Photo by Jim Hedrick
SIGN OF THE BURRO – It won’t be easy to miss Marathon’s newest eatery any more. A new “Burro” sign was erected
last week marking the spot of the Famous Burro, Neil Chavigny’s new restaurant and bar at Main and Avenue D in the location of the
former Cottonwood Station. Workers, from left, were Matt Campbell, Chavigny, Mike Johnson, Patrick Picasso and Ben Ramirez, hiding
behind the pole.
AUSTIN – Texas Comptroller Susan Combs of Marathon is one of only three women named to Government Technology magazine’s 2009 list
of the Top 25 “Doers, Dreamers and Drivers.”
The list in the publication’s March, 2009, issue honors leaders who use technology to
solve problems, meet evolving expectations and operate more efficient government operations.
MARATHON – The third monthly Marathon Chamber of Commerce mixer will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 19, at Shirley’s Burnt Biscuit
Bakery.
Owner and chief baker Don Boyd will serve some of his baked goods as well as offer several types of specialty coffees, lattes and espressos.
Read 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
SANDERSON – Five Mustangs and one Colt placed at the Rio Grande Relays here last weekend.
Coach Gene Peńa’s boys placed 12th overall.
Colten Johnson placed fourth in the long jump competition soaring 18 feet, 3/4 inches and Cito Hernandez placed sixth in the 100-meter dash clocking in at 12.02.
Read more...By KIM RAPP
News Leader Production Manager
MARATHON – Marathon Elementary fourth grader Jesse Lopez rode the most laps last week in
the St. Jude’s Bike-athon, completing 60 laps or 15 miles.
First grader Kenton Duncan completed 51 laps with mom Kendra beside him, which measures out to almost 14 miles.
Read more...Drought Watch: levels up
in river basin
EL PASO – The 2009 storage is up at reservoirs north of here, snowpack is above average and
flows in the Rio Grande have begun.
Much of West Texas has been in drought conditions through much of the winter, eased only somewhat by more than an inch that fell in Sanderson Tuesday night through Wednesday.
Read more...‘Dial and Deal’
entertains traveling couple
By ARLENE GRIFFIS
Marathon Editor
MARATHON – Whenever Steve and I talk with friends and relatives
from other parts of the state, they often ask if we have satellite radio in our van since we travel so much in remote areas of Texas
where signals from radio stations in the big cities are very weak or non-existent.
They are often surprised when we say we do not.
It
is a common phrase out here in Far West Texas that people who move here either “get it or they don’t.”
Well, these well-meaning folks who are so concerned about our connection with the rest of the state obviously do not “get it.”
National ‘Ag’ Day next week
FORT STOCKTON – Next Friday, March 20, will be National Ag Day to mark the abundance provided by agriculture
in the country.
American agriculture is responsible for providing the necessities of everyday life – food, fiber and even fuel, said Cullene F. Heritage, executive director of USDA’s Farm Service Agency in Pecos and Terrell Counties.
Read more...Prescribed burn group created
ALPINE – The Trans Pecos Prescribed Burn Association was officially created last month when landowners and managers from across the Trans-Pecos region gathered at Sul Ross State University here.
Those attending the organizational meeting included landowners and managers from Brewster, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Pecos and Presidio counties.
Read more...Ground broken for ‘Century Plant’
FORT STOCKTON – Work on the proposed $1 billion Century Plant between here and Sanderson was expected
to begin soon after a groundbreaking Wednesday.
SandRidge Energy of Oklahoma City and Oxy Petroleum Corp. of Los Angeles are teaming up on the plant near US 285 and Puckett Road which would separate carbon dioxide from methane, thus benefiting both companies.
Read more...RUNNIN’AT THE RIO – Prissy Hernandez ran at the Rio Grande Relays last week in Sanderson. Along with her running, Prissy also competed
in the long jump, soaring 13 feet, 6 1/2 inches, landing her in sixth place.
