re
o n th e fro n t! B u t th is tim e h e re a d it m o re c a r e f u l l y . . . A n d h is h e a rt
s ta rte d ra c in g . . . A n d h is e y e s g re w w id e . . . . A n d h is h a n d b e g a n to
sh a k e . . . A n d th e c o lo r le ft h is fa c e . . .B e c a u s e th is is th e m e s s a g e th a t
th e c a rd s c a rr ie d to h is frie n d s:
This Christmas Card Is Just to Say
A Little Gift Is on the Way!
“ O h n o !!!”
E v e r s in c e th o s e th r e e w is e m e n c a m e u p w ith th e id e a , w e ’v e b e e n
g iv in g g ifts a t C h ris tm a s tim e . S ta rte d o u t th a t th e g if t g iv in g w a s to j u s t
Je s u s . N o w , g ift g i v in g ’s g o n e c ra z y . C o n s id e r th is C h ris tm a s th a t s o m e o f
y o u r g if t g iv in g g o e s c o v e rt. T h is k in d o f g if tin g h a s th e p o w e r to
tra n s fo rm y o u r w o rld , w ith o u t d ra w in g a n y a tte n tio n to y o u r s e lf, b u t m a y
p o in t to a S a v io r w h o c h a n g e d e v e ry th in g .
C o n s id e r in v e s tin g in u n d e rc o v e r g o o d n e s s . W h a t d o e s th is m e a n ? It
c o u ld m e a n th a t y o u m ig h t le a v e a fo o d b a s k e t o n th e p o rc h o f a fa m ily
y o u re a lly d o n o t k n o w . O r h o w a b o u t ta k in g tw o b a g s w ith y o u w h e n y o u
g o o u t fo r w a lk s - o n e to p ic k u p all th e litte r y o u w ill s u r e ly e n c o u n te r a n d
o n e fille d w ith b ird s e e d . M in is te rin g to th e h u m a n s p irit d o e s n o t ta k e
a n y th in g o u t o f y o u — it p u ts life a n d lo v e b a c k in to y o u w h ile m u ltip ly in g
its e lf th ro u g h y o u r a c tio n s . T h in k h o w th e o th e r p e r s o n w ill fe e l w h e n y o u
w a v e th e m in to th a t p e rfe c t p a r k in g p la c e th a t o p e n e d u p , e v e n th o u g h
y o u w e re th e re first. I s n ’t it p o s s ib le th a t th e y m ig h t th e n s m ile a n d th a n k
th e c h e c k -o u t c le rk , w is h in g h e r a n ic e a fte rn o o n — a n d m e a n it? T h e
p o s s ib ilitie s a re liijiite d o n ly b y y o u r im a g in a tio n , s o g o a h e a d ' ~ J p a tic e
e x tra v a g a n t u n d e rc o v e r g o o d n e ss, b y c o m m ittin g , ra n d o m a c ts o i km t te$s
a n d s e n s e le s s a c ts o f b e a u ty . ..
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!JO”
A n o th e r g ift e x p r e s s i o n - q u ie t g ra c e. T re a t e v e r y o n e y o u m e e t, frie n d o r
fo e , lo v e d o n e o r s tra n g e r, a s i f th e y w e re g o in g to b e d e a d a t m id n i g h t ”
T ry it j u s t b e tw e e n n o w a n d C h ris tm a s . W h a t w o u ld y o u s a y , e v e n to a
v irtu a l s tra n g e r, i f y o u a n d o n ly y o u k n e w th a t th is w a s a b s o lu te ly th e la st
tim e y o u w o u ld sp e a k w ith th is p e rs o n ?
A n y o n e w h o w a lk s o u t a d o o r j u s t m ig h t b e w a lk in g o u t o f y o u r life.
F o re v e r. S o p a y a c o m p lim e n t. S a y s o m e th in g n ic e y o u ’v e b e e n m e a n in g to
sa y to s o m e o n e . T e ll th e m th a t y o u th in k t h e y ’re a g o o d , ta le n te d p e rs o n ;
y o u v a lu e th e ir f rie n d s h ip ; y o u a d m ire th e ir a b ility .
I t ’s a n o tio n th a t y o u ’ll n e v e r re g re t. A n d , a C h ris tm a s m e m o ry f o r a ll y o u ,
to u c h .
T h e C h r i s t s u g g e s t e d : “Take care! Don’t do your good deeds publicly,
to be admired, because then you will lose the rewardfront your Father
in heaven. When you give a gift to someone in need,. . . give your gifts in
secret, an d y o u r Father, who knows all secrets, will reward you.” (F ro m
M a tth e w 6 :1-4)
Philip McCraw is a minister transplanted from his Mississippi roots into the
d e s e rt o f Far W est Texas.
Births / Nacimientos
R e n e A c e R i v e r a J r ., b oy, b o m D e c e m b e r 1 ,2 0 0 3 to S a n d ra a n d R e n e R iv e ra
o f G ra n d P ra irie ; 6 lb s., 14 o z .; 18% in c h e s lo n g . M a te rn a l g ra n d p a re n ts a re
J im a n d O liv ia E s p a rz a o f G ra n d P ra irie . P a te rn a l g ra n d p a re n ts a re M a rio a n d
A lic e R iv e ra o f M a r f a .
J a r e d C o le S h a c k e l f o r d , b o y , b o m N o v e m b e r 2 4 , 2 0 0 3 to R o n n ie a n d
C h ris tin e S h a c k e lfo rd o f M a r f a ; 7 lb s., 13 o u n c e s ; 19'A in c h e s lo n g . M a te rn a l
g r a n d p a r e n ts a r e A b e l a r d o a n d L a u r a M a r q u e z , a n d m a t e r n a l g r e a t g r a n d p a r e n ts a re R ic h a r d a n d N a ta lia V illa n u e v a , a ll o f M a rfa . P a te rn a l
g ra n d p a re n ts a re B ill a n d Isa b e l S c h a c k e lfo rd o f M a ra th o n a n d S h e rry K e islin g
o f D a lla s .
B y D A V ID E L K O W IT Z
W h ile i t ’s p o s s ib le to fin d p le a s a n t te m p e ra tu re s in B ig B e n d N a tio n a l
P a rk a t a n y tim e o f th e y e a r, w in te r s e a s o n m a k e s th e e n tire p a r k a c c e s s ib le
a n d in v itin g — e v e n its s u n -d re n c h e d d e s e rt a re a s. T h e p a r k o f fe rs w o rld c la s s o p p o rtu n itie s to v ie w s w e e p in g v ista s , e x p lo re w ild e rn e s s , o b s e rv e
w ild life , le a rn a b o u t th e p a s t, a n d re lis h so litu d e .
F o r m a n y w e e k s , w e a th e r in B ig B e n d N a tio n a l P a rk h a s b e e n .
e x c e p tio n a lly b e a u tifu l. D a y tim e te m p e ra tu re s h a v e b e e n in th e 7 0 s a lo n g
th e R io G ra n d e a n d in th e 6 0 s u p in th e C h is o s M o u n ta in s - p e rfe c t fo r a
h ik e o f a n y le n g th o n a n y trail!
. In th e s p rin g a n d s u m m e r, h ig h te m p e ra tu r e s c a n m a k e s o m e h ik in g tra ils
a n d b a c k c o u n try r o a d s in th e C h ih u a h u a n D e s e rt u n p le a s a n t. B u t w ith
th e a p p ro a c h o f w in te r, th e s a m e ro u te s b e c o m e e s p e c ia lly a ttra c tiv e .
P o te n tia l d e s tin a tio n s in th e d e s e rt a re in n u m e ra b le a n d v a rie d : w o o d e d
s p rin g s , ra n c h in g a n d m in in g ru in s , s c u lp tu re d ro c k fo rm a tio n s , h id d e n
c a n y o n s , a n d m u c h m o re . A w e a lth o f w o n d e r fu l a n d u n iq u e p la c e s e x is ts
th ro u g h o u t th e d e s e rt e n v ir o n m e n t, w a itin g to b e d is c o v e re d a n d a d m ire d .
A s a lw a y s , b e s u re to w e a r s tu rd y s h o e s a n d a s h a d y h a t, c a rr y e x tra
c lo th in g a n d p le n ty o f w a te r, a n d le t s o m e o n e k n o w w h e r e y o u in te n d to
g o . I f y o u a re ta k in g o n e o f th e p a r k ’s m a n y b a c k ro a d s , b e s u re y o u r
v e h ic le is re a d y fo r its c h a lle n g e s . C h e c k w ith a n y p a r k ra n g e r re g a rd in g
c u r re n t ro a d c o n d itio n s b e fo re y o u a tte m p t to d riv e o n u n p a v e d ro a d s ,
a n d r e m e m b e r th a t d riv in g o ff -ro a d d o e s lo n g -te rm d a m a g e to fra g ile d e s e rt
so ils a n d is th e re fo re ille g al.
A n o th e r tre a t o f th e r e c e n t m o n th s h a s b e e n a n a b u n d a n c e o f flo w e rs ,
th a n k s to a b o v e -a v e ra g e ra in fa ll th r o u g h o u t th e p a rk . M a n y h ills id e s a n d
r o a d s id e s a re still d o tte d w ith c lu s te rs o f y e llo w flo w e rs , a n d th e re a re
p le n ty o f b e a u t if u l w h ite a n d p u rp le flo w e rs a s w e ll. M ig ra to ry ra p to rs
h a v e r e tu rn e d fo r th e w in te r, s u c h a s th e re d -ta ile d h a w k a n d th e h a rrie r
haw k.
A n o th e r p o p u la r a c tiv ity in th e c o o le r m o n th s is a c a n o e trip a lo n g th e
p a r k ’s in te rn a tio n a l b o u n d a ry , th e R io G ra n d e - k n o w n in n e ig h b o r in g
M e x ic o a s el R io B ra v o d e l N o rte ( “ W ild R iv e r o f th e N o r th ” ). T h e r iv e r
m a k e s a h u g e b e n d a s it b o r d e rs B ig B e n d N a tio n a l P a rk fo r 118 m ile s o n
tw o o f its s id e s , h e n c e th e p a r k ’s n a m e .
T h e p a rk h a s th re e d e e p a n d m a je s tic s h e e r-w a lle d lim e s to n e riv e r
c a n y o n s , e a c h w ith its o w n u n iq u e ly b e a u tifu l s c e n e ry : S a n ta E le n a ,
M a risc a l, a n d B o q u illa s. Im m e d ia te ly d o w n s tre a m o f B i g B e n d N a tio n a l
P a rk , th e R io G ra n d e W ild a n d S c e n ic R iv e r o f fe rs th e L o w e r C a n y o n s a s a
fo u rth r iv e r tr ip o p tio n .
W ith its 1,5 0 0 -fo o t s h e e r w a lls , S a n ta E le n a C a n y o n is th e d e e p e s t o f th e
th re e , a n d a lth o u g h m o s t o f it is a n e a s y flo a t, th e re is o n e c h a lle n g in g
ra p id n e a r its e n tra n c e , “ T h e R o c k S lid e ” . T h e e n tra n c e to S a n ta E le n a
C a n y o n is a s c e n ic d a y ’s f lo a t fro m th e w e s te rn m o s t c o m e r o f th e p a rk ,
a c c e s s ib le fro m S ta te H ig h w a y 170.. T y p ic a lly , S a n ta E le n a C a n y o n is a
tw o -d a y trip , w ith a n o v e rn ig h t s to p a t s p a c io u s E n tra n c e C a m p j u s t
b e f o re th e a c tu a l c a n y o n .
M a risc a l C a n y o n is th e m o s t r e m o te o f th e p a r k ’s th re e r iv e r c a n y o n s .
W ith its 1, 4 0 0 -fo o t w a lls , M a risc a l is n o t q u ite a s d e e p a s S a n ta E le n a
C a n y o n , b u t it is b y fa r th e n a rro w e s t,'w ith .its .signature, ra p id , “ Tjhe,,Tjght
^ i | e e z e ”, M arist'a,! c a n b e a lo n g ,d a y trip . 01:,a ji,e a sy ,Q v e rn ig h t:trip..-sT h e :
e n tr a n c e to a n d e x it fro m M a ris c a l C a n y o n is a c c e s s ib le o n ly fro m th e
m id d le se c tio n o f th e p a r k ’s R iv e r R o a d . T h e R iv e r R o a d is a n a d v e n tu re in
its e lf, a s it re q u ire s a h ig h c le a r a n c e o r fo u r w h e e l d riv e v e h ic le , p lu s a fe w
h o u rs o f c a re fu l d riv in g .
T h e p a r k ’s th ir d riv e r c a n y o n is B o q u illa s C a n y o n , b o th th e lo n g e s t a n d
th e e a s ie s t o f t h e th re e r iv e r trip s in s id e th e p a rk . It h a s o n ly m o d e ra te
ra p id s . B o q u illa s C a n y o n is a s c e n ic th re e -d a y flo a t trip , ric h w ith re m o te
s id e c a n y o n s , g o o d c a m p s ite s , a n d p le n ty o f re la x a tio n .
U n d e r its W ild a n d S c e n ic R iv e r d e s ig n a tio n , th e L o w e r C a n y o n o f th e
R io G ra n d e s tre tc h e s d o w n s tr e a m fro m th e p a rk fo r a n o th e r 127 m ile s.
C o n ta in in g c h a lle n g in g ra p id s a n d ric h sc e n e ry , it is e v e n m o re re m o te
th a n th e p a r k ’s th re e r iv e r c a n y o n s , a s it ta k e s s o m e fiv e to ten d a y s to
flo a t fro m its e n tra n c e a t L a L in d a to th e n e a r e s t e x it p o in t. A flo a t trip fo r
th e m o s t a d v e n tu r o u s , L o w e r C a n y o n s o f fe rs th e u ltim a te in s o litu d e a n d
w ild e rn e ss .
F o r th o s e w h o d o n ’t h a v e th e o p p o rtu n ity o r th e m e a n s to flo a t th e riv e r,
it is p o s s ib le to h ik e in to th e m o u th o f S a n ta E le n a C a n y o n . A m o d e ra te ly
e a s y 1-1 /2 m ile tra il ( ro u n d trip ) b e g in s a t th e w e s te rn e n d o f R o s s M a x w e ll
S c e n ic D riv e , s o m e e ig h t m ile s w e s t o f th e h is to ric d is tric t a t C a s to lo n .
T h o s e w ith h ig h c le a ra n c e v e h ic le s c a n m a k e a lo o p th a t s ta rts w ith th e
O ld M a v e ric k R o a d a t th e ,p a r k ’s w e s t e n tra n c e , c o n tin u e s d o w n r iv e r p a s t
th e m o u th o f S a n ta E le n a C a n y o n a n d C a s to lo n , s k irts th e w e s t s id e o f th e
C h is o s M o u n ta in s a lo n g R o s s M a x w e ll S c e n ic D riv e , a n d fin is h e s w ith th e
w e s te rn p o rtio n o f th e p a r k ’s m a in ro a d . A s im ila r h ik in g a d v e n tu re is a ls o
e a s ily p o s s ib le a t th e m o u th o f B o q u illa s C a n y o n n e a r R io G ra n d e V illa g e .
