NICE RIDE – Among the cars in this year’s Big Bend Open Road Race at the turnaround Saturday around the Terrell County Courthouse
Lawn was a 2006 Lamborghini entered by J. C. Collier of Phoenix. Collier placed third in the 140-mile-per-hour class. The car won
the “People’s Choice” award.
SANDERSON – If an employee shows up sick, send him home and don’t send children to school if they are sick.
Those were among the stern
warnings by Cactus Health Medical Director Dr. J.P. Schwartz Monday in response to a potential “pandemic” of swine flu.
Schwartz said
some parents will send sick children to school because they have no place else to look after them while they are at work.
“Employers,
don’t fire them because their kids are sick,” he said.
Schwartz said places like restaurants and convenience stores are likely places
to spread disease.
“If an employee shows up sick, you’ve got to send him home,” he said. “Too often, they let people work when they
shouldn’t.”
Saying there is “no need to panic yet,” Terrell County Judge Leo Smith presided over a meeting Monday of county
health and law enforcement personnel to discuss ways to deal with a potential outbreak of swine flu.
He called an “emergency meeting”
of County Commissioners Wednesday morning to get approval to purchase additional food, medical supplies and other equipment to deal
with an emergency should it occur.
The disease killed its first victim in the US this week out of fewer than 200 cases nationwide. A 23-month-old Brownsville baby was the first death outside Mexico attributed to the disease.
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
FORT STOCKTON – Charlie Friend of Alamogordo, NM, drove from here to Sanderson and back the other day, taking about 21 minutes in
each direction.
Friend had the fastest speed Saturday at the Big Bend Open Road Race in a heavily souped- up 1965 Chevrolet Corvair, setting an overall average speed of 166.722 miles per hour. At one point, he was clocked by radar at 207.3 mph.
Read more...FRIENDLY AWARD – A perennial favorite at the Big Bend Open Road Race is Charlie Friend of Alamogordo, NM. Here he received the award
for the fastest speed from Race Coordinator Kenda Furman, left, and her assistant Cynthia Olivas. Friend’s 1965 Chevrolet Corvair
finished with an average speed of 166.722 miles per hour.
Storms rake Sheffield
SHEFFIELD – A series of violent “super cell” thunderstorms moved across West Texas Sunday, including three that
raked Sheffield with strong winds, heavy rain, hail up to “baseball” size and at least one tornado.
Bobby and Tracey Nevarez, who work at the Thunderhead Weed Wash, were among the many residents to take cover in the Baptist Church when the first cell came into town.
Read more...SANDERSON – Terrell County Volunteer Fire Department crews went into Brewster County and Pecos Counties last week to help with wildland
fires near Marathon and Fort Stockton as summer lightning apparently sparked a number of fires in the area.
Some significant rain came to parts of Southwest Texas, which was good news to some. Sanderson got a light sprinkle Tuesday. But lightning striking dry grass in areas without substantial rainfall was the bad news.
Read more...District need underscored
SANDERSON – The need for an underground water conservation district in Terrell County was underscored this
week with an effort by proposed state legislation that would allow the West Texas Water Supply District to export water from Pecos
County for use in Midland County.
The bill by State Rep. Tom Craddick of Midland would allow the district to impose a tax and to issue bonds, as well as give it the power of eminent domain.
Read more...Locals ‘cash in’ at race
SANDERSON – The Big Bend Open Road Race brought some very interesting machines to the area last week. It also
brought money.
Tammy Truesdell and Jill Jahn had a booth at the courthouse for the Saturday noon “turnaround” with “Silpada” jewelry, purses and wallets.
Read more...Building , jaws of life, approved
SANDERSON – The Terrell County Commissioners Court, in a special meeting Monday, agreed to buy a
new “jaws of life” tool for the Volunteer Fire Department and provide a ten-percent “earnest money” check for the vacated US Border
Patrol Building in Sanderson.
Fire Chief Bobby Brotherton said the old “jaws of life,” a tool used to extract people from wrecked cars, was 20 years old when it “broke” recently.
Read more...SANDERSON – Dryden Stone and Albert Thorn, both of Sanderson, submitted apparent low bids Tuesday for materials to be used for drainage
ditches throughout Sanderson.
