By LYN ROSAS

Business Manager

SANDERSON – There will be a repeat next month of the transport of two giant tanks from here to the “Century Plant” on US Highway 285 37 miles northwest aboard a “206-wheeler.”

Barnhart Crane & Rigging of Houston took two giant vessels from Union Pacific flat cars for the trip to the plant in October.

ISD, water races open

SANDERSON – Two candidates have filed for positions on the Terrell County School Board in the November General Election this week.

Filing officially opened Sunday and remains open until Aug. 24. Write-in candidates for elections other than county and statewide will have an extra week to file.

Border funding gets nod

WASHINGTON, DC – The US House this week passed by voice vote a bill supported by US Rep. Ciro Rodriguez that would provide $700 million for border security.

The House approved a supplemental appropriations package earlier that included the funding, which would have provided for 1,200 additional Border Patrol agents, 500 additional officers at ports of entry and $50 million in grants for local law enforcement along the border.

Tax ‘holiday’ offers savings

AUSTIN – The annual Texas “Sales Tax Holiday” next month will provide some relief to those shopping for back-to-school supplies.

“From Aug. 20 to  22, shoppers will pay no state or local sales tax on many school supplies, school backpacks and most children’s and adults’ clothing and shoes priced at less than $100,” Texas Comptroller Susan Combs said.  “As our economy continues to recover, this tax break will help families get more bang for their back-to-school bucks.”

SANDERSON – Seven softball teams faced off Saturday at Legion Field during the Saint James Festival here and the finals boiled down to two Fort Stockton teams.

The “RIP” team beat Sanchos and in third was Los Coyotes, a team of Border Patrol agents and others Sandersonites.

Four dead in area accidents

PECOS – Four people were killed and four injured in separate area highway accidents over the last week.

Two of the fatalities and three of the injuries resulted from a two-car crash late Saturday 38 miles south of Marfa on US Highway 67.

The Texas Department of Public Safety said a northbound car skidded on wet pavement and went into the southbound lane where it was struck by a southbound pickup about 6:30 p.m. Saturday.

‘Jungle Adventure’ VBS theme

SANDERSON – The annual Vacation Bible School for ages three to 12 was this week at the First Calvary Baptist Church.

Every evening, the kids learned about Bible verses and what they mean. The theme was jungle adventure.

SHEFFIELD – The Nature Conservancy of Texas plans an open preserve weekend next month at its Independence Creek Preserve 22 miles south of here.

The conservancy has invited the public to swim, fish, camp “and enjoy the refreshing, cool waters of Caroline Spring amid the rugged wilds of West Texas” August 13 to 15.

The event is free, although advance registration and reservations for camping are required by Monday, Aug. 9.

Workshop on doves planned

MIDLAND – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will host a dove management workshop here next month,

Partners include Burr Williams, executive director of the Sibley Nature Center, and Larry Cook of Midland. 

“The workshop will focus on dove biology, current research and managing hunting areas,” TPWD Technical Guidance Biologist Philip Dickerson said.

The workshop will begin at 9 a.m. Aug. 13 at the Sibley Nature Center at 1307 E. Wadley here.

ALPINE – The Big Bend Cowboys are hosting the Las Cruces Vaqueros for the Continental Baseball League title in a best-of-three series playoff this weekend at Kokernot Field here.

The first of the three-game series was last night with the second at 7 p.m. tonight, July 30. If necessary, a third game will be played at 2 p.m. tomorrow.

The Coastal Kingfish forfeited because of a pitching shortage so the Cowboys finished one-half game ahead of the Vaqueros as regular season play concluded.

‘Rain’dates mulled

SANDERSON – The annual Fourth of July observance here was pretty well drowned out by Hurricane Alex and a tropical storm that dumped nearly the annual rainfall on the area in a few days and many would-be participants at the time suggested a “rain date.”

The American Legion softball tournament was moved to the weekend of Aug. 14 and 15 and the roping will be Aug. 7.

But Dr. Darrel Wells of Sanderson and Huntsville, a pyrotechnician who planned the July 4 fireworks demonstration and who suggested a “rain date” at the time, said a conflict will prevent him from making either August date.

Wells suggested another “rain date” event also could be planned for the Labor Day weekend Sept. 4 and 5.

           Martinez visits Big D

SANDERSON – Rosie Martinez took a flight to Dallas recently to visit her grandson Ray & Joy Sanchez & children Kylee & Addison.

In town from Thomson, GA, visiting various family members while husband John gets through with Army basic training is Samantha Corbett Whitford & son Christian.