A D e c e m b e r trip to B ig B e n d o f fe rs th e v is ito r m a n y o p p o rtu n itie s to
e n jo y its d e s e rt tra ils a n d b a c k r o a d s , h is to ric s ite s , d e e p r iv e r c a n y o n s ,
a n d e a s y fro n t c o u n try s tro lls , w ith c o m fo rta b le te m p e ra tu re s f o r w a lk in g ,
rid in g , o r f lo a tin g , a n d c o o l e v e n in g s f o r c a m p in g .
B ig B e n d N a tio n a l P a rk v is ito r s c a n n o w re s e rv e s o m e o f th e ir fa v o rite
c a m p s ite s w e ll in a d v a n c e o f th e ir v isit. T h e N a tio n a l R e c re a tio n
R e s e rv a tio n S y s te m (N R R S ) a llo w s v is ito rs to r e s e rv e c a m p s ite s fo r fa m ily
o r in d iv id u a l u s e fro m N o v e m b e r 15 to A p ril 15 e a c h s e a s o n , a n d to
re s e rv e g ro u p c a m p s ite s a ll y e a r lo n g . T h e p a r k ’s w e b site < h ttp ://
w w w .n p s .g o v /b ib e /h o m e .h tm > p ro v id e s a w e a lth o f o n lin e in fo rm a tio n
a b o u t e a c h fr o n t c o u n tr y c a m p g ro u n d a n d b a c k c o u n try c a m p site ,
in c lu d in g fa c ilitie s , fe a tu re s , a n d m a p p e d lo c a tio n . T h e n e w re s e rv a tio n
s y s te m c a n b e a c c e s s e d a t < h ttp ://w w w .re s e r v e u s a .c o m > .
D a v id E lk o w itz is th e C h ie f In te rp re te r f o r B ig B e n d N a tio n a l P a rk a n d the
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s h o u ld h a v e b e e n d o in g its jo b ?
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n o th in g e lse , th e re a re e le c tio n s c o m in g u p n e x t y e a r. W h y d o n 't w e s e e i f
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A s M a rfa c h a n g e s , th e re w ill b e th e g o o d a n d th e b a d . W h a t’s g o o d fo r
M a rfa a re th o s e th in g s th a t b r in g u s to g e th e r. W h a t’s b a d fo r M a rfa a re
th o s e th in g s th a t d iv id e a n d s e p a ra te us.
T a k e fo r e x a m p le th e n o n - p r o f it h e a lth a n d " w e lln e s s ” c lin ic p ro p o s e d fo r
M a rfa . D o e s a n y o n e tru ly b e lie v e th a t s h o u ld th is c lin ic b e c o m e a re a lity
th a t it w o u ld s e rv e a n y o th e r th a n a p r e d o m in a te ly A n g lo c lie n te le w h ile
o u r e x is tin g , ta x -s u p p o rte d p u b lic c lin ic w o u ld s e rv e a p r e d o m in a te ly
H is p a n ic c lie n te le ? O u r e x is tin g h e a lth c lin ic is d e s ig n e d to p r o v id e h e a lth
c a re to o u r w o r k in g p o o r a n d re tire d . S o w h a t n e e d , o th e r th a n
c o n v e n ie n c e , is th is “ w e lln e s s ” c lin ic b e in g c re a te d ?
A n d th e n th e r e a re th e e c o n o m ic s o f th is “ w e lln e s s ” c lin ic , Is M a rfa larg e
e n o u g h to s u p p o rt tw o c lin ic s ? T h e re a re d o u b ts a b o u t o u r a b ility to
s u p p o rt a d e q u a te ly tw o c lin ic s . Is th e c lo s u re o f o u r e x is tin g c lin ic o n th e
a g e n d a o f th is n e w “ w e lln e s s ” c lin ic ?
H e re th e n is th e ru b . T h e m o b ility o f m o n e y is a p o w e rfu l th in g . T h e
m o n ie d c a n m o v e to M a rfa a n d b rin g w ith th e m th e ir id e a s o f e litis m a n d
d iv is io n . T h a t c a n n o t b e s to p p e d . I e n c o u r a g e M a rf a n s to s u p p o r t p u b lic
a c c e s s to h e a lth c a re w ith p u b lic a c c o u n ta b ility , to s u p p o rt o u r w o n d e rfu l
s t a f f o f th e ru ra l h e a lth c lin ic , a n d to s u p p o rt th o s e th in g s th a t b rin g u s
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d a te , c ity c o u n c il m in u te s o n th e C ity o f A lp in e w e b p a g e ? O n th e w e b
p a g e to d a y , T u e s d a y , D e c e m b e r 1 6 ,2 0 0 3 , th e la te st m in u te s lis te d a rc fo r ,
th e m e e tin g o f N o v e m b e r 2 5 ,2 0 0 3 . T h e re h a v e b e e n m e e tin g s s in c e .then.
T h e m in u te s s h o u ld b e p u t o n th e w e b p a g e a t le a s t th re e d a y a fte r th e y
a r e a p p ro v e d . I k n o w th a t th e C ity S e c re ta ry h a s n o t h a d th e tim e to ta k e
c a re o f th is m a tte r. B u t s o m e o n e in th a t o ffic e s h o u ld b e a s s ig n e d th e ta s k
o f k e e p in g th e m in u te s u p -to -d a te , a s th e y a re a p p ro v e d . T h is m a k e s a
m o c k e ry o f th e c it y ’s w e b p a g e .
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T ra in in g (O S U T ) a t th e U .S . A rm y In fa n try S c h o o l, F o rt B e n n in g ,
C o lu m b u s , G a . T h e tr a in in g c o n s is te d o f b a s i c m ilita ry tr a in in g a n d
a d v a n c e d in d iv id u a l tra in in g (A IT ).
D u rin g b a s ic tra in in g , th e tra in e e re c e iv e d in s tru c tio n in d rill a n d
c e re m o n ie s , m ilita ry c u s to m s a n d c o u rte s ie s , m a p re a d in g , ta c tic s, b a sic
rifle m a rk s m a n s h ip , p h y s ic a l fitn e ss , fie ld tr a in in g , a n d first a id . T h e re c ru it
d e v e lo p e d c o m b a t s k ills a n d h a n d le d v a rio u s w e a p o n s a v a ila b le to th e
in fa n try so ld ie r.
D u rin g A IT , th e s o ld ie r r e c e iv e d in s tru c tio n to s e rv e a s a n in fa n try m a n
u s in g lig h t a n d h e a v y a n ti- a rm o r w e a p o n s , in d ire c t-fire s u p p o rt, a n d
m e c h a n iz e d o p e ra tio n s w h ile a s s ig n e d to a rifle o r m o rta r sq u a d . T h e
tra in in g in c lu d e d w e a p o n s q u a lific a tio n , ta c tic s, p a tro llin g , n a v ig a tio n ,
fie ld c o m m u n ic a tio n s , a n d c o m b a t o p e ra tio n s ; e n g a g e m e n t in in fa n try
c o m b a t e x e rc is e s , b a ttle d rills, lan d m in e lo c a tin g , n e u tra liz in g a n d
e x tra c tin g , a n d s u rv iv a l o p e ra tio n s d u rin g a n u c le a r, b io lo g ic a l o r c h e m ic a l
' a tta c k .
Z im m e rm a n e a rn e d d is tin c tio n a s an h o n o r g ra d u a te .
H e is th e so n o f J o h n a n d B a rb a ra Z im m e rm a n o f M a r a th o n .
T h e p riv a te is a 2 0 0 2 M a ra th o n H ig h S c h o o l g ra d u a te .
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w a s led b y R e g e n t L u c y J a c o b s o n ,
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a v id e o w h ic h w a s s ta rte d b y M rs.
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is tra to r a n d C h a irm a n o f th e B o a rd
o f f th e K a te D u n c a n S m ith S c h o o l
in G ra n t, A la b a m a . T h is sc h o o l w a s
b u ilt a n d is fu n d e d b y th e D A R in
c o o p e ra tio n w ith th e lo c a l c o m m u ­
n ity . T h is is in th e m o u n ta in s o f
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tu a lly n o n e x is te n t, ro a d s w e re im ­
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p a s s a b le fo r m o s t o f th e y e a r, a n d
th e lev e l o f p o v e rty w a s e x tre m e ly
h ig h . T h e re is still a g r e a t d e a l o f
p o v e rty , b u t th e lev e l o f e d u c a tio n
h a s b e e n in c r e a s e d e n o r m o u s ly .
T h e r e a re s ix lo c a tio n s f o r D A R
sc h o o ls, b u t th e K a te D u n c a n S m ith
sc h o o l is th e o n ly o n e w h e re c h il­
d ren a c tu a lly a tte n d fro m k in d e rg a r­
ten th ro u g h g ra d e 12, T h is sc h o o l
h a s m a d e a d iffe re n c e in th e liv e s o f
fo u r g e n e r a tio n s in th is re g io n . W e
a re fo rtu n a te to h a v e M rs. B ro w n to
g iv e u s f irs t h a n d k n o w le d g e o f th e
im p o rta n t w o rk d o n e b y o u r o r g a n i­
zatio n .
(6) The Big Bend Sentinel. Marfa. Texas. December 18. 2003
Nichols is named as supervisor Candelaria..
for Rio Grande Electric Co-op
(Continued from p age I)
M A R F A - R io G ra n d e E le ctric C o ­
o p is p le a s e d to i n tr o d u c e G a r y
N ic h o ls to th e M a rfa a re a . N ic h o ls
b rin g s a w e a lth o f e d u c a tio n a l a n d
in d u stria l e x p e rie n c e to h is n e w p o ­
s itio n a s M a r f a ’s A re a S u p e rv is o r.
H e h a s a tte n d e d c o u rse s , se m in a rs,
a n d c e rtific a tio n s e s s io n s a t N o rth
L a k e C o lle g e , Irv in g , T e x a s A & M
U n iv e r s ity , C o l le g e S ta tio n , a n d
M e sa C o lle g e , a n d C o lo r a d o S la te
U n iv e rs ity in C o lo ra d o .
N o t o n ly d o e s N ic h o ls h a v e th e
e d u c a tio n , h e a ls o h a s th e p ra c tic a l
e x p e rie n c e , h a v in g b e e n a lin e m a n
h im s e lf fo r se v e ra l la rg e c o o p e r a ­
tiv e s th ro u g h o u t h is c a re e r. T h is e x ­
p e rie n c e h a s ta u g h t h im w h a t w o rk ­
in g fo r a c o o p e r a tiv e m e a n s, a n d h e
lo o k s fo rw a rd to m e e tin g a n d e s ta b ­
lis h in g r e la tio n s h ip s w ith m e m b e rs
in th e M a rfa s e r v ic e te rrito ry .
N ic h o ls a n d h is w ife o f 2 5 y e a rs,
T e r e s a , p r e v i o u s l y l iv e d in th e
G re e n v ille , T e x a s a re a . T h e y h a v e
fo u r c h ild ren a n d tw o g ra n d ch ild re n .
G a ry sa y s th e y look fo rw a rd to g e t­
tin g to k n o w fo lk s in th e a re a , a n d
in v ite s th e p u b lic to s to p b y th e o f ­
fic e a t 4 0 8 S . H ig h la n d to g e t a c ­
Gary Nichols
L a w s s a id , " W e a re e x c ite d to h a v e
G a ry a b o a rd , a n d w e a ls o w a n t to
r e c o g n i z e th e, w o r k t h a t G r a d y
V a s q u e z h a s d o n e a s A c tin g A re a
S u p e rv is o r a f te r lo n g -tim e A re a O f ­
fic e M a n a g e r, K e n B u s c h e r, tr a n s ­
fe rre d to o u r C a rriz o S p rin g s O ffice.
G ra d y a n d th e re st o f M a rfa ’s R G E C
s t a f f a re to b e c o m m e n d e d fo r k e e p ­
in g th in g s ru n n in g s m o o th ly , e v e n
d u rin g s o m e to u g h s itu a tio n s .”
q u a in te d .
R G E C G e n era l M a n a g e r/C E O D an
Candidates
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tio n .
S a n d y S te w a rt h a s a p p a re n tly d e ­
c id e d n o t to ru n a g a in f o r C o u n ty
A tto rn e y , b u t w o rd a ro u n d to w n h a s
F o rt D a v is n a tiv e B a rt M e d le y a n d
f o r m e r A lp in e C ity A tto r n e y A n ­
th o n y F o s te r b o th th in k in g a b o u t th e
jo b .
H a ro ld P a ttillo a ls o file d th is w e e k
for re -e lec tio n a s J e f f D a v is C o u n ty ’s
R e p u b lic P a rty C h a ir.
S o fa r, h e ’s th e o n ly R e p u b lic a n
w h o ’s o ffic ia lly s e e k in g o ffic e , b u t
th a t m ig h t c h a n g e so o n .
“ I 'v e g o t a n o tio n th a t 1 m ig h t g e t
th re e o r fo u r m o re c a n d id a te s fo r o f­
fice , b u t n o o n e ’s file d y e t,” P a ttillo
sa id .
N o o n e s ig n e d u p to ru n fo r o ffic e
in B re w s te r C o u n ty th is w e e k .
P re v io u s file rs, all D e m o c ra ts , in ­
c lu d e J o h n R. “ B it” R o b e rts o n a s a
c a n d id a te fo r P re c in c t 1 C o m m is ­
s io n e r a n d in c u m b e n ts C o u n ty A t­
to r n e y S te v e H o u s to n a n d S h e r i f f
R o n n y D o d s o n . A p p o in te d in c u m ­
b e n t T ax A s se sso r-C o lle c to r B etty Jo
R o o n e y w ill a ls o ru n fo r o ffic e .
(staff photo by ALBERTO HALPERN)
State Sen. Frank M adia, right, h eld his annual holiday gathering in Fort
D avis earlier this month. Attending the event was his wife Helen, second
fro m left, state Rep. Pete Gallego an d his wife M aria Elena Ramon Gallego.
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F rie n d s D on’t L et F rie n d s Drive D runk.
I f I w as p re p a re d to p ro v e th a t it h a p ­
p e n e d , w e ’d b e ta lk in g to th e U n ite d
S ta te s A tto r n e y ’s o ffic e .”
M e x ic a n C o n s u l in P r e s id io
J u s tin ia n o M e n c h a c a a ls o e x p re s s e d
a w illin g n e s s n o t to in v e s tig a te th e
issu e a n y fu rth e r, e v e n a s h e v ig o r­
o u sly d e n ie d th a t th e in c id e n t to o k
p la c e on the A m e ric a n sid e .