Dryden Stone, though Jon Tom Lowrance, offered to provide stone for ditches on Pine and Hackberry between Wilson and Fifth Streets for $122,000 and Thorn offered to provide sand for $15,575.
Read more...Speed not only draw
SANDERSON – The ability to legally drive fast is a draw for drivers in the Big Bend Open Road Race but a far bigger
draw is the reception crews get from the people of Sanderson and Fort Stockton.
That was the message of Dave Carpenter of Parker, CO, who has driven the popular “M&M” car for several years.
Read more...Eagles compete at UIL
LEVELLAND – Five boys and five girls represented Sanderson at the regional UIL competition here last weekend.
Raquel
Hinkley competed in spelling and vocabulary, computer applications and computer science.
Jessica Garza participated in computer science, Juliana Castro took part in poetry, Blakeney Chriesman entered in prose and Clarissa Brotherton competed in calculator applications.
Read more...WASHINGTON, DC – US Rep. Ciro D. Rodriguez will tour the Cactus Health Services, Inc., clinic from 3 to 4 p.m. tomorrow, May 2, as
part of a swing through West Texas.
The San Antonio Democrat will discuss funding sources with the CHSI staff.
He will also make stops
in El Paso, Sierra Blanca, Van Horn, Pecos, Fort Stockton, Presidio and Alpine.
“It’s important to me to visit with
Read more...MARFA – An Amarillo man is in jail after he was arrested for trying to smuggle 910 pounds of marijuana through a Border Patrol checkpoint
Friday.
A Marfa Station K-9 alerted to a horse trailer being towed behind the man’s pickup at the Highway 67 checkpoint south of Marfa.
Read more...Flu halts UIL events
AUSTIN – The University Interscholastic League will alter its schedule of events due to the outbreak of swine flu.
Effective immediately, all UIL interscholastic competition is suspended until May 11, the League said Wednesday.
Read more...ORLANDO, FL – Davis Stumberg of Sanderson and his Alpha Cheer & Dance International Hip Hop dance team from Midland won the Dance
World’s Championship here last weekend.
The championship at the Epcot World Showplace in Walt Disneyworld here included
teams from all over the world.
Alpha took first place in competition with teams from Chile, China, Columbia, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Japan and Scotland as well as the reigning champions from the United Kingdom.
Read more...Eagle boys fourth at track meet
NEW DEAL – The Sanderson Eagle boys placed fourth overall in a regional qualifying meet here last weekend.
Travis Roberts placed first in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 4:39.37. He also came in third place in the 800-meter run, clocking in at 2:05.78 and he placed fourth in the 4 X 400 relay, running with J.D. Brotherton, Chris Marquez and Jacob Benavidez. The team finished the race in 3:36.52.
Read more...SHS class of ’59 has reunion
NEW BRAUNFELS – The Sanderson High School Class of 1959 had its 50th class reunion in Landa Park here
Sunday.
Ana Thompson reported the weather for the event “was perfect – cool and breezy in the Landa Park Pavilion. This place had been the site of our Senior Class Trip 50 years ago.”
Read more...Rodriguez jailed for attack on child, 2
FORT STOCKTON – A former Sanderson resident is in Pecos County Jail here in lieu of $50,000
bail, charged with injury to a child in the beating of a two-year-old girl in Iraan Saturday.
James “Jimmy” Rodriguez, 37, was arrested after Pecos County Sheriffs officers investigated the incident.
Read more...SANDERSON TEAM – Representing the Sanderson area at the Big Bend Open Road Race last week, from left, were Arthur Rutz of Midland
and Bobby Stegall of Sanderson, who raced in Stegall’s 1985 Ford pickup, Lloyd Goldwire who drove his 2006 Porsche and Kade Kothman
and Mike Baker of Sheffield and their 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle.
NEAT CAR – Andrea Hopkins inspected a 2002 Ford Thunderbird at Sanderson Elementary last week. Bob Gonzales and Bill Cooper ran in
the Big Bend Open Road Race Saturday. Several drivers brought their “toys” to the school for close inspection by the kids Thursday.
