LAST EFFORT – Travis Roberts of Sanderson won the state 1A 1,600-meter championship last Friday in Austin. Cameron Courtney of Timpson
came a scant 0.35 seconds behind for second place. Earlier, Travis picked up another gold medal in the 3,200-meter run.
AUSTIN – Travis Roberts of Sanderson won a gold medal at the UIL state track meet here Friday. Twice.
He ran the mile Friday night
in 4:24.55, not enough to beat the 1975 state record, also held by a Sanderson High School student, but it was enough for Travis to
take home the gold for the second time in the same day.
Cameron Courtney of Timpson came in second, just 0.35 seconds behind Travis.
Dylan Doss of Water Valley was third with a time of 4:28.68.
Brother William Roberts was fifth, posting a time of 4:35.29.
Earlier,
Travis ran the two-mile, or 3,200-meter-run, in 9:34.5, a few steps ahead of Dylan.
Third was Jonathon Lira of Plains who has frequently
shared the podium with the Sanderson senior in meets leading up to the Big One.
“All the hard work and dedication paid off,” Athletic
Director Mark Dominguez told the School Board Monday.
“We are all very proud of you all,” Board President Ada Lee Robbins told the
Roberts brothers, who were presented to the board at the meeting.
In the mile race Friday night, Travis tried for the state record
held by Rick Marquez of Andrews, who wore a Sanderson Eagle uniform when he set it at 4:13.8 in 1975.
At his homecoming Saturday, Travis
was asked if he thought about the Marquez record and his chances of taking it away.
“Kind of,” he said. “But not really.”
Travis said he didn’t have the competition locally to make him try that much harder. He agreed it really helps get that extra gear when you hear someone right on your heels.
In both races Friday, the second place runner pushed
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Spring concert entertains
RUNS IN THE FAMILY – Sanderson brothers Travis and William Roberts both competed in the state track finals in Austin last week. Travis,
right, took home two gold medals, one for the mile and one for the two-mile run. William was fifth in the mile run. They returned
home Saturday night after a celebratory trip around Sanderson by several carloads of greeters.
Budget cuts ordered
AUSTIN – The struggling economy is affecting budgets from the courthouse to the White House next year and the state
government is not immune.
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Split grades, parents urge
SANDERSON – A group of parents appeared at the School Board meeting Monday to ask that the fourth and fifth
grades be separated in the next school year, if possible.
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SANDERSON – Sanderson Junior High School students here had a “wax museum” Monday, staring the students
dressed as someone you should know.
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SANDERSON – Sanderson High School junior Cameron Baker brought the crowd to its feet with cheers for his guitar solos last week in
an all-school Spring Concert in the High School Auditorium.
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ALPINE – Sanderson High School Assistant Administrator and Athletic Director Mark Dominguez graduated from Sul Ross State University last week with a Masters of Education in School Administration Degree with a 3.7 grade point average.
EL PASO – Terrell County Sheriff Clint McDonald has been elected chairman of the Texas Border Sheriff's Coalition here for a
one-year term.
More than 200 law enforcement officers from local, county, state and federal agencies were on hand as McDonald
took over as chairman of the board of directors of the coalition.
McDonald also sits as chairman of the TBSC by-laws committee and as
a member of the Immigration and Border Security Committee of the National Sheriff's Association.
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Softball gets under way
SANDERSON – Registration for co-ed softball will be during normal operating hours from today, May 21, to Monday,
May 24, at the Sanderson Clinic.
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DEL RIO – The Texas Historical Commission will conduct a Strategic Planning workshop on Friday, June 11, at the Whitehead Memorial
Museum here.
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SANDERSON – A foot-long rattlesnake was discovered last week at the construction site for the new Sanderson High School field house.
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SANDERSON – Next year brings new cheerleaders for the 2010-11 school year. The new crew was announced last week.
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SANDERSON – Sanderson High School seniors Jessica Garza and Darren Seidel were voted “most likely to succeed by the high school faculty
this week.
And Sanderson Junior High Students Luis Garza and Grace Jahn were named to the Junior National Honor Society.
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Biofuel funding available
TEMPLE – The US Department of Agriculture said this week that USDA Rural Development is accepting applications from advanced biofuel producers for funding under the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels.
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Bomb scare causes rumors
DEL RIO – A telephoned bomb threat at Sacred Heart School here Monday turned out to be a false alarm but it
caused serious rumors throughout the area.
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Poppies to honor veterans
SANDERSON – Memorial Day will be Monday, May 31, and members of the Clarence Mulkey American Legion Auxiliary
Post 160 are preparing to sell poppies in the community.
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‘Sunsational’ camps offered
ALPINE – Registration is now open for the Museum of the Big Bend “Sunsational Summer” art camp.
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SANDERSON – There was a lot of cross dressing here Wednesday night but it was all in fun.
Members of the Sanderson High School senior class performed in the annual “Dude Looks Like a Lady” performance.