“ T h e w a y th a t it lo o k s rig h t now ,
w ith th e e le m e n ts w e h a v e k n o w l­
e d g e o f, th e re a re n o t e n o u g h e le ­
m en ts to p u rs u e th is m a tte r,” h e said.
T h e s to ry o f th e a r re s t o r a rre s ts
s u r f a c e d la te l a s t m o n th w h e n a
P r e s id i 6 H ig h S c h o o l te a c h e r h e a rd
a s tu d e n t te ll a s tra n g e ta le a b o u t
h o w h is fa th e r h a d b e e n a r re s te d in
C a n d e la ria b y M e x ic a n p o lic e . T h e
te a c h e r a le rte d th e P re s id io C o u n ty
S h e r if f ’s O ffic e , w h ic h h a s sin c e in ­
te r v ie w e d th e fe w c itiz e n s in v o lv e d
in th e in c id e n t w h o w e re w illin g to
m a k e a sta te m e n t.
A c c o rd in g to th e S h e r if f ’s O ffic e
in v estig a tio n , a P re sid io H ig h S c h o o l
s tu d e n t d ro v e to C a n d e la ria o n N o ­
v e m b e r 2 4 to m e e t h is f a th e r a n d
b r o th e r f o r a n a f te r n o o n o f ta rg e t
s h o o tin g a lo n g th e riv e r. T h e fath er,
a M e x ic a n c itiz e n , a n d the, b r o th e r
h a d b e e n in S a n A n to n io d e l B ra v o
th a t d a y a n d c ro s s e d b a c k o v e r to
th e U .S . s id e to, m e e t th e stu d e n t,
d e p u tie s said:
A t o n e p o in t, th e tw o s o n s w e re
p lin k in g a t v a rio u s ta rg e ts a lo n g th e
A m e ric a n b a n k a s th e ir fa th e r s to o d
h a lfw a y a c ro s s th e fo o tb rid g e o v e r
th e riv er. A c c o rd in g to th e b o y w h o
s p o k e w i t h th e a u th o r i t ie s , th r e e
a rm e d M e x ic a n p o lic e ra n o u t o n to
th e b rid g e a n d a p p r e h e n d e d th e fa ­
th e r . T h e p o l i c e t h e n c o n t i n u e d
a c ro ss th e b rid g e in to th e U .S ., w h ere
th e y a p p r e h e n d e d th e b o y s a n d
s e a rc h e d th e ir v e h ic le , se iz in g tw o
.22 c a lib e r rifle s a n d a .25 c a lib e r p is­
to l, d e p u tie s sa id .
T h e b o y s a n d th e ir fa th e r w e re th e n
a l l e g e d l y t a k e n b a c k a c r o s s th e
b r id g e in to M e x ic o . T h e th re e w e re
h e ld fo r a s h o rt tim e in S a n A n to n io
d e l B ra v o b e fo re th e b o y s w e re r e ­
le a se d a n d th e f a th e r w a s tra n s fe rre d
to a ja i l in O jin a g a . D e p u tie s s a id the
b o y s ’ m o th e r a n d a n o th e r y o u n g e r
s o n o f th e fa m ily w e re in S a n A n to ­
n io d e l B ra v o o n N o v . 2 4 b u t c o n ­
tr a ry to th e N e w s M a x r e p o rt h a d n o t
b e e n p la c e d u n d e r a rre st.
S h e r if f ’s d e p u tie s a n d B o r d e r P a ­
tro l tra c k e rs h a v e s in c e s e a rc h e d th e
a r e a a r o u n d th e U .S . s i d e o f th e
C a n d e la ria b rid g e a n d fo u n d s p e n t
sh e ll c a s in g s m a tc h in g th e c a lib e r o f
th e g u n s se iz e d . A n e x a m in a tio n o f
th e fo o tp rin ts a n d tire tra c k s n e a r th e
b rid g e p r o v e d in c lu s iv e d u e to the
h ig h a m o u n t o f tra ffic in th e a re a .
T h e d e p u tie s a re in c lin e d to b e lie v e
th e f a m ily ’s story. T h e y p o in t o u t th a t
s in c e th e fa m ily h a s n ’t file d a fo rm a l
c o m p la in t, th e re is little le g a l in c e n ­
tiv e to e m b e llis h th e tale .
“ I a m a s s u m in g th e y ’re te llin g th e
tru th . T h e re w a s n o re a s o n f o r th e m
to m a k e it u p , i f th e y w e r e n ’t g o in g
to f ile it w i t h u s , ” s a i d P r e s i d i o
C o u n ty C h ie f D e p u ty R u s ty T aylor.
T a y lo r p o in ts o u t th a t th e fa m ily
s p e n d s p le n ty o f tim e o n b o th sid e s
o f the b o rd e r, a n d m ig h t h a v e d e c id e d
n o t to file a c o m p la in t to a v o id a n y
fu tu re r e p ris a ls f r o m th e M e x ic a n
p o lic e .
“I k n o w th e f a m ily d o e s n ’t w a n t to
m a k e a b ig d e a l o f it,” T a y lo r said .
“T h e y d o n ’t w a n t to g e t in a n y m o re
tro u b le w ith th e F e d e ra le s .”
A c c o rd in g to M e x ic a n a u th o ritie s,
th e e v e n ts o f N o v e m b e r 2 4 u n fo ld e d
q u ite d iffe re n tly . M e x ic a n C o n s u l
M e n c h a c a h a s s p o k e n w ith th e
A g e n d a F e d e r a l d e In v e s tig a c io n e s ,
o r A F I, w h o a rre s te d th e m an.
“A F I is sa y in g th e y d id n ’t c ro ss th e
b r id g e ,” M e n c h a c a sa id . “ T h e d e te n ­
tio n h a p p e n e d o n th e M e x ic a n s id e .”
A c c o rd in g to A F I, M e n c h a c a sa id ,
f e d e r a l p o lic e in S a n A n to n io d e l
B ra v o h e a rd g u n s h o ts d o w n b y th e
riv e r a n d h e a d e d to w a rd th e so u n d
to in v e s tig a te . T h e y s a w tw o m e n
w a lk in g u p f r o m th e r iv e r to w a r d
to w n . T h e p o lic e id e n tif ie d th e m ­
se lv es, a n d o n e o f the tw o m e n tu rn e d
a n d ra n b a c k a c ro s s th e r iv e r to th e
A m e ric a n side. T h e A F I s e a rc h e d the
o th e r m an , a n d c o n fis c a te d a .22 c a li­
b e r rifle , a .25 c a lib e r p is to l, a n d tw o
b o x e s o f a m m u n itio n , M e n c h a c a
sa id .
“W h e n h e w a s a s k e d fo r p e r m it to
b e a r a rm s , h e d i d n ’t p ro d u c e a n y ,”
M e n c h a c a said. “H e to ld th e m h e h a d
ju s t b o u g h t th e g u n s in th e U .S .A .”
A c c o rd in g to A F I, th e m a n s a id h e
h a d p a id $ 5 0 e a c h fo r th e g u n s in
C a n d e la ria , b u t c o u ld n o t n a m e th e
m a n h e b o u g h t th e m fro m . T h e p o ­
lic e th e n a rre s te d h im fo r ille g a l p o s ­
s e s s io n o f a fire a rm , a m is d e m e a n o r
c h arg e d u e to the re la tiv e ly sm a ll c a li­
b e r o f th e w e a p o n s se iz e d , M e n c h a c a
sa id .
T h e m a n , w h o is th e fa th e r n a m e d
in th e A m e ric a n a c c o u n t, w a s ta k e n
to a ja i l in O jin a g a , w h e re h e w a s h e ld
o n b o n d a n d r e le a s e d a d a y o r so
later, officials said. T h e a m o u n t o f the
b o n d o r th e le n g th o f tim e th e m a n
s p e n t in j a i l w a s u n k n o w n a t p re s s
tim e.
T h e in c id e n t re m a in e d u n d e r th e r a ­
d a r u n til e a rly D e c e m b e r, w h e n M is ­
s o u r i- b a s e d f re e la n c e r e p o r t e r Jon
D o u g h e rty o b ta in e d w h a t h e d e ­
sc rib e d a s a “ la w e n fo rc e m e n t b u lle ­
tin ” o u tlin in g th e in c id e n t. H is a c ­
co u n t o f th e a lle g e d k id n a p p in g o rig i­
n a lly a p p e a r e d o n th e N e w s M a x site
b u t w a s q u ic k ly p ic k e d u p b y a s c o re
o f w e b site s a d v o c a tin g in c re a s e d s e ­
c u rity a lo n g th e U .S .-M e x ic o b o rd e r.
D o u g h e rty h im s e lf fo llo w e d u p th e
s to ry w ith a n o p in io n p ie c e fo r
W o rld N e tD a ily d e c la rin g C a n d e la ria
“ th e m o s t re c e n t b a ttle g ro u n d in th e
e s c a la tin g b o r d e r w a r b e tw e e n
M e x ic o a n d th e U n ite d S ta te s .”
D o u g h e rty d e c lin e d to d is c u s s th e
so u rc e o f th e la w e n fo rc e m e n t b u lle ­
tin o r n a m e th e a n o n y m o u s “ la w e n ­
f o r c e m e n t s o u r c e ” w h o a p p a re n tly
c o r r o b o r a te d th e m e m o . H o w e v e r,
t h e d o c u m e n t is q u o t e d i n o n e
in te rn e t r e p o rt a s s ta tin g th a t “ s e c ­
t o r i n t e l l i g e n c e is c o n t i n u i n g to
: f a t h e r i n f o r m a t io n o n - t h e o c c u i j -re n e e ,” a n a p p a re n t in -h o u s e f t f s r e n c e to th e B o r d e r P a t r o l ’s M a i fa
S ector.
D o u g h e rty , w h o o fte n w rite s a e o u t
th e issu e o f U .S .- M e x ic o b o r d e r s e ­
c u rity , a c k n o w le d g e d th is w e e k th a t
h e m a in ta in s “ fa irly re g u la r c o n ta c t”
w ith B o r d e r P a tro l a g e n ts a c ro s s th e
S o u th w e s t, a n d is c o lle c tin g th e ir
s to r ie s fo r a b o o k e n title d Illegals,
to b e p u b lis h e d b y W o rld N e tD a ily .
A s e c o n d D o u g h e rty e d ito ria l o n th e
C a n d e la ria in c id e n t a p p e a re d o n a n ­
o th e r w e b s ite la s t w e e k in w h ic h th e
r e p o r t e r t a c itly a c k n o w le d g e s th e
s to ry w a s le a k e d to h im a n d c h id e s
th e g o v e r n m e n t fo r n o t g o in g p u b lic
a b o u t th e in c id e n t e arlie r.
M e a n w h ile , fe d era l officials h e re are
s im p ly f o r w a r d in g th e w h o le
C a n d e la ria -S a n A n to n io d e l B ra v o
file to th e ir s u p e rio r s in W a s h in g ­
to n .
“I t ’s to b e d e te rm in e d a t a le v e l fa r
a b o v e u s w h e th e r th is is a n is s u e
th e y w a n t to ra is e a t th e S ta te D e ­
p a rtm e n t,” the F B I ’s V an d erlan d said.
H e a d m its , h o w e v e r, th a t th e w h o l e '
b o r d e r s itu a tio n m a y s e e m a little
stra n g e to s o m e o n e b a c k in th e c a p i­
t a l w h o ’s n e v e r b e e n o u t to th e B ig
B e n d , o r w a lk e d a c ro ss C a n d e la ria ’s
w e a th e r e d fo o tb rid g e .
“ T o s o m e o n e in W a s h in g to n , D .C .
i t d o e s n ’t m a k e a n y s e n s e , ”
V a n d e rla n d sa id . “ O n e m a n o w n s a
r a n c h o n th is sid e , h is b ro th e r o w n s
a ra n c h o n th e o th e r sid e . C u ltu ra lly
a n d e v e ry th in g e lse , th e b o rd e r te n d s
to b e fa irly a rtific ia l h e re .”
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The Big Bend Sentinel, Marfa. Texas. December 18. 2003 (7)
Live nativity scene set for Paisano encampment
P A I S A N O B A P T IS T E N C A M P ­
th e n e w c o m e rs to th is y e a r ’s N a tiv ­
M E N T - M ic h a e l’s M o u n ta in M in ­
is try is p le a s e d to a n n o u n c e a n e w
lo c a tio n f o r th e a n n u a l L iv e N a tiv ­
ity. T h is y e a r, e a c h p e rfo rm a n c e w ill
b e h e ld a t P a is a n o B a p tis t E n c a m p ­
m e n t, lo c a t e d a b o u t h a lf w a y b e ­
tw e e n M a rfa a n d A lp in e o n U .S . 6 7 /
90.
B e g in n in g a t 7 p .m . th is e v e n in g ,
F rid a y a n d S a tu rd a y , D e c e m b e r 18,
1 9 ,2 0 , th e L iv e N a tiv ity w ill h a v e lots
o f fa m ilia r faces in a n e w place. W h y ?
“ W e ll,” s a id B ra d M c G u ire o f
M ic h a e l’s M o u n ta in , “ s in c e K a re n
a n d I h a v e b e e n b le s s e d w ith liv in g
o n th e P a is a n o g ro u n d s a s p a r t o f
o u r c a r e ta k e r ’s r e s p o n s ib ilitie s , it
j u s t s e e m e d to b e a n a tu ra l m o v e .”
“ W e ’v e a lw a y s w a n te d to h a v e th e
p ro d u c tio n o u t in th e c o u n try , b u t
u n til n o w , w e ’v e n e v e r re a lly h a d
a c c e s s to a p ie c e o f p r o p e rty ,” r e ­
m in d e d K a re n .
L e s le y a n d p a n V ru d n y , tw o lo n g ­
tim e s u p p o rte rs o f M i c h a e l ’s M in is ­
trie s a n d tire le s s w o rk e rs in m a n y
c o m m u n ity a ctiv itie s, a g re e d th a t th e
c h a n g e c o u ld b e a p o s itiv e o n e in
m a n y w a y s.
T h e s ite c h o s e n f o r th e L iv e N a tiv ­
ity is o n th e n o rth s id e o f th e ro c k y
o u tc r o p p in g k n o w n a s F a t M a n ’s
M ise ry , c lo s e to th e g y m . [T h e re w ill
b e s ig n s to fo llo w th e s h o r t d is ta n c e
fro m th e h ig h w a y .] A m o n g th e o ld
fa c e s , o f c o u rs e , w ill b e J o h n th e
la m b , in h e r n in th p e rfo rm a n c e , a n d
A p ril, a n o th e r re tu rn in g n a n n y .
T h re e o r fo u r g e n tle g o a ts a re a m o n g
ity , a n d th e re m a y b e o th e rs . S tu ­
d e n ts fro m H ig h F ro n tier w ill b e b a c k
to g iv e a s h o r t c o n c e r t b e f o re th e
N a tiv ity b e g in s a s w e ll a s ta k e p a rt
a s c a s t m e m b e rs .