BY THE LIGHT – Flames were seen just over a hill near the Cerf Ranch on US Highway 285 35 miles north of Sanderson
Friday. The blaze was a concern to sponsors of the Big Bend Open Road Race to be run the next day but flames were out long before
the popular race began.
IN THE DITCH – County Judge Leo Smith, right, and County Road and Bridge Supervisor Mike Sanchez viewed the latest drainage project
on Fifth Street next to Sanderson Elementary School this week. Bids were opened Tuesday on materials for the next stage in the project.
MOST LIKELY – Carver Tate and Raquel Hinkley were selected “Most Likely to Succeed” by teachers at Sanderson High School this week.
Last week, several class and all-school favorites were named. No other awards were reported this year.
POT IN A POT – The US Border Patrol found bundles containing a part of 910 pounds of marijuana hidden in this secret compartment in
a horse trailer Friday. The dope was seized at the Border Patrol’s Marfa Station US Highway 67 checkpoint.
KA-BOOM – Re-enactors, from left, West Wright, Gina oilfield and Jim Prior reacted to the firing of a field artillery piece last week
at Fort Lancaster. The old fort eight miles east of Sheffield hosted about 600 during its Western Frontier Days over the weekend.
By CHERYL DOWELL
Education/Operations Specialist
SHEFFIELD – Fort Lancaster State Historic Site run by the Texas Historical Commission
eight miles east of here was host to almost 600 people last weekend during the first annual Western Frontier Days.
Students from Crane, Forsan, Grandfalls, Iraan and Midland Christian participated in learning activities about life in West Texas during the mid 1800s.
Read more...MONAHANS – The Terrell County 4-H Club’s senior team placed second at the District 6 4-H Rifle contest here Friday and will advance
to the state 4-H rifle competition in June.
Team members include Dryden Baker, Cameron Baker and Clay Corder.
Read more...Race crews pick artists
SANDERSON – The crews at the Big Bend Open Road Race last week chose winners from the Sanderson Elementary
coloring contest.
Chris Ibarra was named most creative, Buddy Imboden received the most detailed award and Katy Jahn’s entry was named most colorful.
Read more...Party to mark ‘Cinco’
By KIM RAPP
News Leader Production Manager
SANDERSON – Cinco de Mayo is no more, for this year anyway. But one
Sanderson business doesn’t want to totally forget the important date on the Mexican calendar.
Though there is no public celebration this year per se, there will be a dance at El Patio Lounge tomorrow night, May 2, in honor of the event.
Read more...MARATHON – The Marathon Basin Quilting Guild will host its 13th annual quilt show from 1 to 3:30 p.m. tomorrow, May 2, in the courtyard of the Gage Hotel.
Registration begins at 10 a.m. and will end promptly at 12 noon so organizers can open the show on time.
Read more...ADVANCED SHOOTERS – Terrell County 4-H Club senior members, from left, Clay Corder, Cameron Baker and Dryden Baker (no relation) placed
second last week at the District 5 4-H Rifle contest at Monahans. They advance to the state competition in June.
By KIM RAPP
News Leader Production Manager
SANDERSON – Dennis & Mary Gauthier were in town last weekend for the Big Bend Open Road
Race.
The traveling pair are full time RVers who saw a poster for the race in Langtry.
Read more...ROOKIE RACERS – Mike Poynor, left, and Frank Albin of Noel, MO, were “rookies” at last week’s Big Bend Open Road Race, though they
have competed in other road races. While here, they said they really enjoyed the “marvelous” hospitality of Sanderson people.
PATCHWORK PANEL – Marathon Basin Quilting Guild members, from left, Rosalinda Crase, Carol Henthorne, Patsy Cavness and LaVerne Avery
prepared for tomorrow’s Quilting Bee at the Gage Hotel. Registration will be from 10 a.m. to noon and the show will open at 1 p.m.
in the hotel’s courtyard.
FRIEND IN NEED – Dave Carpenter of Parker, CO, helped his friend Houghtie Furr of Lincoln, NE, with a mechanical problem Saturday.
Furr’s 2001 Camaro broke a tie rod during the Big Bend Open Road Race from Fort Stockton to Sanderson and Carpenter helped him mend
the car enough to get it on its trailer to go home for repairs.
