YOUR 2010 EAGLES – The Sanderson Eagles home opener is at 7:30 tonight, Sept. 3, at Eagle Stadium as the “orange and black” host the
Buena Vista Longhorns. It’s also the first district game of the year. For a close up and personal look at the individuals on the teamclick here.
SANDERSON – If there was any “good news” for Terrell County Independent School District this week, it was that the “recapture” rate
is down from as high as 83 percent in recent years.
This is the percentage of tax dollars the district has to send to the state to
be redistributed to other districts under the state’s “Robin Hood” finance scheme.
At a special meeting Tuesday, the Board approved
a very tight budget of $8 million for the new school year, which includes about $4.8 million in “recapture” payments.
Business Manager
Blain Chriesman said the recapture rate this year will be in the “65-percent range.” The exact rate will not be known until later
in the school year.
How much “Chapter 41” districts – known as “property rich” districts – have to share with “Chapter 42” or ‘property
poor” districts is based on a formula computed from the number of students in school and the property values in the district.
State law says those districts with tax values of more
Brewster County Judge
Val Beard
P. O. Box 1630
Alpine, TX 79831
432/819-2412
Brewster County Sheriff Ronny Dodson
201 W. Ave
E.
Alpine, TX 79830
432/837-3488
County Commissioner
Ruben Ortega
P. O. Box 233
Marathon. TX 79842
432-294- J 096
Marathon
ISD Superintendent Conrad Arriola
N. 5th Street
Marathon. TX 79842
432/386-4431
Terrell County Judge
Leo Smith
P. O. Box 4810
432/345-2421
Terrell County Sheriff
Clint McDonald
P. O. Box 320
Sanderson, TX 79848
432/345-2525
Terrell County
ISD Superintendent
Gary Hamilton
P.O. Box 747
Sanderson, TX 79848
432/345-2515
COMING ATTRACTIONS – Nopalito Market spokesman Anna La Fleur and committee member Terry Toler posed at a sign proclaiming the coming
of the market tomorrow. Toler designed the logo on the sign and has created a Face Book page for information. The market will be all
day tomorrow along Oak Street, aka, Highway 90.
Eagles stave off ‘45’
Nopalito set for tomorrow
SANDERSON – The weight of a giant tank destined for the “Century Plant” delayed the move again here this week.
Project Manager James Weston said the first of the two giant tanks weighed in at 950,000 pounds on Tuesday, 21,000 pounds over the expected weight.
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SANDERSON – The 11 Junior Eagles have been preparing for their first game at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, when they host the Grandfalls
Junior Cowboys at Eagle Stadium.
Eighth graders on the team are Anthony Fuéntez, Alexis Olivares, Chris Birkenfeld, James Keyser, Joseph Carrasco, Luis Garza and Santiago Gonzales.
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Marfa Lights this weekend
MARFA – Among the events this Labor Day weekend is the 24th Annual Marfa Lights Festival here today, Sept.
3, through Sunday, Sept. 5, at the Courthouse Square here.
Organizers promise food, crafts and fun for the entire family. There also
will be live music and entertainment throughout the weekend.
ALPINE – As if there weren’t enough to do this weekend with a host of activities in Sanderson and the annual Marfa Lights Festival the other direction, the annual Big Bend Balloon Bash here is expectedto fill the skies with 15 or more colorful hot air balloons.
Meyers gets life for murder
By Anna LaFleur
Production Manager
SONORA – David Michael Meyers of Fort Stockton pleaded guilty to two counts
of capital murder Monday in the death of 25-year-old Drew Aaron Slater of Fort Stockton and was sentenced to life in prison with no
chance for parole.
The plea came just as juror were about to be seated for a trail in the case before Dist. Judge Pedro Gomez, Jr.
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Pachanga tickets on sale
SANDERSON – Tickets will go on sale Tuesday, Sept. 7, for the 13th Annual “Pachanga” commemorating the naming
of Terrell County as the Cactus Capital of Texas.
The Pachanga, on Oct. 9 this year, will have a fiesta theme, the Arts and Education Alliance of Sanderson Committee said this week.
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Tourism touted at meeting
LAJITAS – “Tourism and travel are our lifeblood throughout the Big Bend region" and vital to our economies.
That was the unanimous consensus among attendees and speakers at a Big Bend regional economic development forum here Friday and Saturday.
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LLANO – Michael and Diana Burton “blessed” their neighbors and the fire department for help when their home here was badly damaged
in a fire last week.
Diana Burton is the daughter of Petra Thomas of Sanderson and Monahans.
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White House snubs Perry
EL PASO – Gov. Rick Perry’s office complained this week that the White House denied the governor a face-to-face
meet-ing with President Obama Tuesday when the President was here to honor Army troops at nearby Fort Bliss.
White House spokesman Luis Miranda said Perry "was offered but declined" a meeting on border security with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napo-litano and counterterrorism adviser John Brennan.
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Pecos Trail board meeting set
JUNCTION – The Texas Pecos Trail Region Board of Directors bi-monthly meeting, networking lunch and educational
experience will begin at 10 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 16, at the Texas Tech-Junction Campus Amphitheater here. The public is welcome to
attend.
A complimentary lunch will be served at noon in the dining hall, sponsored by the Junction Texas Economic Development Corp.
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State targets drunk drivers
AUSTIN — The Texas Department of Transportation, police departments and sheriff’s offices across the Lone
Star state will work together this Labor Day weekend to reduce impaired driving in its annual Drink, Drive, Go to Jail campaign.