OVER THE MOON – Unique in the daytime, the new sign at the Famous Burro restaurant in downtown Marathon is especially striking and colorful after dark.
In her profile, the magazine acknowledges Combs’s transparency efforts, including an initiative to publish expenditure information
in the “Where the Money Goes” online database, which won a 2008 Best of Texas award from the Center for Digital Government.
The magazine
also highlights Combs’ Open Book Texas initiative, launched in December 2008, designed to promote open government and smart spending.
“In the age of the Internet, there is seldom a good reason why government cannot keep citizens informed about how tax dollars are spent,” Combs said. “This
HONDO – US Rep. Ciro D. Rodriguez last week announced $33.72 million to be spent on road projects through-out his Congressional district.
The
projects are funded in the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act,” also known as the “stimulus bill,” and will be implemented by
the Texas Department of Transportation.
The road projects include new construction and road repair in Brewster, El Paso, Pecos, Edwards,
Val Verde, Maverick, Uvalde and Medina Counties.
“The recovery package will
Read more...BOYDS PLUS ONE – Don and Jackie Boyd, plus “Miss Charlie,” posed in front of the new Shirley’s Burnt Biscuit this week. The popular
bakery and their Purple Sage Antiques store next door will be the venue for the next monthly Chamber of Commerce “mixer” from 5 to
7 p.m. Thursday, March 19.
By STEVE LANG
Sul Ross News and Publications
KENT – Misty Sumner proudly posed with a trophy mule deer buck on the Jobe Ranch.
Then, her co-workers untied bindings and the buck, wearing a new radio collar, lurched to its feet and bounded back into the brush.
Read more...RADIO CONTROL – A mule deer buck, wearing new radio collar, was re-released on Jobe Ranch near Kent recently. Sul Ross State
University’s wildlife management research project and Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife are studying habitat, health and other
criteria in mule deep populations.
OC offers reduced tuition
ODESSA – Odessa College will offer its summer classes at a reduced tuition rate again this summer.
At a called board meeting last week, the OC board of trustees voted to approve reduced tuition rates for summer college credit classes in order to help break down educational cost barriers.
Read more...“Period Promenade" set at Museum
FORT STOCKTON – The Fort Stockton Historical Society will host a “Period Promenade” here on Saturday,
April 4 in honor of the town’s Sesquicentennial Year.
The event will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Annie Riggs Memorial Museum and is free and open to the public.
All are invited to participate in period dress, from 1859 to 2009, and promenade.
Read more...By MARK GLOVER
Contributing Editor
After a short dig, the animal pulled itself under the 16-foot- high fence and squeezed free.
It dashed across the short soggy apron, then found the hard traction of asphalt under its paws.
Read more...LION OF A KILL – Terrell County rancher Cody Carruthers, left, and trapper F.M. Galvan displayed a mountain lion they killed in this
1994 picture. West Texas Mountain lions have been transported to Florida to stem a loss of panthers from the Florida Everglades.
MARATHON – Spring is always a time that ushers in lots of activities at the Marathon Library.
For the past several months, Branch Manager Carol Townsend and Experience Works employee Shirley Rooney have been relabeling all the books and movies in the library in preparation for the conversion of both the Alpine Public Library and its Marathon branch to the library computer management system Biblionix from the older Spectrum, the system used for the past several years.
Read more...WHO’S NEXT? – Nicole Cardoza and Angelique Cook bagged up lunch for hungry bike riders after the St. Jude’s Bikeathon last week. The
PTO served up the BBQ lunch as a fundraiser with proceeds to Earth Day on May 1.
NOW WE’RE COOKIN’ – Clint Roberts cooked up hamburgers for a fundraiser by the Marathon PTO last week. Proceeds will go to Earth Day
on May 1.
CAT IN A HAT – Suzie Grusendorf's first grade class at Sanderson Elementary read Dr. Seuss books all week. March 2 was Dr. Seuss
Day. Watching Grusendorf whip up some green eggs were, from left, Justin Maguire, Alli Harris and Bria Akers.
