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Constellation of the month
SANDERSON – Some people in Sanderson will live in another voting precinct next year, even though they will stay right where they are.
Attorney
Bob Bass of Allison Bass & Associates of Austin presented his final redistricting plan to Commissioners Court at a public hearing
Tuesday.
There were a few questions from the audience but no challenges to the issue.
Bass said the US Census every ten years requires
governments to redraw their lines to equalize population per district and counties were required to do it after 1968 when Avery v
Midland County resulted in such an order.
Bass said Terrell County has decreased in population since the 2000 Census from 1,081 to 984, meaning there should as close as possible to 246 residents in each of the four precincts.
He said he is required by law to keep
the variance within ten percent.
HIGH STEPPERS – Walking with knees high was one of the exercises for the Sanderson Eagles football team on their first “two-a-day”
practice Monday. The Eagles scrimmage next Friday at Balmorhea and host Buena Vista the next week before their first game against
Grady at the McCamey West Texas Shootout Saturday, Aug. 27.
Football
Begins!
HOW DRY I AM – This staged shot labeled “Texas rain gauge” is making the rounds on social media but it has a clear message. We need
rain. Sanderson has fared better than some with more than half an inch of rain so far this year. But it’s far less than it should
be.
Hinkley joins TCNL
Eagles start with two-a-days
SANDERSON – The 2011 Sanderson Eagles football season started bright and early Monday morning this week
with the start of “two-a-day” practices, which will continue until the first scrimmage August 12 in Balmorhea.
Residents got their
first look at the boys in pads for the first time at Midnight Madness at the appropriate hour last night, after this week’s News Leader
was published.
School ratings drop
SANDERSON – The Terrell County Independent School District was rated “academically acceptable” and both elementary
and secondary campuses received “recognized” status in the latest ratings by the Texas Education Agency.
The TCISD ratings were a demotion
from the “exemplary” ratings for all sectors last year but ratings for most school districts “plummeted this year, as expected,” the
agency said.
By RAQUI HINKLEY
Production Manager
SANDERSON – Vendors young and old – literally – set up shop during Nopalito Market Days Saturday,
July 30, along US Highway 90 here.
Among those marketing their wares were Elaina and Ben Sanchez the “future entrepreneurs” of the market.
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SANDERSON – Terrell County Commissioners last week approved an engineering contract for a major airport lighting program and a construction
contract for heliport lighting at Terrell County Airport.
And the court learned that survey work has begun to prepare the airport for a Global Positioning System “glideslope,” allowing for landings in low visibility.
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Bridge near McCamey reopens
McCAMEY – A shortcut for those traveling to Midland-Odessa through McCamey was back this week after being
closed since January.
The Farm to Market Road 1901 bridge over the Pecos River was scheduled to open Monday, reestablishing a direct
link between McCamey and Bakersfield.
WASHINGTON, DC – US Rep. Francisco “Quico” Canseco of Texas voted for the Budget Control Act in the House Monday.
The measure
was seen as a “compromise” to increase the debt limit along with some budget “cuts” but no tax increase.
“Tonight, after a great deal
of reading, reflection and discussion on what is included in this final bill, I cast a vote in favor of the Budget Control Act,” said
Canseco, whose district includes Terrell County.
“Let me be clear, this bill is not the bill my colleagues and I would have drafted if we were in control of the government,”
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SANDERSON – Band is a hot topic for three kids from Sanderson who have just returned from McMurry Band Camp in Abilene this week.
W.
Val Shindel, Joey Carrasco and John Pierce said they were excited about the experience.
Quico to visit Sanderson
WASHINGTON, DC – US Rep. Francisco “Quico” Canseco of Texas will visit Sanderson next week.
Canseco, a strong
advocate for fiscal responsibility in the US House of Representatives, will attend an open meeting with Sanderson elected officials
in the Commissioners Courtroom at the Terrell County Courthouse at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, August 13.
SANDERSON – A wildland fire last week on the Bobby Stegall ranch 12 miles north of here was 100 percent contained last Friday after
burning 5,500 acres.
Fire Chief Bobby Brotherton said one small structure was “threatened” but not damaged.
Samantha swims at meet
Three killed in rollovers
FORT STOCKTON – Three people were killed in two separate pickup rollover accidents near here this week.
Two
students from Port Lavaca on the Texas Gulf Coast were killed about 6:30 p.m. Monday when their pickup rolled over on US Highway 67
20 miles south of Interstate 10 west of here.
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Desert ‘rocks’ this weekend
By KIM RAPP
Special to the News Leader
MIDLAND – The theme for 2011 Rock the Desert this weekend here is
“Spirit in the Sky.”
The RTD began 12 years ago in a parking lot and moved after one year to accommodate the growing crowd.
Power savings urged
AUSTIN – The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc., system operator for the state’s bulk transmission grid,
has called for reduced power usage to deal with increased use of air conditioners in the present heat wave.