“ W e a re in c re d ib ly th a n k fu l to S u l
R o s s S ta te U n iv e rs ity fo r a llo w in g
u s fo r m a n y y e a rs to h a v e th e L iv e
N a tiv ity o n th e U n iv e rsity p ro p e rty ,”
s a id K a re n . “ S u l R o s s h a s a lw a y s
b e e n v e r y h e lp f u l ; D r . M o r g a n ,
G r e g g S c h w a b , j.j. T u c k e r, M a g g ie
M ille r a n d o th e r s , in c lu d in g s t a f f
fro m th e p h y s ic a l p la n t.”
“ W e k n o w th a t te n m ile s d o w n th e
r o a d is n ’t fa r in W e s t T e x a s - w e ’v e
g o n e a ll o v e r th e s ta te to s e e f o o t­
b a ll a n d v o lle y b a ll g a m e s fo r y e a rs!
H o w e v e r, so m e tim e s te n m ile s is ju s t
e n o u g h to b e to o f a r d u r in g th is
b u sy s e a s o n , a n d I u n d e rs ta n d
t h a t . ” s a id K a r e n . “ W e d o h o p e ,
h o w e v e r , th a t it w ill p ro v e to b e a
g o o d -w ill o p p o rtu n ity fo r fa m ily a n d
frie n d s to c a r-p o o l a n d h e lp b rin g
s e n io r c itiz e n s a n d o th e r n e ig h b o rs
to s e e th e p lay . S to p b y a lo ca l e aterie
a n d b rin g y o u r s u p p e r to e a t h e re ,
a n d th e n fin is h th e e v e n in g o f f w ith
th e c a m p c o f fe e , h o t c h o c o la te , a n d
c o o k ie s f o r d e s s e r t,” in v ite d B ra d .
B e n c h e s w ill b e s e t u p fo r th o s e
w h o w a n t to s it o u ts id e : s p e a k e rs
w ill p ro v id e s o u n d th a t c a n b e h e a rd
fro m y o u r c a r i f y o u p r e fe r n o t to
to ta lly b ra v e th e e le m e n ts .
“ O n e o f th e m o s t im p o rta n t th in g s
th a t w ill n e v e r c h a n g e is th a t th e
w h o le fo c u s is o n th e b ir th o f C h r i s t '
a n d n o t a n y o n e d e n o m in a tio n .
W e ’re h a v in g it a t P a is a n o b e c a u s e
w e liv e h e re a n d it h a s b e e n m a d e
a v a ila b le to u s - n o t b e c a u s e a n y o n e
c h u rc h is s p o n s o r in g it. E v e ry o n e
h e lp s !” e x p la in e d K a re n . “ T h e L iv e
N a tiv ity h a s a lw a y s b e e n a b o u t th e
u n itin g o f all C h ris tia n s o f a ll a g e s
to s h a r e th e s to r y o f th e b ir th o f
C h ris t,” a g re e d B ra d .
R e s id e n ts o f t h e tri-c o u n ty a re a a re
re m in d e d th a t th e r e a re n o lin e s to
m e m o riz e a n d n o r e h e a rs a ls f o r th e
p ro d u c tio n w h ic h a t tim e s h a s h a d
a s m a n y a s fifty m e m b e rs in th e cast.
T h e r e is a l w a y s s o m e o n e i n a
p rin c ip la l ro le w h o h a s d o n e it b e ­
fo re a n d n e w m e m b e rs c a n fo llo w
th e m .” M a y b e y o u ’re a ll g ro w n u p
b u t w o u ld lo v e to p la y th e p a r t o f a n
Thecast o f “It All Happened in the Country” take their curtain call after their performance last week in theAISD
auditorium. More than 200folks attended the annual event offered by the Music Ministry o f First Baptist Church
o f Alpine. The Music Ministry at First Baptist is coordinated by Colleen McCraw Pictured are, front row, left to
right, Corinne Perlichek, Brandon Gilmore, Tristan Telesca, Megan Gilmore, and James Perfichek. On the second
row, Chaela Neie, Jesseca Heinatz, Ivy Freeland, Kacy Montgomery, Katherine Burch, Wesley Freeland, Alan
Pearce, Bryan Gilmore, and Clayton Dowel. The back row includes Lesley Vrudny (Director), Karen McGuire,
Brad McGuire, Kristen McCraw, Bryan Gilmore, Synthia Wright, Marian Freeland, Dan Vrudny, and Scott
Vrudny.
a n g e l, s h e p h e rd o r e v e n a w ise m a n .
T h is is y o u r o p p o r tu n ity to b e p a r t
o f a u n iq u e a n d to u c h in g r e -e n a c tm e n t o f o n e o f th e s im p le st y e t g re at­
e s t s to rie s e v e r to ld ,” s a id K a re n .
P a rtic ip a n ts a re a s k e d to fo llo w th e
s ig n s to th e g y m [ th e G le n n a n d
H e le n E d w a rd s A c tiv ity C e n te r] b e ­
t w e e n 6 :1 5 a n d 6 : 3 0 p .m . e a c h
e v e n i n g to r o b e u p a n d g e t la s t
m in u t e i n s t r u c t i o n s . D r e s s v e r y
w a rm ly - in lay e rs, c o m p le te w ith h a t
a n d g lo v e s . T h e n ig h ts a re s u re to
b e c o ld , b u t th e c o s tu m e s w ill fit
o v e r th e j a c k e t s a n d sw e a te rs .
W ith s c r ip tu re n a rra tio n , m u s ic a l
b a c k g ro u n d a n d a b e a u tifu l c o u n ­
try s e ttin g , th is y e a r ’s L iv e N a tiv ity
w ill p ro v e to b e a n o th e r h o lid a y fa m ­
ily e v e n t th a t w ill im p a c t e v e ry a g e.
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* Thursday, Dec. 25: - Christmas • 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
(sorry, no lunch buffet)
• Friday, Dec. 25: 11 a.m. - 9 p.m., lunch buffet served
• Saturday, Dec. 26: 11 a.m. - 9 p.m., lunch buffet served
Closed Sundays • Our great lunch buffet is all you can eat!
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JV e m y & v i’f i C u e
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custom jewelry, gems, minerals, fossils, local agate,
rock shop & fine jewelry store
featuring the m usic o f
F a th e r R ic k &
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Special Seafood Menu with W ines
Live oysters, shellfish and wild striped bass
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1001 W. Hwy 90 Marfa • 432-729-4526
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a selection from our regular menu will also be available
W e will be open New Years Day!
Kitchen open 5-10 pm Wed-Sat
103 North Highland Avenue, Marfa 432.729.4410
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New Year’s Eve Party
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R ID E S !
(costume not required)
We will deliver a gift certificate to you or the
recipient. Visa/MC accepted.
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Take the glider ride anytime at Marfa Airport.
Gift certificates are valid to the end of next year.
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F A R W E S T T E X A S - T h e F a r W est
T e x a s R u ra l C o a litio n (F W T R C ) is a
v o lu n ta ry o rg a n iz a tio n c o m p rise d o f
lo c a l g o v e r n m e n t o f f ic e s , p r iv a te
n o n -p ro f it a g e n c ie s , p u b lic sc h o o l
d is tric ts , Sul. R o ss S ta te U n iv e rsity ,
h e a lth a g e n c ie s , a n d in d iv id u a ls in
B re w ste r, C u lb e rs o n , H u d s p e th , J e f f
D a v is a n d P re s id io c o u n tie s w h o a re
w o rk in g to p ro te c t o u r y o u th fro m
(staff photos by ROSARIO HALPERN)
The Folkloric D ancers o f M arfa, led by Nina Martin, danced during the O ur L ady o f G uadalupe celebration
last Friday at St. M a ry’s Catholic Church. D ancers included, l-r, E m ily Fallon, Crystal Garcia, George Baird,
Lora Leos and Brittany Serrano.
E-Big Bend to
post continued
education class
schedule soon
FA R W EST T E X A S - The
c B ig B e n d C o m m u n ity L ea rn in g C e n ­
te r S p rin g 2 0 0 4 C a ta lo g u e o f c o n tin ­
u e d e d u c a tio n c la s s e s w ill b e p u b ­
lis h e d in e a rly J a n u a ry . L o o k fo r th e
c a ta lo g u e in s e rt in th e J a n u a ry 8 is­
s u e o f th e A lp in e A v a la n c h e , w ith
a d d itio n al c o p ie s a v a ila b le w ith in the
firs t w e e k o f p u b lic a tio n a t c o n v e ­
n ie n t lo c a tio n s in th e tri-c o u n ty a rea ,
in clu d in g th e c h a m b e rs o f c o m m e rc e ,
g ro c e ry sto re s, b a n k s a n d lib ra rie s.
T h e s p rin g c a ta lo g u e w ill in c lu d e a
w id e r a n g e o f c la s s e s in A r ts &
C ra fts , P e rso n a l D e v e lo p m e n t, L a n ­
g u a g e a n d W ritin g S k ills , C o m p u te r
T ra in in g a n d O u td o o r A d v e n tu re .
c B ig B e n d is c x c ite d a b o u t th e e x ­
p a n sio n o f its s e rv ic e s th is s p rin g to
th e o th e r c o m m u n itie s o f th e B ig
B e n d , w ith s e v e ra l c o m p u te r & te c h ­
n o lo g y c la s s e s a n d c o m p u tp r - e n h a n c e d E S L (E n g lis h a s a S e c o n d
L a n g u a g e ) in stru c tio n b e in g o ffe re d
in F o rt D a v is, M a ra th o n , M a rfa a n d
T e rlin g u a . W ith th e c o o p e ra tio n o f
th e in d e p e n d e n t s c h o o l d is tric ts in
th e s e c o m m u n itie s , e B ig B e n d w ill
n o w b e a b le to p ro v id e n e e d e d se r­
v ic e s to th e ir re sid e n ts.
T h e e n tir e e B ig B e n d C o m m u n ity
L e a rn in g C e n te r S p rin g 2 0 0 4 C a ta ­
lo g u e w ill b e p o s te d o n th e w e b at
w w w .e b ittb e n d .c o m b y D e ce m b er 30.
Y o u m a y a ls o re q u e s t a c o p y o f th e
c a ta lo g u e in th e m ail b y c a llin g K atie
R ile y , e B ig B e n d O ffic e M a n a g e r, at
432-837-1079.
M arissa Garcia an d Brandon Leos.
B ra n d o n L e o s p u lle d th e w in n in g
n a m e s fo r th e St. M a r y ’s W a lm a rt
ra ffle w ith th e h e lp o f ra ffle o rg a ­
n iz e r L u c y P o la n c o la s t F rid a y .
W in n e r fo r the $ 100 g ift certificate
th e d a m a g e th a t a lc o h o l a n d d ru g s
c a n h a v e in th e ir liv e s.
T h is p a s t y e a r, th e F a r W e s t T e x a s
R u ra l C o a litio n , th r o u g h th e s p o n ­
so rs h ip o f th e R io G ra n d e C o u n c il o f
G o v e rn m e n ts , re c e iv e d a g ra n t fro m
th e T e x a s C o m m is s io n o n A lc o h o l
a n d D ru g A b u s e (T C A D A ) to b e g in
im p le m e n tin g a r e g io n a l in itia tiv e to
h e lp o u r y o u th m a k e w is e a n d
h e a lth y d e c is io n s a b o u t a lc o h o l a n d
d ru g u se. T C A D A p ro v id e s c o m m u ­
n itie s a n d s c h o o ls w ith in fo rm a tio n ,
n e tw o rk in g , tr a in in g a n d fu n d in g in
p re v e n tio n s tr a te g ie s th a t w ill e n ­
h a n ce th e ir a b ility to im p le m e n t p ra c ­
tic e s th a t p re v e n t a n d re d u c e th e u se
a n d a b u s e o f a lc o h o l, to b a c c o , a n d
o th e r d ru g s ( A T O D ).
In D e ce m b er 200 2 , the F W T R C c o n ­
d u c te d a n e x te n s iv e re v ie w o f th e
g a p s in p r e v e n t io n s e r v i c e s . T h e
c o a l i ti o n fo u n d th a t r e li a b l e a n d
v a lid d a ta c o n c e r n in g o u r y o u th s ’
b e h a v io r p e rta in in g to A T O D w a s
n o t a v a ila b le w ith in th e fiv e c o u n ty
re g io n . It w a s n o te d th a t n e a rly e v ­
e ry p re v e n tio n p r o g ra m b e g in s w ith
an u n d e rs ta n d in g o f fa c to rs th a t
p la c e p e o p le a t risk fo r - o r p ro te c t
th em fro m - p ro b le m behavior. W ith ­
o u t v a lid d a ta , th e re g io n h a s b e e n
s ty m ie d w h e n it c o m e s to a p p ly in g
fo r a n d re c e iv in g s ta te a n d fe d e ra l
p r e v e n tio n a s s is ta n c e .
W ith th e a ssista n c e o f T C A D A , th e
F W T R C w ill c o llect, a n a ly z e a n d p ri­
o r i ti z e d a ta p e r ta in i n g to A T O D
a m o n g th e y o u th o f o u r fiv e c o u n ­
tie s. F o c u s g ro u p s h a v e b e e n c o n ­
d u c te d a n d all tw e lv e sc h o o l d istric ts
w ith in th e c o a litio n b o u n d a rie s w ill
b e a sk e d to p a rtic ip a te in a s ta n d a rd ­
iz e d s ta te w id e s u r v e y o f d ru g a n d
a l c o h o l u s e a m o n g s t u d e n t s in
g r a d e s s e v e n th r o u g h tw e lv e .
A n a ly sis o f th is in fo rm a tio n w ill g iv e
th e F W T R C a n a c c u ra te s ta tis tic a l
b a s e to d e v e lo p p r e v e n tio n s tra te ­
g ie s.
T h e F a r W e s t T e x a s R u ral C o a litio n
m e e ts o n c e a m o n th a n d is o p e n to
a n y c o n c e r n e d in d iv id u a ls w ith in
th e fiv e c o u n tie s . B y a c tin g in c o n ­
c e rt th ro u g h th e c o a litio n , all p a r t­
n e rs g a in a m o re c o m p le te u n d e r­
s ta n d in g o f th e c o m m u n itie s ’ p r o b ­
lem s. T h e re s u lt is a c o m p re h e n s iv e ,
c o m m u n ity -w id e a p p ro a c h to A T O D
a b u s e a n d its re la te d p ro b le m s . C a ll
p ro je c t c o o rd in a to r S u s a n C u rry a t
(4 3 2 )
7 2 9 -1 9 0 8
or
e m a il
’ s .c u rr y @ rio c o g .o r g fo r m o re in fo r­
m a tio n a n d to b e c o m e a p a r tn e r in
th is c o a litio n .