Law enforcement statewide will be working overtime to find and arrest impaired drivers through the holiday weekend.
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Water shortage seen
EL PASO – Lower than anti-cipated mountain snowpack runoff into the Rio Grande has resulted in less water available
to all users this year and lower reservoir levels.
The US Bureau of Reclamation here estimates that Elephant Butte reservoir will be at 16.1 percent of full water capacity over Labor Day weekend with water levels 80 feet below the dam spillway.
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Combs honors local governments
MIDLAND — Texas Comp-troller Susan Combs has recognized achievements in technical education and praised
financial transparency efforts by local governments.
Combs awarded $54,812 to Midland College from the Jobs and Education for Texans Career and Technical Scholarship Fund, which provides grants to fun scholarships for students enrolled in approved training programs.
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TFS warns of fire danger
AUSTIN – The Texas Forest service pleaded with dove hunters this week not to “be a bird brain” about the danger
of rangeland fires.
With much of Texas still hot and dry and wildfires continuing to spark up across the state, dove hunters should be especially careful when heading out this week, TFS said.
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Grant addresses pronghorn decline
Pre-pay college tuition costs
AUSTIN — A state plan again this year will allow families to lock in the cost of tuition and fees at public colleges and universities in the state by enrolling in the Texas Tuition Promise Fund, the state’s prepaid tuition plan.
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By ANNA La FLEUR
Production Manager
SANDERSON – The first “Nopalito” Market offering food, arts and crafts, antiques and entertainment
will be part of what was being billed as a fun-filled and exciting weekend for residents and visitors alike.
Across the district, the annual Marfa Lights Festival will be in full swing in Marfa and the Big Bend Balloon Bash will be in Alpine.
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By KELLY LOMAS
Eagle Reporter
McCAMEY – The Sanderson Eagles football team opened the season against their traditional opener, the always-tough
Grady here Saturday but, unlike most games against the Wildcats, this one went the full 40 minutes.
It was still a loss, at 50-8, but the Eagles held their own against a much larger school.
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RUNNING ROOM – Jonathan Calzada, 11, looked for running room in last week’s opener against the Grady Wildcats. Tim Hopkins, 10, blocked
for his teammate. The Eagle’s only score came on a pass play from Joe Hopkins to L.A. Galvan. The Eagles came out second best 50-8
in the opening game of McCamey’s all-day West Texas Shootout.
Junior Eagles ready
HUDDLE UP – The junior high football team posed for a picture this week. The first game is Thursday, Sept. 9, at Eagle Stadium. Shown
Standing from left were Anthony Fuéntez, Jesse Roberts, Luis Garza, Alexis Olivares, Santiago Gonzales and Elias Haffner. Kneeling
from left were Joseph Carrasco, Cody Hilton, Mikey Shoemaker, Chris Birkenfeld and James Keyser.
Move of tank delayed again
TANK CROSSING – A giant tank atop a multi-wheel trailer stretched across
BB Balloon bash set
BALLOON BASH – Weather permitting this weekend, the skies around Alpine should be filled with colorful hot-air balloons. The annual
Big Bend Balloon Bash begins tomorrow and lasts through Monday, Sept. 4 through 6, at Sierra La Rana, a gated community two miles
south of town.
Fire victims ‘bless’ help
FLOWERS FOR MOM – Diana Burton of Llano held a bouquet given to her by her son Jeremy Reyes last week after fire heavily damaged her
home. Burton, daughter of Petra Thomas of Sanderson and Monahans, and husband Michael blessed neighbors and fire fighters for their
response to the tragedy. Crosses that remained on the fire-damaged walls were a testament
to the couple’s Christian faith.
CHOO CHOO – Sanderson High School cheerleaders took a “train ride” at McCamey Stadium last week. Shown, from left, were Julianna Larrinaga, Juliana Castro, Isabel Rivera, Kayla Fuéntez and Roxanna Rodriguez.
POLE VAULT – Road and Bridge employees, from left, Donald Berry, Ray Shoemaker and Jose “Chicken” Lopez watched as a backhoe was used
to lift a telephone pole from the ground at the corner of Third and Pine Streets to “pave” the way for drainage ditches.
ALPINE – In an effort to investigate the alarming and unexplained decline of pronghorn antelope, The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department awarded an $111,210 grant to the Borderlands Research Institute for Natural Resource Management at Sul Ross State University here.
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PRONGHORN ANTELOPE – A serious decline in antelope numbers has prompted the Texas parks and Wildlife to award a grant
to the Borderlands Research Institute for Natural Resource Management at Sul Ross State University to identify possible causes and
to evaluate two competing hypotheses regarding pronghorn survival and productivity.
RED HAT – Henry Beth Hogg received her own personal “red hat” at the Seniors Lunch last week at the Terrell County Community Building.
Helen Zeyen presented the hat, donated by a friend in Arizona, saying Hogg had expressed an interest in owning one. Ron Valdez looked
on. Hogg, who is one of Sanderson’s most active volunteers, said she does not plan to join the Red Hat Society, a women’s organization
dedicated to making the world a better place. “I don’t plan to join any more organizations,” she said.
SENIOR EAGLES – The senior Eagles football players posed for a picture at Meet the Eagles last week. Shown from left were L.A. Galvan,
Casey Couch, Cordell Lawson, Tim Hopkins and Jonathan Calzada The home team has its first game tonight at Eagle Stadium, hosting the
Buena Vista Longhorns at 7:30 p.m. after losing the opener to the Grady Wildcats last week by a score of 50-8.