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ALPINE – Graduates at Sul Ross State University here were told to take advantage of the opportunities a diploma pre-sents, make a
difference in the world and lead well and with integrity.
Dr. Juan Franco, a Sul Ross State University graduate of 40 years earlier, spoke to the Class of 2010 at spring commencement exercises Saturday.
Franco, a 1970 Sul Ross graduate, is now vice chancellor for student
Read more...CONGRATULATIONS – Former School Board Member Randy Roberts congratulated track star Travis Roberts, no relation, after the latter’s
win of two gold medals at the state track meet in Austin last week. Looking on was Travis’ brother William, who also competed in the
same one-mile race, placing fifth.
BACH TO BUCK – Cameron Baker, above, played a guitar solo, accompanied by Band Director Eric Cooksey last week. First was a selection
by German composer Johann Sebastian Bach. Then came a piece by Country & Western music legend Buck Owens. Talk about variety.
FLAUTISTS – Sanderson seventh grader Cassie Woosley, left, and tenth grader Tiffany Blackmon played a flute duet on Bach’s Minuet
in G at the Spring Concert last week. Band Director Eric Cooksey said the students asked him if they could perform and only had about
a week to prepare.
MOTHER TERESA – Kayla Fuéntez portrayed Mother Teresa and Aundria Hopkins was Nancy Brinker, founder of the Susan G. Komen for the
Cure, at Sanderson Junior High School’s “Wax Museum” Monday. Looking on in the background was Assistant Elementary School Administrator
Tanna Lowrance.
GRANT’S BEARD – Sanderson sixth grader Jesse Roberts had trouble with his beard portraying US President Ulysses Grant at the Junior
High’s Wax Museum this week. School Assistant Administrator Jerry Garza joined the fun, dressed as soccer star Péle.
McDonald heads coalition
MASTER MARK – Sanderson High School Assistant Administrator and Athletic Director Mark Dominguez, right, received his Masters degree
last week. He was congratulated by Sul Ross State University President Dr. Ricardo Maestas.
Mark makes masters
New cheer for new year
SENIOR CHEER – Members of the varsity cheerleader squad posed for a picture recently. They were, back row from left, Juliana Castro,
Julianna Luevano and Amber Bon. From row from left were Isabel Rivera, Roxanna Rodriguez and Kayla Fuéntez.
Rattlesnake discovered
SNAKEBIT – A rattle-snake was found at the construction site of the new Sanderson High School field house last week.
Planning session for planning planned
School favorites named
MOST LIKELY – Jessica Garza and Darren Seidel were elected “most likely to succeed” by their faculty at Sanderson High School. The
two will be among ten others who will graduate in formal ceremonies May 29 in the High School Auditorium. Jessica is the salutatorian.
HONOR KIDS – Luis Garza and Grace Jahn have been inducted into the Junior National Honor Society. The two are seventh graders at Sanderson
Junior High School.
SANDERSON – The first shipment of culverts for Sanderson drainage ditches arrived last week, shipped from Wilson Culverts of Elkhart.
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OFFICERS – The Nopalito Committee was formally organized and new officers elected Friday. Elected president was Shellie Martin, center.
Dale Carruthers, right, is the new vice president and Lea Hawn was elected secretary-treasurer. The group hopes to create a community-wide
marketplace in Sanderson, an idea brought forth by Anna La Fleur. More plans will be discussed at the Chamber of Commerce meeting
at noon Tuesday in the conference room at Sanderson Bank.
IN ACTION – Katherine Roberts received her Girls in Action sash and patches Sunday at First Baptist Church. Also receiving the
honor was Cori Hilton, not shown. "GAs" is the Southern Baptist Missions Program for girls in grades 1 through 6. The next Girls
in Action meeting will be at 4 p.m. July 7 in the FBC Fellowship Hall. All girls are welcome.
Grads told ‘make a difference’
Culverts arrive for ditches
TIN WHISTLES – Driver Clifton Fletcher of Palestine, left, delivered a truckload of culverts, affectionately known as “tin whistles,” recently. On hand to accept the load was Terrell County Road and Bridge Superintendent Mike Sanchez. The culverts will be used for streets and driveways across new drainage ditches going in throughout town.
LIGHT SHOW – Michael Burton captured lightning flashes just south of the Terrell Plant in east Terrell County over the weekend. The
storm dropped 1.54 inches in Sanderson early Sunday morning as it moved east. A noisy storm Monday night dropped only a tenth of an
inch in Sanderson.
‘Dudes’ show stuff
DANCEOFF – David Shoemaker as Ciara Extra Salty, won the “dance-off” at the annual performance of “Dude Looks Like a Lady” this week.
Backing him (her?) up, from left, were Chris Marquez, Travis Roberts, Darren Seidel and Jacob Benavidez.
NEW DIGS – The Terrell County School Board now looks like a “real” school board in its new meeting room in the new high school wing,
provided under a $14 million bond issue. The larger room includes a professional-looking table, a podium for speakers and much more
room than the space in the old high school library.