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The Big Bend Sentinel. Marfa. Texas. December 18. 2003 (9)
‘The Ice Storm’
author to read
tonight In Marfa
MARFA - Lannan Foundation
writer in residence Rick Moody will
read at 7 p.m. tonight at the Marfa
Book Company. The event is free and
everyone is encouraged to attend.
He’ll read from Black Veil, Moody’s
highly acclaimed memoir.
Moody is the author of The Ice
Storm, Purple America and Garden
State, all novels. He’s also written two
collections of short fiction, Demonology and The Ring ofBrightest An­
gels Around Heaven.
Moody is a past recipient of the
Addison M etcalf Award and a
Guggenheim Fellowship. He’s con­
tributed fiction and essays to many
major publications and his work has
been widely anthologized.
H u n t th is.
On your own land.
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M a r f a C r e d it O ffic e
(photo courtesy CRAIG REM BER)
N o t e v e ry o n e o w n s t h e la n d th e y h u n t. W e p ro v id e re c re a tio n a l la n d
lo a n s so y o u c a n h a v e y o u r o w n h u n tin g r e tre a t. S e t y o u r s ig h ts o n
t h e r ig h t lo a n . Call y o u r M a rfa C re d it O ffice o r v isit a g m o n e y .c o m .
An interior shot o jD o n J u d d ’s residence called the Block, with w ork by the late artist.
Judd’s Marfa residence now open for public tours
By ST E R R Y B U T C H E R
Rick M oody
Historic
buildings at
Fort Davis
decorated for
the holidays
. FORT DAVIS - Thanks to volunteers
and employees, “it’s beginning to
look a lot like Christmas” at Fort
Davis National Historic Site with the
commanding officer’s quarters,
shared lieutenant’s quarters, and the
enlisted .men’s barracks adorned
with 19th century Victorian orna­
ments and decorations.
The holiday decorations, typical of
what you would have found if you
visited a frontier military post in the
late 1800s, will remain up until Janu­
ary 6,2004.
In the parlor of the commanding
officer’s quarters, a large native pine
tree is dressed with colorful, card­
board images, candles in antique
brass holders, papers and lace fans,
blown-glass icicles and ornaments,
and cotton-batting Santas. Beneath
the tree, antique toys are arranged
as if awaiting an anxious child to view
them. The dining room is arranged
for a formal dinner with Christmas
crackers predominately placed in the
center of each plate. In the back par­
lor visitors will find a small replica
‘goose feather’ tree trimmed with tiny
ornaments and tatted lace snow
flakes having the place of honor on
the center table. Featured in the share
lieutenants’ quarters is a table top
Christmas tree adorned with clip on
candles, glass beads, printed paper
cutouts and metal ornaments.
In the commander’s quarters, the
lieutenants’ quarters, and the en­
listed men’s barracks, windows,
mantles, and small tables are deco­
rated with evergreen arrangements
trimmed with brightly colored rib­
bons and candles. Large native pine
wreaths hang on the doors of each
of the buildings giving a warm and
inviting air.
More than 160 elementary school
children, both homeschoolers and
those from the Dirks-Anderson
School in Fort Davis, will visit the
fort on Thursday, December 18th to
participate in the annual Christmas
education program. A visit with
Santa, and stops at the decorated
quarters and the refurnished kitchen
will provide opportunities for the stu­
dents to leam how the holidays were
celebrated on the frontier. Numer­
ous hands-on activities are planned
for the program.
Fort Davis National Historic Site will
be closed on Christmas Day and New
Year’s Day, but open all other days
from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. A free
brochure entitled “Christmas at Fort
Davis,” telling how Christmas was
celebrated at the fort in the 1880s, is
available at the visitor center. For
more information, call 432-426-3224
extension 20 or visit the park’s
website at www .nps.gov/foda.
MARFA - The Judd Foundation is
now open for public view.
Guided tours o f the late artist
Donald Judd’s residence and library,
called the Block, begin at 4 p.m.
Wednesday through Sunday. The
cost to visit the Block is $10 per per­
son, $5 for students and senior citi­
zens.
“It lasts about an hour,” said Craig
Rember of the Judd Foundation.
“It’s been pretty successful so far.”
The Judd Foundation tour begins
just after the regular tour ends a mile
or so away at its sister organization,
the Chinati Foundation.
Judd founded both the Chinati and
the Judd foundations. Where
Chinati is a museum ofpermanently
installed art of Judd and other art­
ists he admired, the Judd Founda­
tion buildings represent his private
collections of art, furniture and
books, as well as studio spaces and
his residence. The artist died in Feb­
ruary 1994 and the buildings that
make up the Judd Foundation re­
mained closed during the years that
it has taken to settle his complicated
estate.
Whether other Judd Foundation
buildings someday open to the pub­
lic remains to be seen, but for now,
visitors seem pleased to see what
they get to see.
“They love it,” said Aedwyn
Darroll, who’s been giving tours of
the Block since the program started
in November. “People who have
done the tour at the Chinati Foun­
dation come down here to complete
the cycle.”
Darroll has noticed that people
who arrive for the Judd Foundation
tour after finishing the Chinati tour
are curious about the domestic de­
tails of the artist’s life.
“They really want to know what
the guy was like,” he said. “They’re
intrigued about how Judd lived.
They want to see his personal in­
volvement rather than what he pro­
duced.”
For more information, call the Judd
Foundation at 729.4406.
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ByD A N K EA N E
O D E S S A - J u s t o n e m o re to u c h ­
will b e o p e n o n T u e sd ay D e c e m b e r 2 3 a n d
dow n.
Tuesday, D e c e m b e r 3 0 .
T h a t ’s a ll th e F o rt D a v is In d ia n s
* S to c k in g S ta ffe rs
n e e d e d a t th e e n d o f S a tu rd a y n ig h t,
a fte r a s tu n n in g c o m e b a c k in th e fi­
n a l m in u te s o f th e s ix - m a n s ta te
G ift certificates available in any denom ination
c h a m p io n sh ip g a m e b ro u g h t th e m to
Call us
w ithin five p o in ts o f the S tra w n G re y ­
h o unds.
T h e la s t fe w m o m e n ts h a d b e e n as
729-3377
th rillin g as a n y m o m e n ts y e t p la y e d
in th e I n d ia n s ’ m a g ic a l se a so n . A f ­
(SRSU photo by NANCY BLANTON)
te r tri m m ing. S tra w n ’s le a d to 6 7 -5 9
Sul Ross student Barry Hunter, right, photographs the Indians at a pep rally in Fort Davis last Friday. Hunter, a
photographerfor Sul Ross Skyline student newspaper, was hired by The New York Times to shoot the pictures for
the Times ’feature last Sunday on the Fort Davis six-man football program.
w ith j u s t 4 4 se c o n d s re m a in in g , th e
I n d ia n s ’ T im S a lc id o h a d trie d a n
o n sid e
k ic k ,
and
11-11 Thursday & Friday;
noon-11 Saturday; noon-10 Sunday
s e n io r N ic k
G ra n a d o h a d so m e h o w m a n a g e d to
sc o o p up the ball. H a if a m in u te later,
th e In d ia n s h a d sc o re d a g a in o n a
16 -yard p ass fro m D a v id L ara to T rini
G ra n a d o . S a lc id o a c e d th e p o in t- a f ­
te r k ic k , w o rth tw o p o in ts in th e six m a n g a m e , a n d th e I n d i a n s h a d
c lo s e d th e g a p to 6 7 -6 2 w ith o n ly 1 1
tic k s le ft o n th e c lo c k .
T h e In d ia n s h a d n o c h o ic e b u t to
try a n d rc c o v e r y e t a n o th e r o n sid e
k ick , a n d w e ig h th e ir w h o le y e a r o n
o n e la st m a d s c ra m b le fo r a lo o se
fo o tb a ll. W ith 6,111 s c re a m in g fa n s
sh a k in g th e b le a c h e rs a t R a tl i f f S ta ­
d iu m , a n d a le g io n m o re h u d d le d
o v e r th e r a d io s a t h o m e , S a lc id o
k ic k e d o f f o n e m o re tim e.
T h is tim e , h o w e v e r, G r e y h o u n d ’s
Ja k e C o rm a c k fell o n th e b a ll j u s t b e ­
fo re th e In d ia n s c o u ld , a n d th e y e a r
c am e to an end: S traw n 67, F o rt D av is
62,
“ W e d i d n ’t lo se , w e j u s t ra n o u t o f
tim e ,” sa id F o rt D a v is H ig h S c h o o l
P rin c ip a l D a v id R u e d a , re p e a tin g a n
a g e -o ld a x io m o f T e x a s fo o tb all.
F o il D a v is C o a c h G e rr y G a rtre ll
o n c e a g a in e x p re s s e d h is s u rp ris e
a n d d e lig h t at the In d ia n s’ s te lla r run.
“ I d o n ’t th in k th a t I re a lly th o u g h t
a s w e b e g a n th e s e a s o n t h a t w e
w o u ld e n d u p in sta te c h a m p io n s h ip
g a m e ,” he sa id . “ T h a t re a lly w a s n ’t
o n m y m in d . I j u s t th o u g h t w e ’d g o
tw o o r th re e ro u n d s in th e p la y o ffs
a n d th a t w o u ld b e a g re a t s e a s o n fo r
us. T h e k id s s te p p e d u p m o re th a n I
th o u g h t th e y w o u ld .”
T h e lo ss w a s to u g h to b e a r fo r th e
b o y s in g re e n a n d g o ld , b u t o n c e
th e im m e d ia te p a n g s h a v e p a s s e d ,
th ere w ill b e p le n ty o f c o n so la tio n .
T hey p la y e d a h e c k o f g a m e , c h a s ­
in g th e S tra w n G re y h o u n d s th ro u g h
a w ild a n d th rillin g 9 9 -p o in t se c o n d
h a lf n o t s o o n to b e fo rg o tte n . T h e
u p p e r c l a s s m e n h a v e e r a s e d th e ir
m e m o rie s o f th e In d ia n ’s 0 -2 0 sk id
th ro u g h th e ir la st tw o se a s o n s o f 1 1 m a n fo o tb a ll, a n d n o w fo lk s in F o rt
D a v is c a n d r e a m o f a fu tu re a m o n g
th e e lite o f th e s tra n g e a n d w o n d e r­
ful six -m a n g a m e . T h e r e ’s a e v e n a
Corner of U.S. 90/67 in Marfa
Sul Ross photographer called up to the big leagues
B y N a n c y B la n to n
S u l R o s s S t a te U n iv e r s ity
N ew s W rite r
S u l R o ss S ta te U n iv e rs ity s tu d e n t
B a rry H u n te r re c e iv e d a p le a s a n t,
b u t u n e x p e c te d C h ris tm a s p r e s e n t
last F rid a y : n o t fro m th e N o rth P o le
b u t fro m N e w Y o rk . H u n te r, a S an
B e n ito s o p h o m o re , w a s h ire d a s a
f r e e - l a n c e p h o t o g r a p h e r f o r The
New York Times.
H u n te r ’s p h o to s w e re in c lu d e d in
a S u n d a y , D e c . 14 Times a rtic le b y
Je re L o n g m a n fe a tu r in g F o rt D a v is
H igh S c h o o l’s six -m an football team .
T itle d , “ N o t E v e ry th in g is B ig g e r in
T e x a s,” L o n g m a n ’s sto ry fo c u se d o n
th e h ig h sc h o o l te a m a n d th e t o w n s ­
p e o p le o n t h e i r w a y to th e s ta te
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s u p p o rt th e te a m , th a t k in d o f th in g .
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think I’m [a p h o to g rap h e r] from N e w
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sc h o o l th a t a fte rn o o n . T h e y w a n te d
p h o to s o f th e to w n , th e p la y e rs , a n d
th e fa n s fo r th e S u n d a y a rtic le .
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th e y e a rb o o k th a t n e e d e d to b e c o m ­
p le te d b y th a t F rid a y , th e n e x t d a y . I
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p a in te d in s u p p o r t o f th e In d ia n s ,
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Bali is an adult female. She was
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bite. Anyway, she’s a very calm,
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The Bis Bend Sentinel. Marfa. Texas. December 18. 2003 (11)
Boys win 2nd place at Grandfails;
defeat Comstock, Midland Trinity
G R A N D F A L L S - T h e M a r fa v a r­
sity b o y s b a s k e tb a ll te a m w o n tw o
o f t h r e e g a m e s a t l a s t w e e k ’s
G r a n d f a ils T o u r n a m e n t a n d t o o k
h o m e th e s e c o n d p la c e tro p h y .
M a r f a ’s L u is A g u ila r w o n a ll-to u r­
n a m e n t h o n o rs fo r h is fin e p e r f o r ­
m a n c e b o th o n o ffe n s e a n d d e fe n se .
O n T h u rsd a y , th e b o y s o p e n e d th e
to u rn e y w ith a c o m e - f r o m b e h in d
w in o v e r th e C o m s to c k P a n th e r s .
D o w n 1 1 -1 0 a t th e e n d o f th e first
quarter, a n d still b e h in d 2 4 -2 0 a t h alftim e , th e M a r fa b o y s r a llie d in th e
se c o n d h a lf to w in 4 7 -4 1 . K e y to w in
w a s s o m e fin e c lu t c h f r e e - t h r o w
s h o o t i n g b y J a i m e M a d r i d , L u is
P ip p e n , a n d M a rio S e rra n o . S e rra n o
le d th e S h o rth o rn s w ith 15 p o in ts ,
w h ile M a d r id a d d e d 13 a n d P ip p e n
to s s e d in se v e n .
D u rin g F r id a y ’s g a m e , th e S h o rt­
h o rn s f o u g h t b a c k a b ig th ird - q u a r ­
t e r r a l l y b y th e M i d l a n d T r i n i t y
C h a rg e rs to w in 4 1 -3 3 . M a rfa w as
h a d a c o m fo rta b le 2 3 -1 3 le a d a t h a lftim e , b u t th e C h a rg e rs c a m e r o a rin g
b a c k in th e th ird to c lo s e th e g a p to
o n e p o in t. M o re c lu tc h fre e th ro w s
k e p t th e H o m s o u t in f ro n t u n til th e
final buzzer.
T h e H o m s fin a lly m e t th e ir m a tc h
o n S a tu rd a y a g a in s t S a n d e rso n . T h e
g a m e w a s c lo s e t h r o u g h th e f irs t
th re e q u a rte rs , w ith th e M a rfa b o y s
h o ld in g a s lig h t 2 6 -2 3 e d g e . T h e
M u s ta n g s c a m e g a llo p in g o u t o f th e
g a te in th e f in a l p e r io d , h o w e v e r,
b lo w in g rig h t p a s t th e M a rfa b o y s
w ith a p a ir o f th r e e p o i n te r s a n d
s o m e d e a d -o n fre e th ro w s h o o tin g
to ste a l th e g a m e 4 4 -3 4 . M o n ty M o ­
ra le s le d th e M a rfa e ffo r t w ith 11
p o in ts , w h ile J a im e M a d rid a d d e d
e ig h t a n d L u is A g u ila r c h ip p e d in
seven.