The ERCOT initiated Energy
Emergency Alert Level 1 Wednesday when responsive reserves dropped below 2,300 megawatts.
Don’t let reading ‘bug’ you
ON THE JOB – Raqui Hinkley started this week as production manager and reporter for the Terrell County News Leader. The 2009 Sanderson
High School graduate replaces Anna La Fleur, who resigned last week to “pursue an opportunity I could not pass up.” Hinkley has completed
an associate’s degree on line and is working on a bachelor’s degree with a focus on networking.
SANDERSON – There is a new addition to the Terrell County News Leader this week. Raqui Hinkley has joined the ranks of the paper as
production manager/reporter.
She replaces Anna La Fleur who has resigned to “pursue an opportunity I could not pass up.”
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Nopalito for all ages - all
COOL SCHOOL AID – Elaina Sanchez, left, and brother Ben sold lemonade at the Nopalito last weekend. They aren’t keeping the money,
though. It is being donated to Sanderson Schools to help those who can’t afford school supplies.
Airport lighting OK
RETIREMENT AGE – The rotating beacon at Terrell County Airport, built in 1946, has reached 65 years old – retirement age. Fortunately,
bid notices are being prepared to replace the beacon along with new runway lighting and an emergency generator. A 90-percent federal
grant has been approved for next fiscal year to fund the program.
Quico votes for bill
Big buzz about band camp
MUSIC TO OUR EARS – Val Shindel, Joey Carrasco and John Pierce, from left, posed outside of McMurry University in Abilene. The Sanderson
trio returned this week after a week of activities at band camp.
Stegall fire long gone
FUTURE FIREMEN? – Sanderson Fire Chief Bobby Brotherton, right, pointed out the finer points of a fire truck to Morris Gully and little
brother Gabriel at Nopalito last week. Looking on was the boys’ father Lloyd. Brotherton enjoyed a brief respite from wildland fires
that has kept his small department very busy so far this year.
AUSTIN – Samantha Adauto, daughter of Peter and Jennifer Adauto of The Colony and granddaughter of Sonny and Becky Adauto of
Sanderson, competed in the Long Course Texas Age Group Swimming Championship Swim meet at the University of Texas swim center here
last month.
Samantha is 12 years old and has been swimming recreationally since she was 7.
SWIM, SAM – Samantha Adauto, 12, daughter of Peter and Jennifer Adauto of The Colony and granddaughter Sonny and Becky Adauto of Sanderson,
placed eighth at a major Austin Swim meet last month. Samantha has been swimming competitively for less than a year but she has been
swimming recreationally almost half her young life.
SANDERSON – The Terrell County Public Library’s summer reading program came to close last week with some 378 children and some parents
being honored at a party at the Bicentennial Park Pavilion.
The theme for the program was "Bugging out at the Library” and kids learned about insects and other creepy-crawly things.
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DON’T BUG ME – Kids learned about bugs and things at the Terrell County Public Library’s Summer Reading Program last month. Studying
all things “buggy” were, from left, Victoria Barron, Savanna Pendleton and Roxy Reyes.
CONCENTRATION – Landry Lowrance, left, and Casey Cleveland concentrated on bugs and things at the Terrell County Public Library Summer Reading Program last week. Some 378 children and a few parents were honored at a party last Friday at bicentennial Park Pavilion
after the two-week program.
LOVE-LY LOCKS – Mayra Rodriguez lost some locks last week but it was for a good cause. The daughter of Juan and Maria Rodriguez of
Sanderson donated nearly 12 inches of her hair to Locks of Love in memory of her late maternal grandfather, Eugenio Morales, and paternal
grandfather, Jose Rodriguez, who is battling lung cancer. The charity provides hair for wigs to help those who have lost their hair
to chemotherapy treatments.
NEW LINES – One iteration of new Terrell County precinct lines was shown in a power point presentation at a public hearing Tuesday
by Bob Bass of Allison Bass & Associates of Austin. All of the changes will be within the town of Sanderson.
NOT FOR FUN – Attorney Bob Bass of Allison Bass & Associates of Austin explained the process of drawing new Terrell County precinct
lines to Commissioners Court at a public hearing Tuesday. The county has to redraw lines between precincts because of shifting populations
identified in the 2010 Census.
BEFORE BREAKFAST - This year’s Sanderson Eagles football team, a dozen strong on the first day Monday, warmed up as they prepared
for their new season. The first session of two-a-days was Monday and their first scrimmage will be Friday, Aug. 12, in Balmorhea.
TOPPING OUT – Workers for IAM Construction of Plano were seen this week topping out the Convention Center project at Oak and Second
in Sanderson. Rock work and a new front porch will be added after the scaffolding goes away. The center and an adjacent “pavilion”
are scheduled to be completed by the end of this month.