Horns top Valentine, Sanderson
at last week’s Grandfails tourney
G R A N D F A L L S —T h e M a rfa varsity
g irls b a s k e tb a ll te a m w o n th e c o n ­
s o l a t i o n p r i z e a t l a s t w e e k ’s
G ra n d fa ils to u rn a m e n t, d ro p p in g
th e ir o p e n in g g a m e la s t T h u r s d a y
b u t fig h tin g b a c k to w in g a m e s b o th
F rid a y a n d S a tu rd ay .
In a d d itio n to th e te a m ’s p riz e , a fine
p e r f o r m a n c e o n b o t h e n d s o f th e
c o u rt e a rn e d M a rf a ’s Is a b e l C o rd o v a
a ll-to u rn a m e n t h o n o rs .
It w a s to u g h sta rt fo r th e g irls o n
T h u rs d a y n ig h t, a s th e y fe ll to th e
M i d l a n d T r in i t y C h a r g e r s b y th e
s c o re o f 3 5 -9 .
T h e te a m b o u n c e d rig h t b a c k o n
F rid a y , h o w e v e r, w a llo p in g th e V al­
e n tin e P ira te s 5 8 -2 9 . T h e v ic to ry c a n
b e c re d ite d to th e H o r n s ’ b a la n c e d
A n airborne D aniella A costa seem s to alm ost will th e ball tow ards the
hoop after arching a shot over a trio o f F ort D avis defenders.
o ffen se, w h ic h sa w te n d iffe re n t p la y ­
e rs sc o re . L e a d in g th e c h a rg e w e re .
C h ris ta C a rra s c o , 14 p o in ts ; T r is h
S a l g a d o , 12 p o i n t s ; a n d I s a b e l
C o rd o v a , 11 p o in ts .
T h e S h o rth o rn s p la y e d S a n d e rs o n
o n S a tu rd a y fo r th e c o n s o la tio n
p r iz e . T h e g irls o p e n e d th e g a m e o n
fire , a n d ra c e d to 1 5 -0 firs t q u a rte r
le a d w ith th e h e lp o f th re e -p o in te rs
fro m Is a b e l C o rd o v a a n d T ris h
S a lg a d o . T h e M u s ta n g s n e v e r c o u ld
q u ite re c o v e r, a n d th e H o m s c ru is e d
to a n e a s y 4 0 -2 2 v ic to ry . T ris h
S a lg a d o le d th e te m a w ith 10 p o in ts ,
w h ile C h ris ta C a rra s c o a d d e d e ig h t
a n d V a n essa F lo re s a n d Isa b e l
C o r d o v a e a c h a d d e d s ix p o in ts . •
Big Bend swimmers set a higher
standard at Midland invitational
M ID L A N D - T h e B ig B e n d A q u a t­
ic s C lu b (B B A C ) a tte n d e d its first
A B C O p e n In v ita tio n a l M e e t in M id ­
la n d o n S a tu r d a y a n d le ft w ith n e w
s ta n d a r d s .
C o llin S m ith , 10, o f M a rfa s e t m e
r e c o rd a s th e f irs t s w im m e r in th e
te a m ’s h is to ry to fin is h a ra c e w ith a
q u a lify in g “ B ” tim e.
T h is s ig n ific a n t m ile s to n e m a rk s a
h ig h e r level o f c o m p e titio n fo r B B A C
in th e fu tu re. S m ith w a s o n ly o n e s e c ­
o n d s h o r t o f q u a lify in g fo r a n “ A ”
tim e in th e 5 0 F re e s ty le . A ll th e a th ­
le te s c o m p e te d a g a i n s t n a tio n a lly
r a n k e d s w im m e r s fr o m C a r ls b a d ,
R o s w e ll, L u b b o c k , S a n A n g e lo , a n d
M id la n d a t th is m e e t. S m ith e a rn e d
4 th p la c e in th e 2 0 0 Y a r d F re e s ty le
a n d 6 th p l a c e in t h e 5 0 Y a r d
F re e sty le .
O th e r o u ts ta n d in g p e rfo rm a n c e s
w e r e b y K e a t o n S m ith , 12, w h o
p la c e d 4 th in th e 2 0 0 Y a rd F re e sty le ,
5 th in th e 5 0 Y a rd B re a s ts tro k e , a n d
7 th in th e 100 IM . H a le y S m ith , 7,
to o k 5 th in th e 5 0 Y a rd B u tte rfly a n d
8 th in th e 5 0 Y a rd B re a s ts tro k e .
P e y to n M a re tt, 12, se t h is p e rs o n a l
b e s t re c o r d s in th e 5 0 Y a r d B a c k ­
stro k e a n d th e 5 0 Y a rd F re e sty le . A ll
o f th e B B A C s w im m e rs p e rfo rm e d
th e ir te c h n iq u e fla w le ss ly a n d left the
m e e t w ith n o d is q u a lify in g tim e s.
T h e q u a lity o f te c h n iq u e a n d g o o d
sp o r ts m a n s h ip re fle c ts on th e e x c e l­
le n t c o a c h in g b y D a m o n L a w re n c e ,
D a n V ru d n y a n d C a m p B o s w o rth o f
M a rfa , a n d th e h a r d w o rk a n d d e d i­
c a tio n o f th e a th le te s a n d th e ir p a r ­
e n ts . T h e s e s w im m e r s c e rta in ly p u t
th e te a m o n th e m a p th is w e e k e n d !
T h e n e x t m e e t w ill b e th is S a tu rd a y
in M o n a h a n s . T h e y w ill c o m p e te
a g a in s t O d e s s a , F o rt S to c k to n , a n d
M o n a h a n s. G o o d lu ck , sw im m e rs !
(staff.photo by ALBERTO HALPERN)
M a rfa ’s A m y Salgado leaves th e p in e behind as sh e sails tow ards two
m ore o f her 22 poin ts during the J V te a m ’s 35-31 win over the Fort D avis
Indians Friday night. Teammate D aniella Acosta, right, waits f o r a
rebound.
Salgado’s 22 points lead JV girls
to win over Fort Davis on Friday
M A R F A - T h e M a rf a J V g irls b a s ­
k e tb a ll te a m la st F r id a y n ig h t fa c e d
o f f a g a in s t a to u g h F o rt D a v is ■■Indi­
a n s te a m th a t j u s t w o u ld n ’t q u it, a n d
m a n a g e d to c o m e a w a y w ith a h a rd f o u g h t 3 5 -31 v icto ry .
T h e d iffe re n c e f o r th e H o rn s w a s
th e s te lla r p la y o f ju n io r A m y
S a lg a d o , w h o ra c k e d u p 2 2 p o in ts o n
th e n ig h t, in c lu d in g n in e in th e fin a l
q u a rte r to h e lp p u t th e g a m e o u t o f
re a c h .
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A ls o s c o rin g fo r th e M a rfa sq u a d
w e r e A d e l a M e d i a n o a n d K a s s ie
L u ja n , f o u r p o in ts a p ie c e ; D a n ie lla
A c o sta a n d D a n ie lle L u jan , tw o p o in ts
e a c h , a n d H e a th e r H u g h e s, p o in t.
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M a rfa E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l w ill r e ­
le a se s tu d e n ts a t 12 p .m . o n F rid a y ,
D e c e m b e r 1 9 ,2 0 0 3 . R e p o rt c a rd s w ill
b e s e n t h o m e th e firs t w e e k o f J a n u ­
a ry . H a v e a s a fe a n d h a p p y h o lid a y .
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(staff photos by ROBERT HALPERN)
tw o m ajor construction projects are under way at S u l R oss State U nivesityin Alpine. The Turner R an ge A n im al
Science Center is gettin g a $5 .7 5 million expansion a n d renovation, in top photo. The Science building, likewise,
is under renovation an d is being expanded, bottom photo.
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p a n ic v o te , s a id J. M o rg a n K o u s se r,
a p r o f e s s o r o f h i s t o r y a n d so c ia l sc i­
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te s tifie d . “U .S . R e p . B o n illa \vas in
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1991 ro u n d o f re d istric tin g b y D e m o ­
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m a d e to th e A m e r ic a n C a n c e r S o c i­
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his tw o c h ild ren , G e rry , v e te rin a ry re ­
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se a rc h e r, a n d C o n sta n c e , p u b lic e d u ­
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A fte r h is re tire m e n t, h e m o v e d to
a w a y S a tu rd a y , D e c e m b e r 1 3 ,2 0 0 3
th e H ill C o u n try 21 y e a rs a g o , c o m ­
a t B ig B e n d R e g io n a l M e d ic a l C e n ­
in g fro m T a tu m , T e x a s. H e w a s W o r­
ter.
sh ip fu l M a ste r in th e M a so n ic L o d g e
M rs. H a y n e s w a s b o rn o n J u n e 2 1 ,
in M a rfa , a n d w a s a n a c tiv e m e m b e r
1924 in M o n ro v ia C a lifo rn ia . S h e
in th e K in g s la n d M a s o n ic L o d g e .
a tte n d e d R e d la n d s U n iv e r s ity in
H e rsh e ll s e rv e d th e H ig h la n d L a k e s
R e d la n d s , C a lifo rn ia . S h e m a rrie d
U n ite d M e th o d is t C h u rc h a s a
N e v ille H a y n e s in M is s io n , T e x a s
f o u n d in g s te w a rd .
in 1946 a n d h a d liv ed in A lp in e sin ce
H e is s u r v i v e d b y h is w if e , Iris
th a t tim e .
A d a m s, o f B u c h a n a n D a m ; a d a u g h ­
S h e w a s o n s t a f f a t th e A lp in e
te r, C o n s ta n c e M a lo n e o f B u c h a n a n
A v a la n c h e n e w s p a p e r fo r se v e ra l
D am ; a son, D r, G a p y A d a m s a n d w ife
G e rry o f C o lle g e S ta tio n , T e x a s, s is ­ j y e a rs .'N e v rlte a n d V irg iriia 'H a y fl£ s!
ters Reb% H o w a r d b f A u s tin va n d N ila ? fouhd& ffB % B e n d T e le p h o n e G<ohv r
p a n y in 1960 w h e re s h e w o rk e d u n ­
A s h w o rth o f F a rm in g to n , N e w
til 2 0 0 1 . V irg in ia w a s a fo u n d in g
M e x i c o , a n d tw o g r a n d c h i l d r e n ,
m e m b e r o f H o ly C r o s s A n g lic a n
T h a d d e u s A d a m s a n d w ife N o e lle o f
C h u rc h , w h e re s h e r e m a in e d v e ry
C o lle g e S ta tio n a n d D r. P a ig e A d a m s
a c tiv e .
o f lth a c a , N e w Y ork.
S h e is s u r v i v e d b y t w o s o n s ,
H e w a s p re c e d e d in d e a th b y his
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n e s N e v ille H a y n e s o f S a n A n to ­
p a re n ts , f o u r b ro th e rs , a n d a siste r.
n io , J e ffe rs o n V a n A k e n H a y n e s o f
P a l lb e a r e r s w e r e G a r r y A d a m s ,
A lp in e ; th re e g ra n d c h ild re n , J u s tin
T h a d d e u s A d a m s, C h a rlie G ro h m a n ,
H a y n e s o f A lp in e , N e v ille H a y n e s
J im A c k le n , P a u l L ip p e , a n d G e o rg e
o f S a n A n to n io , a n d H e a th e r K ra ft
G ant. H o n o ra ry p a llb e a re rs w e re B o b
o f S a n A n to n io ; h e r s is te r, C a ro ly n
O ls o n a n d C h a r le s O rs a g .
Clark.
In lie u o f f lo w e rs , m e m o ria ls m a y
A fu n e ra l s e rv ic e w a s h e ld M o n ­
b e s e n t to H ig h la n d L a k e s U n ite d
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s m a ll s c h o o ls .”
• h e a rd a n u p d a te fro m A th le tic D i­
r e c to r C h ris H e n s o n o n th e y e a r in
s p o rts th u s fa r. “ W e h a d a w o n d e r ­
fu l y e a r in f o o tb a ll,” s a id H e n s o n .
“ T h e k id s - 1 o w e it a ll to th e m .”
T h e b a s k e tb a ll s e a s o n is in fu ll
s w in g a n d b o th , h e s a id , a n d b o th
g i r ls ’ a n d b o y s ’ te a m s h a v e p la y e d
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A special meeting and public hearing has been scheduled for 6 p.m. on
Tuesday, December 30 at the Presidio County Courthouse, Room 1 0 2 , 300
N. Highland, Marfa, Texas.
The purpose o f this meeting is to approve the proposed Presidio County
Budget Fiscal Year 2004. The budget includes a 3% pay increase for all
elected officials and employees o f Presidio County. A copy o f the proposed
budget is on file for inspection at the Presidio County Clerk’ s Office at the
Presidio County Courthouse, 300 North Highland, Marfa, Texas. Presidio
County Commissioners’ Court will take action on the budget at the
conclusion o f the public hearing.
PC - Dec i 1 & 18
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J h e ^ jg B e n d S e n tin eL Marfa. Texas. D ecem tw is 2003 H l'i
Supreme Court to intervene in
Mexican trucks on U.S. roads issue
W A S H IN G T O N — T h e S u p re m e
C o u rt a g r e e d M o n d a y to in te rv e n e
in a tw o -d e c a d e -o ld fig h t o v e r a llo w ­
in g M e x ic a n t r u c k s a n d b u s e s o n
U .S . ro a d w a y s .
T h e c o u r t s a id it w ill h e a r a n a p p e a l
fro m th e B u s h a d m in istra tio n , w h ic h
w a n ts to o p e n th e b o r d e r to M e x i­
c a n tr u c k s w ith o u t a c o u r t-o rd e re d
e n v ir o n m e n ta l stu d y .
T h e $ 1 .8 m illio n s tu d y is e x p e c te d
to ta k e a y e a r o r m o re , f u rth e r d e la y ­
in g th e b o r d e r o p e n in g P r e s i d e n t
B u s h o r d e r e d l a s t fa ll o v e r l o n g ­
s ta n d in g o p p o s itio n fro m U .S . la b o r,
c o n s u m e r a n d e n v iro n m e n ta l o rg a ­
n iz a tio n s .
T h e c o n s u m e r g ro u p P u b lic C itiz en ,
th e T e a m s te r s a n d o th e rs s u e d o n
s a fe ty a n d e n v iro n m e n ta l g ro u n d s ,
a n d a fe d e ra l a p p e a ls c o u rt ru le d e a r­
lie r th is y e a r th a t th e g o v e r n m e n t
m u s t p e r fo r m th e le n g th y stu d y .
T h e B u s h a d m in is tra tio n h a s sa id
it w ill c o m p ly w ith th a t o rder, b u t also
a p p e a le d to th e S u p re m e C o u r t in
S e p tem b e r.
“T h e c o u rt o f a p p e a ls m is a p p lie d
th e n a tio n ’s e n v iro n m e n ta l la w s a n d
c o n s tra in e d th e p r e s id e n t’s d is c re ­
tio n to c o n d u c t f o re ig n a f fa ir s ,” S o ­
licito r G e n era l T h e o d o re O lso n w rote.
T h e ru lin g f ro m th e 9 th U .S . C irc u it
C o u r t o f A p p e a l s “ p r e v e n t s th e
p re s id e n t’s a c tio n f o rm ta k in g e ffe c t
a n d th e r e b y h a m p e r s c o m m e rc e ,”
O ls o n to ld th e c o u rt.
T h e ru lin g a ls o n e e d le s sly p ro lo n g s
a tra d e d is p u te w ith M e x ic o o v e r th e
re q u ire m e n ts o f th e N o r th A m e r ic a n
F re e T ra d e A g re e m e n t, O ls o n w ro te .
T h e S a n F r a n c is c o - b a s e d 9 th C ir ­
c u it h a n d le s a p p e a ls f r o m th e M e x i­
c a n b o r d e r s ta te s o f C a lifo rn ia a n d
A r iz o n a , a s w e ll a s o th e r w e s te rn
s ta te s .
I n r e s p o n s e , P u b lic C itiz e n s a id th e
g o v e r n m e n t ’s a p p e a l, o r p e titio n ,
o v e r p la y e d th e n o tio n th a t th e
p re s id e n t’s fo re ig n a ffa irs p o w e r w a s
c rim ped.
“ T h is is a p e titio n in s e a rc h o f a
p r o b l e m , ” t h e g r o u p ’s l a w y e r s
w ro te . “ D e s p ite p e titio n e r s ’ a tte m p t
to tu rn th is c a s e in to a fo re ig n p o lic y
c h a lle n g e , it c o n c e rn s o n ly th e r o u ­
tin e a p p lic a tio n o f d o m e s tic e n v iro n ­
m e n ta l la w s to fe d e ra l a g e n c y a c ­
tio n .”
P u b lic C itiz e n a ls o n o te d th a t th e
s tu d y is u n d e r w a y a n d w o u ld b e
w e ll a lo n g b y th e tim e th e S u p re m e
C o u rt h e a r d a n d d e c id e d th e c ase.
“ T h e issu e w ill s o o n re s o lv e its e lf
a n d th e re is n o n e e d fo r th e c o u rt to
in te r v e n e ,” th e g r o u p a rg u e d .
T h e e n v iro n m e n ta l s tu d y w ill a n a ­
ly z e sh o rt- a n d lo n g -te rm e n v ir o n ­
m e n ta l e ffe c ts o f o p e n in g U .S . ro a d s
to M e x ic a n tru ck s. T h e stu d y w ill n o t
s to p M e x ic a n tr u c k s f ro m o p e ra tin g
in th e lo n g ru n , b u t P u b lic C itiz e n
h a s s a id it s h o u ld le s s e n p o te n tia lly
h a rm fu l e ffe c ts.
S in c e 1 9 8 2 , tr u c k s f r o m M e x ic o
h a v e b e e n a llo w e d o n ly in 20 -m ile
c o m m e rc ia l b o rd e r z o n e s, w h e re
M e x i c a n r ig s m u s t t r a n s f e r t h e i r
c a rg o to U .S . tru c k s fo r d e liv e rie s
w ith in th e U n ite d S ta te s.
M e x ic a n tru ck s m a k e a p p ro x im ate ly
4 .5 m illio n b o r d e r c ro s s in g s e v e ry
y e a r, a n d it is c u m b e rs o m e a n d e x ­
p e n s i v e to o f f l o a d c a r g o t o U .S .
tru ck s, th e a d m in is tra tio n f ilin g said.
“P a s s e n g e rs u s in g s c h e d u le d b u s
se rv ic e s m u s t fo llo w sim ila rly in e ffi­
c ie n t p ro c e d u re s ,” O ls o n w ro te .
M e x ic o c la im s th e m o r a to riu m h a s
c o s t it m o r e th a n $ 2 b illio n .
T h e c a s e is U n ite d S ta te s v. P u b lic
C itizen, 03-358.
(The D allas Morning News)
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Southwest Texas Municipal Gas Corporation is requesting
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Gas Corp., P.O. Box 659, Alpine, TX 79831, or in person at
203 North Apple, in Alpine. Applications must be received by
December 31,2003. Top five applicants will be interviewed.
Employment to begin February 1,2004, or as soon thereafter as
possible. Top applicant selected is subject to mandatory pre­
employment drug testing. Residence must be in Alpine/Marfa/Fort
Davis area. Salary compensation to related gas distribution
experience. For further information, call headquarters office, 432837-3437. Southwest Texas Municipal Gas Corporation is an
equal opportunity employer.
36-2tb
ParkR a n g e r V
(Lead Ranger)
D a v is M o u n ta in s S ta te P a rk
P .O .B o x 1707
F o rt D a v is, T X 7 9 7 3 4
J o b P o s tin g # 0 4 -1 3 -2 0 1 .
F o w lk e s C attle C o m p a n y Inc. is n o w
ta k in g a p p lic a tio n s fo r truck d r iv e r s .
C a ttle a n d fe e d h a u lin g e x p e rie n c e
r e q u ir e d , C D L L ic e n s e r e q u ir e d .
C o m e b y F o w lk e s C attle C o. Inc., G o lf
C o u rs e R o a d in M a rfa , to a p p ly .
31-tfn
C lo sin g D ate: 12/29/03
S e rv e s a s le a d ra n g e r re s p o n s ib le fo r
o v e ra ll o p e ra tio n o f p a rk in a b s e n c e
o f a s s is ta n t m a n a g e r. D u tie s in c lu d e
tra in in g , su p e rv is in g a n d p ro v id in g
le a d e rs h ip fo r s t a f f a n d v o lu n te e rs ;
p la n n in g , p e rfo rm in g a n d s u p e rv is ­
in g m a in te n a n c e a n d re p a irs o f
fa c ilitie s , g r o u n d s a n d e q u ip m e n t.
P ro v id e s c u s to m e r se rv ic e . P re p a re s
a n d m a in ta in s re c o rd s a n d re p o rts.
H ig h s c h o o l g ra d u a te o r G E D a n d
fo u r y e a rs p ro g re s s iv e e x p e rie n c e .
F o r c o m p le te j o b p o s tin g , m o re
C risis S e rv ic e s S p e c ia lis t/
B ra n c h M g r. - P re sid io
T h e F a m ily C risis C e n te r o f th e B ig
B e n d , In c . is h irin g fo r a p e rm a n e n t,
fu ll-tim e p o s itio n a s Crisis S e rv ic e s
Specialist/Branch Manager in
Presidio.
Q u a lifica tio n s: B a c h e lo r’s d e g re e in
so c ia l s c ie n c e o r b u s in e s s a d m in is ­
tra tio n o r e q u iv a le n t e x p e rie n c e . B i­
lin g u a l (E n g lis h /S p a n is h ) p re fe rre d .
R e s u m e re q u ir e d . A p p lic a tio n s
a v a ila b le a t 6 0 6 N . 5 lh S tre e t, A lp in e .
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in fo rm a tio n , o r to s u b m it S ta te o f
HELP WANTED - secretary n e ed e d
T e x a s a p p lic a tio n , c o n ta c t J o h n
fo r b u s y la w o ffic e . M u s t h a v e g o o d
w o rk h a b its, o rg a n iz a tio n a l a n d
p u te r s k ills. P re v io u s le g a l s e c re ta ry
o r p a ra -le g a l e x p e rie n c e d e sirab le b u t
n o t n e c e s s a ry . L o ts o f r o o m fo r p e r ­
s o n a l a d v a n c e m e n t in th is p o s itio n ,
fo r a p e rs o n w ith a d e s ire to lea rn .
C a ll 4 3 2 -8 3 7 -9 5 5 5 o r s e n d r e s u m e o
2 1 3 E . H o lla n d A v e n u e , A lp in e , T X
79830.
37-2tb
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H o te l P a is a n o in M a rfa is a c c e p tin g
a p p lic a tio n s fo r o n e fu ll-tim e s e rv e r
a n d tw o p a r t-tim e se rv e rs , so m e
e x p e r ie n c e r e q u ire d . P le a s e a p p ly in
p e rso n o r c all 4 3 2 -7 2 9 -3 8 3 8 .
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B IG B E N D R E G IO N A L M E D IC A L C E N T E R F U L L - T IM E
TITLE: LVN
D E P A R T M E N T : E m e rg en c y R o o m
C L A S S IF IC A T IO N : N o n -E x em p t
D E S C R IP T IO N : T h e L V N n u rse is a m e m b e r o f the m u lti-d is c ip lin a ry care
te a m , w h o p ro v id e s h ig h q u a lity p a tie n t c a re u n d e r th e d ire c tio n o f th e
R e g is te re d N u rs e u s in g th e n u rs in g p ro c e ss .
S H IF T : M id S h ift
Q U A L IF IC A T IO N S :
E d u c a tio n : G ra d u a te o f a n a c c re d ite d s c h o o l o f v o c a tio n a l n u rs in g
re q u ire d .
E x p e rie n c e : P re fe rre d n o t re q u ire d
L ic e n s u re /C e rtific a tio n : C u rre n t lic e n s e w ith th e S ta te o f T e x a s to p r a c tic e
v o c a tio n a l n u rs in g . P r o o f o f c u r re n t B C L S c e rtific a tio n .
A n E q u a l O p p o rtu n ity E m p lo y e r
S e n d in a p p lic a tio n o r re s u m e to
B ig B e n d R e g io n a l M e d ic a l C e n te r
2600 H w y 1 18N
A lp in e, T X 7 9 8 3 0
A ttn : P a y r o ll / P e rs o n n e l
BBRM C - O ct 23 & 30
BIG BEND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
FULL-TIME POSITION
T IT L E : N u rs in g A s s is ta n t
D E P A R T M E N T : M e d ic a l S u rg ic a l
C L A S S IF IC A T IO N : N o n -e x e m p t
D E S C R IP T IO N :T h e N u r s in g A s s is ta n t a s sists w ith d ir e c t p a tie n t c a re ,
in c lu d in g v ita l sig n s, p e rs o n a l h y g ie n e , d ie ta ry n e e d s a n d a m b u la tio n ,
fo r n e o n a te , c h ild , a d o le s c e n t, a d u lt a n d g e ria tric p o p u la tio n s .
Q U A L IF IC A T IO N S :E d u c a tio n : H ig h S c h o o l d ip lo m a p re fe rre d .
E x p e rie n c e : D e s ira b le T e x a s C N A p re fe rre d . C u rre n t C P R c a rd . M u s t b e
a b le to fo llo w d ire c tio n s a n d to p e r fo r m w o rk a c c o rd in g to d e p a r tm e n t
s ta n d a rd s w h e n n o d ire c tio n s a re g iv e n .
L ic e n s u re /C e rtific a tio n : C N A p re fe rre d .
S u b m it a p p lic a tio n s to :
P a y ro ll/P e rs o n n e l
B ig B e n d R e g io n a l M e d ic a l C e n te r
2600 H w y 118N
A lp in e , T X 7 9 8 3 0
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HELPWANTED
B IG B E N D R E G IO N A L M E D IC A L C E N T E R
FU L L -T IM E
TITLE: D ir e c to r o f D ia g n o s tic Im a g in g S e rv ic e s
DEPARTMENT: D iag n o stic Im ag in g S erv ices
CLASSIFICATION: E xem pt
DESCRIPTION : T h e D ire c to r o f D ia g n o s tic Im a g in g S e rv ic e s s e rv e s a s a
m o d e l f o r th e o r g a n iz a tio n ’s s ta n d a rd s in le a d e rs h ip a n d p ra c tic e . T h e
D ire c to r is a c c o u n ta b le to th e C E O a n d w o rk s in c o lla b o ra tio n w ith th e
L e a d e rs h ip , A d m in is tra tiv e te a m a n d th e R a d io lo g y M e d ic a l D ire c to r. T h e
P r im a ry r e s p o n s ib ilitie s a re to p r o v id e le a d e rs h ip a n d m a n a g e m e n t o f
R a d io lo g y S e rv ic e s. E sta b lish e s a n d m a in ta in s a g o o d ra p p o rt a n d
p ro f e s s io n a l re la tio n s h ip w ith fe llo w e m p lo y e e s , o th e r d e p a rtm e n ts a n d
m e d ic a l sta ff. T h e D ir e c to r fa c ilita te s th e in te g ra tio n o f th e h o s p ita l’s
m is s io n , v a lu e s a n d stra te g ic p la n to th e sta ff. T h e D ire c to r is a c c o u n ta b le
fo r th e p e r fo rm a n c e o f ra d io lo g y s e rv ic e s , q u a lity im p ro v e m e n t p ro c e s s e s ,
r e g u la to r y a n d a c c re d ita tio n c o m p lia n c e a n d fis c a l a c c o u n ta b ility fo r all
D ia g n o s tic Im a g in g se rv ic e s.
Q U A L IF IC A T IO N S :E d u c a tio n : G ra d u a te o f a n A M A A c c re d ite d p ro g ra m
in R a d io lo g ic T e c h n o lo g y ; e ith e r h o s p ita l b a s e d o r c o lle g e d e g re e B S R T .
E x p e rie n c e : M in im u m o f th re e y e a rs m a n a g e m e n t, s u p e rv is o ry e x p e rie n c e
w ith a w o rk in g k n o w le d g e o f a ll R a d io lo g y m o d a litie s.
L ic e n s u re /C e rtific a tio n : R e g is te re d w ith th e A m e r ic a n R e g is try o f
R a d io lo g ic T e c h n o lo g y o r e lig ib le . H o ld s a c u r re n t G e n e ra l M e d ic a l
R a d io lo g ic a l T e c h n o lo g is t L ic e n s e w ith th e T e x a s D e p a rtm e n t o f H e a lth .
A d v a n c e s C e rtific a tio n in a d d itio n a l m o d a litie s a p lu s. C u rre n t C P R .
A n E q u a l O p p o rtu n ity E m p lo y e r
B B R M C - N ov 20 & 26
BIGBENDREGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
PRN POSITION
TITLE: L V N
D E P A R T M E N T : M e d ic a l S urgical
. C L A S S IF IC A T IO N : N o n -E x em p t
D E S C R IP T IO N : T h e L V N n u rs e is a m e m b e r o f th e m u lti-d is c ip lin a ry c a re
te a m , w h o p r o v id e s h ig h q u a lity p a tie n t c a re u n d e r th e d ir e c tio n o f th e
R e g is te re d N u rs e u s in g th e n u r s in g p ro c e ss .
Q U A L IF IC A T IO N S : E d u c a tio n : G r a d u a te o f a n a c c r e d ite d s c h o o l o f
v o c a tio n a l n u rs in g re q u ire d .
E x p e rie n c e : P re fe rre d n o t re q u ire d .
L ic e n s u r e /C e rtif ic a tio n : C u rr e n t lic e n s e w ith S ta te o f T e x a s to p r a c tic e
v o c a tio n a l n u rs in g . P r o o f o f c u r re n t B C L S c e rtific a tio n .
A n E q u a l O p p o r tu n ity E m p lo y e r
BIG BENDREGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
FULL-TIME POSITION
T I T L E : C h a r g e N u r s e - R e g is te r e d N u r s e
D E P A R T M E N T : M e d ic a l S u rg ic al
S H IF T : N ig h t S h ift
C L A S S IF IC A T IO N :N o n -E x em p t
D E S C R IP T IO N :T h e R e g is te r N u rs e sh a ll b e re s p o n s ib le fo r p la n n in g ,
s u p e rv is in g a n d e v a lu a tin g th e n u rs in g c a re o f p a tie n ts a n d fo r
c o r re la tin g th e n u rs in g p ro c e s s , th e m e d ic a l p la n o f c a re a n d p o lic ie s .
Q U A L IF IC A T IO N S :E d u c a tio n : C u rre n t lic e n se in p ro fe s s io n a l
n u rs in g f ro m th e S ta te B o a rd o f N u r s e E x a m in e rs. C u rre n t C P R
c e rtific a tio n o r s u c c e s s fu l c o m p le tio n o f B a sic L ife S u p p o rt. S u c c e s s fu l
c o m p le te s th e a n n u a l m e d ic a tio n e x a m in a tio n . G ra d u a te o f a n
a c c re d ite d S c h o o l o f P r o f e s s io n a l N u rs in g ,
E x p e rie n c e : D e s ira b le c h a ra c te ris tic s in c lu d e a t i e a s t tw o y e a rs o f
e x p e rie n c e in a h o s p ita l o r m e d ic a lly re la te d e n v iro n m e n t. M u s t b e a b le
to d e m o n s tra te k n o w le d g e a n d sk ills to p r o v id e c a re a p p ro p ria te to th e
a g e o f p a tie n ts se rv e d . M u s t d e m o n s tra te k n o w le d g e o f p r in c ip le s o f
g ro w th a n d d e v e lo p m e n t o v e r th e life s p a n a n d p o s s e s s th e a b ility to
a s s e s s d a ta r e fle c tiv e to th e p a tie n t’s n e e d s a n d to p ro v id e c a re n e e d e d
a s d e s c rib e d to in p o lic y a n d p ro c e d u re .
L ic e n s u re /C e rtific a tio n : C u rre n t S ta te N u rs in g L ic e n s e fr o m th e S ta te
B o a rd o f N u rs e E x a m in e rs. C P R .
S u b m it a p p lic a tio n s to :
P a y ro ll/P e rs o n n e l
B ig B e n d R e g io n a l M e d ic a l C e n te r
2 6 0 0 H w y 118 N
A lp in e , T X 7 9 8 3 0
(432)837-3447
A n E q u a l O p p o r tu n ity E m p lo y e r
BIG BEND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
FULL-TIME
T I T L E : C h a r g e N u r s e - R e g is te r e d N u r s e
D E P A R T M E N T : M e d ic a l S u rg ic a l
S H IF T : D a y S h ift
C L A S S IF IC A T IO N : N o n -E x e m p t
D E S C R IP T IO N :T h e R e g is te r N u r s e s h a ll b e re s p o n s ib le fo r p la n n in g ,
s u p e rv is in g a n d e v a lu a tin g th e n u rs in g c a re o f p a tie n ts a n d fo r
c o rre la tin g th e n u r s in g p ro c e s s , th e m e d ic a l p la n o f c a re a n d p o lic ie s .
Q U A L IF IC A T IO N S :E d u c a tio n : C u r re n t lic e n se in p r o f e s s io n a l
n u rs in g fro m th e S ta te B o a r d o f N u r s e E x a m in e rs. C u rre n t C P R
c e r tific a tio n o r s u c c e s s f u l c o m p le tio n o f B a sic L ife S u p p o rt. S u c c e s s fu l
c o m p le te s th e a n n u a l m e d ic a tio n e x a m in a tio n . G ra d u a te o f a n a c c r e d ite d
S c h o o l o f P r o f e s s io n a l N u rs in g .
E x p e rie n c e :. D e s ira b le c h a ra c te ris tic s in c lu d e a t le a s t tw o y e a r s o f
e x p e rie n c e in a h o s p ita l o r m e d ic a lly re la te d e n v iro n m e n t. M u s t b e a b le
to d e m o n s tra te k n o w le d g e a n d sk ills to p ro v id e c a re a p p ro p ria te to th e
a g e o f p a tie n ts se rv e d . M u s t d e m o n s tra te k n o w le d g e o f p rin c ip le s o f
g ro w th a n d d e v e lo p m e n t o v e r th e life s p a n a n d p o s s e s s th e a b ility to
a sse ss d a ta r e fle c tiv e to th e p a tie n t’s n e e d s a n d to p ro v id e c a re n e e d e d
a s d e s c rib e d to in p o lic y a n d p ro c e d u re .
L ic e n s u re /C e rtific a tio n : C u r re n t S ta te N u rs in g L ic e n s e f r o m th e S ta te
B o a rd o f N u r s e E x a m in e rs. C P R .
S u b m it a p p lic a tio n s to :
P a y ro ll/P e rs o n n e l
B ig B e n d R e g io n a l M e d ic a l C e n te r
2600H w y 118N
A lp in e , T X 7 9 8 3 0
(4 3 2 )8 3 7 -3 4 4 7
A n E q u a l O p p o r tu n ity E m p lo y e r
S U L R O S S S T A T E U N IV E R S IT Y
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33-tfb
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432-363-0881
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Sul Ross State University
Police Officer
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b y th e T e x a s C o m m iss io n o n L a w E n fo rc e m e n t O ffic e r S ta n d a rd s a n d E d u ­
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ta in e d a s a c o n d itio n o f e m p lo y m e n t. P r e f e r r e d : T h ir ty o r m o re s e m e s te r
c o lle g e h o u rs ; u n d e rs ta n d in g o f s c h o o l-b a s e d e n v iro n m e n t; o n e to tw o
y e a r s la w e n fo rc e m e n t r e la te d e x p e rie n c e . P o s itio n m a y e x p e c t irr e g u la r
w o r k in g h o u rs a n d d a y s o ff; m a y b e re q u ire d to w o rk d u rin g n ig h t h o u rs ,
w e e k e n d s , a n d ro ta tin g s h ifts; e x p o s u re to in c le m e n t a n d e x tre m e w e a th e r
c o n d itio n s . In v o lv e s a d e g re e o f h a z a r d s a n d v a rio u s o th e r p h y s ic a l d iffi­
c u ltie s in c lu d in g sta irs; s te e p in c lin e s a n d liv e sto c k ; p o s itio n is S e c u rity
S e n sitiv e . A p p ly T o Human Resources Director, Sul Ross State Univer­
sity, Box C-13, Alpine, TX 79832. (4 3 2 ) 8 3 7 -8 0 5 8 . A p p lic a tio n s a c c e p te d
u n til p o s itio n is fille d . E E O /A A E . S u l R o ss is a m e m b e r o f th e T e x a s S ta te
U n iv e rs ity S y ste m .
T h e U n iv e rs ity w ill b e c lo s e d fro m D e c e m b e r 2 0 ,2 0 0 3 th ro u g h J a n u a ry 4 ,
2 0 0 4 . T h e a p p lic a tio n f o r m is a v a ila b le o n th e S u l R o s s w e b s ite ,
w w w .s u lro s s .e d u “ e m p lo y m e n t” p a g e . I f y o u h a v e a n y q u e s tio n s
p le a s e c a ll L t. H e n d ric k s (4 3 2 ) 5 3 0 -3 6 1 6 o r le a v e a m e s s a g e a n d y o u r c all
w ill b e re tu rn e d . 12-18-03
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P o s itio n # 0 4 -2 5 . $ 2 2 ,5 6 0 . R e q u ir e d : B a c h e lo r ’s d e g re e ; m u s t h a v e
e x p e rie n c e o p e ra tin g a p e r s o n a l c o m p u te r; s tro n g v e rb a l, w ritte n , a n d
o rg a n iz a tio n a l skills., P r e f e r r e d : O n e y e a r fin a n c ia l a id a n d /o r a d m is s io n
e x p erien c e ; b ilin g u a l in S p a n ish . C u rre n t d riv e r’s lic e n se a n d d riv in g re c o rd
a c c e p t a b le to th e u n i v e r s it y m u s t b e m a i n t a i n e d a s a c o n d it i o n o f
e m p lo y m e n t. M u s t h a v e p e r s o n a l tra n s p o rta tio n . M u s t b e w illin g to w o rk
so m e e v e n in g s a n d w e e k e n d s . E x te n s iv e o v e r n ig h t tra v e l th ro u g h o u t
T e x a s a n d N e w M e x ic o . E x te n s iv e r e c r u itm e n t tr a v e l a n d p r o s p e c t
m a n a g e m e n t w ith in a s s ig n e d re g io n a l te r r ito rie s , a p p lic a tio n re v ie w ,
in te rv ie w s a n d in fo rm a tio n a l p re s e n ta tio n s to p r o s p e c tiv e stu d e n ts , h ig h
sc h o o ls, a n d c o m m u n ity c o lle g e s . A p p ly to Human Resources Director,
Sul Ross State University, B o x C-13, Alpine, TX 79832. P h o n e (4 3 2 )
8 3 7 -8 0 5 8 ; F a x (4 3 2 ) 8 3 7 -8 2 4 4 . A p p lic a tio n s a c c e p te d u n til p o s itio n is
f ille d .
A p p l i c a t i o n f o r m is a v a i l a b l e o n t h e S u l R o s s w e b s i t e
(w w w .s u lro s s .e d u ) “ e m p lo y m e n t o p p o r tu n itie s ” p a g e . E E O /A A E . S u l
R o s s is a m e m b e r o f th e T e x a s S ta te U n iv e rs ity S y s te m .
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c o u rse s o r e q u iv a le n t, 3 y e a rs se c re ta ria l e x p e rie n c e , k e y b o a rd in g 5 0 w .p .m .
a n d s ta n d a rd o ffic e m a c h in e s , c o m p u te r sk ills. P re fe rre d : W o rd p ro c e s s ­
in g , d a ta b a s e a n d s p r e a d s h e e t c o m p u te r p r o g ra m sk ills ; c o lle g e o r b u s i­
n e s s s c h o o l c o u rs e w o rk . P o s itio n is S e c u rity S e n sitiv e . P e rfo rm ta s k s
re q u irin g sk ill in k e y b o a r d in g a n d c o m p u te r u s a g e ; m a y tra n s c rib e v a rie d
m a te ria l fro m d ic ta tio n o r d ra ft, m a y ty p e c o rre sp o n d e n c e , fo rm s, sta tistic a l
r e p o rts , te s ts , m a n u s c r ip ts , o r p r o p o s a ls ; c o m p o s e s r o u tin e c o r re s p o n ­
d e n c e a n d c o m p ile s r e p o rts ; m a in ta in s v a rio u s r e c o rd s a n d filin g sy s te m s;
s e rv e s a s re c e p tio n is t; o p e n s a n d ro u te s m a il; m a k e s a p p o in tm e n ts a n d
tra v e l a rra n g e m e n ts ; m a y a s s is t w ith p re p a ra tio n o f p ro g r a m s o r p u b lic a ­
tio n s ; m a in ta in s in v e n to r y a n d m a y o rd e r m a te ria ls fo r d e p a rtm e n t; o th e r
d u tie s u n iq u e to th e d e p a rtm e n t. S u b m it le tte r o f in te re s t, re s u m e , c o n ta c t
in fo rm a tio n fo r th re e re fe re n c e s , a n d c o m p le te d S u l R o s s A p p lic a tio n to
H u m a n R e s o u rc e s D ire c to r , S u l R o s s S ta te U n iv e rs ity , B o x C -1 3 , A lp in e ,
T e x a s 7 9 8 3 2 . (4 3 2 ) 8 3 7 -8 0 5 8 . A p p lic a tio n s a cc ep te d u n til p o sitio n is filled.
A p p lic a tio n f o r m is a v a ila b le o n th e S u l R o s s w e b site , w w w .s u lro s s .e d u ,
“ e m p lo y m e n t ” p a g e . E E O /A A E . S u l R o s s is a m e m b e r o f th e T e x a s S ta te
U n iv e rsity S y ste m . 12 -1 8 -0 3
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P o s itio n # 0 4 - 2 2 . $ 2 0 ,3 1 6 . R e q u ir e d : H ig h s c h o o l g r a d u a te w ith b u s in e s s
c o u rs e s o r e q u iv a le n t; th re e y e a r s e x p e r ie n c e o r tra in in g in p r o c u re m e n t o r
re la te d field ; sta n d ard o ffice m a c h in e a n d c o m p u te r skills. P re fe rre d : C o lle g e
a n d b u s in e s s s c h o o l c o u r s e s ; f o u r y e a r s e x p e r ie n c e in p r o c u r e m e n t,
p re fe ra b ly in a sta te p u rc h a s in g s y s te m ; fa m ilia r w ith a u to m a te d p u rc h a s in g
sy ste m s. D u tie s : A s sig n s a n d re v ie w s w o r k o f sm a ll c le ric a l sta ff; p ro c e ss e s
in c o m in g m a te ria ls re q u is itio n s ; o b ta in s b id s fo r m a te ria ls ; d e te rm in e s b e s t
s o u rc e f o r m a te ria ls ; p la c e s o rd e rs ; m a in ta in s a c c o u n ts re c o rd s ; tra c e s la te
o rd e rs ; a s s is ts d e p a rtm e n ts in p r e p a r in g re q u is itio n s ; p ro c e s s e s c o m p le te d
o rd e rs fo r p a y m e n t; o p e ra te s c o m p u te r. P o s itio n is S e c u rity S e n sitiv e .
S u b m it le t t e r o f in te r e s t, r e s u m e , a n d c o n ta c t i n f o r m a t io n f o r th r e e
re fe re n c e s , a n d c o m p le te d S u l R o s s A p p lic a tio n to Human Resources
Director, Sul Ross State University, Box C-13, A lp in e , TX 79832. (4 3 2 )
8 3 7 -8 0 5 8 . R e v ie w o f a p p lic a tio n s w ill c o n tin u e u n til p o s itio n is fille d .
A p p lic a tio n fo rm is a v a ila b le o n th e “ e m p lo y m e n t” p a g e o f th e S u l R o s s
w e b s ite . E E O /A A E . S u l R o s s is a m e m b e r o f th e T e x a s S ta te U n iv e rs ity
S y s te m .
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