TRAFFIC STOP – Auto traffic was unusually heavy in Sanderson Saturday as people came from miles around for the first ever Nopalito
Market. Nearly everyone who participated in the “test” run said it was a complete success and they were looking forward to the next
market the first weekend in December.
SANDERSON – The first Nopalito Market here Saturday, part of an action-packed weekend in West Texas, was considered a “success” by
the market committee.
The weekend kicked off Friday night with the Sanderson Eagles winning their season opener and first
district game of the new season by beating Buena Vista 46 to 28.
Next that night was a fireworks show by Dr. Darrel Wells of Sanderson
and Huntsville, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, a rain check from the July 4 schedule after heavy rains that weekend.
The Nopalito
Market had its “test run” Saturday, Sept. 4, and everyone we talked to was impressed with both the vendors and the public that showed
up.
Many vendors ran out of supplies before the day was over, a sure sign of success, and many also signed up for the next market scheduled
for December 4 and 5.
Further west, Alpine hosted its annual Big Bend Balloon Bash and another 26 miles west, Marfa provided its annual Marfa Lights Festival.
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
Memorial replaces headstones
ALPINE – The skies were filled with a baker’s dozen balloons over the Labor Day weekend above the mountain town here Saturday.
It was the annual Big Bend Balloon Bash with the gas bags launching from Sierra La Rana, a gated community a few miles south of here on State Highway 118.
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SANDERSON – Juliana Castro is the new class president for
Hanna Swanson is the treasurer this year and the secretary is Casey Couch.
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By ANNA La FLEUR
Production Manager
MARFA – The 24th annual Marfa Lights Festival was Labor Day weekend
with live bands, dancers and foods and crafts sold in a flea market array. Friday, two different bands took the stage.
The Tahitian Dancers parade Saturday, a pet contest and the US Army Jazz Band gave way to a handful of bands of different genres.
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SANDERSON – Project graduation, the all-night, chemical-free party for 2011 Sanderson High School graduates, is $1,175 richer after
a substantial turnout at the Nopalito Market here Saturday.
Future graduates washed cars at Sanderson Tire Center while their parents sold baked goods and served hamburgers and hot dogs.
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Responders honored
AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry this week honored peace officers, firefighters and emergency medical first responders who
have been seriously injured or killed in the line of duty.
“Surviving a crisis situation through the fast work of a paramedic, the steely courage of a firefighter or the timely intervention of a police officer is like having your life given back to you,” Perry said at the annual Star of Texas Awards event.
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PRESIDIO – There was evidence here Sunday that the drug cartel violence in Mexico may be getting closer when
a body was found in the Rio Grande by a citizen who flagged down a Border Patrol Agent.
“The agents secured the scene like a sheriff would a crime scene and waited for the Presidio County sheriff to arrive,” Border Patrol spokesman Bill Brooks said. “Agents then turned things over to the sheriff.”
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By LYXAN TOLEDANES
Odessa American
Reprinted with Permission
ODESSSA – In January last year, Monahans resident Tony Calzada [son of
Tony and Edelmira Calzada of Sanderson] had a growth in his colon that was diagnosed as stage four colon cancer.
He had surgery to remove the mass and subsequently took eight months of chemotherapy.
SANDERSON – The Terrell County School District and Superintendent Gary Hamilton are chairs for the Texas
University Interscholastic League, better known by its acronym UIL, this year.
“Everything has been finalized at the meeting,” Hamilton
said.
Thursday, Sept. 16, is the much-awaited Homecoming parade and bonfire before the Homecoming game on Friday.
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Rollover accident kills one
CRANE – Maria Anchondo, 68, of Odessa died after rolling her pickup truck four miles south of Interstate
20 on Ranch Road 1053 Monday.
“She pulled out on the street and over corrected which resulted in the truck rolling,” DPS Officer Gilbert
Villarreal said.
Passenger Jesus Anchondo, 70, of Hobbs was injured in the accident.
SANDERSON – The 2010 Sanderson Eagles are now 1-1 on the season and 1-0 in district play after downing the Buena Vista Longhorns in
their home opener here Friday night.
The game went the full 40 minutes but it was never really in doubt with the Eagles running up a 26-0 lead before Longhorn senior Zachery Bugg hauled in a scoring pass from Eric Gomez in the second quarter.
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SANDERSON – With all the other activity in town Saturday, others came for a special ceremony at Santa Rita Cemetery.
Members of the Cemetery Association erected a memorial stone in memory of all those buried in the cemetery whose head stones were washed away in the flood of 1965.
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Photo by SHERI THORN
GET HIM – Longhorn Zachery Bugg headed for one of his three touchdowns against the Sanderson Eagles Friday. Eagles Jalen Chriesman, 19, and L.A. Galvan, 13, tried to stop him as Longhorns Fernando Carreon, 5, Dominick Peralez, 7, and Jacob Henderson, 17, trailed their runner.
BLESSING – Deacon Luis Villarreal of Fort Stockton gave the blessing Saturday at the dedication of a new memorial stone at Santa Rita Cemetery in Sanderson. The stone lists names of those whose headstones were washed away in the flood of 1965.
BALLOON ‘HOP’— David Brown of Alpine snapped this photo of balloons as they landed and stayed inflated to switch out passengers –
known as a “hop.” The balloon on the far right, Too much Fun!, had just completed a hop and was taking off again. They were among
the 13 hot air balloons last weekend at the Big Bend Balloon Bash in Alpine.
PROJECT CAR WASH – Sanderson High School seniors washed cars while their parents served up lunch for Project Graduation Saturday.
Car washers from left were Noemi Nuñez, Jerica Blackmon and Cordell Lawson.
IN THE DITCH – Road and Bridge worker Donald Berry worked in a drainage ditch in front of the home of Tony and Edelmira Calzada on
Pine Street this week. Foreman Ruben Rosas looked on while Jim Heflin and Willie McAnnally worked in the background. A utility pole
was removed from the middle of the ditch last week allowing the work to progress.
By FELIX VALLES, JR.
SANDERSON – While we sometimes forget things, some memories stick with us forever like glue.
One instant I’ll never forget came in the fall of 1957. It was our third football game of the season and we were playing the Del Rio San Felipe Mustangs in Del Rio. I was a green freshman.
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BIRTHDAY REPAST – Johnnie Cates, second from right, celebrated her 95th birthday last week in Hobbs, NM, where the longtime Sanderson
resident now lives. Sharing a table with her, from left, were Dotsie Chriesman, left, John Carnagey and Frankie Cash.
By KIM RAPP
Special to the News Leader
HOBBS, NM – Former Sanderson resident Johnnie Cates celebrated her 95th birthday here last weekend.
Though her actual birthday was August 31, the holiday weekend made traveling easier for friends and family, some coming from Sanderson, Houston and elsewhere in Texas.
Read more...BRISKET GONE – One popular stop on the Nopalito Market tour Saturday was called itself “The Gun Slingers.” They ran out of brisket
by early afternoon but continued selling corn and bacon-wrapped jalapeños. Most agreed, the first market was a big success.
AND 95 MORE – Johnnie Cates, a longtime Sanderson resident now living in Hobbs, NM, celebrated her 95th birthday last week. Joining
in the celebration were Jimmy Rapp, left, and Kelly Lomas.
PEPPY DISCUSSION – Eagle “Pep Club” members had a serious discussion about the coming football game Friday. They were, from left,
Cory Hilton, Teja Anderson and Kylie Dominguez. The discussion spurred the Eagles on and they beat Buena Vista 46-28. Nice work, ladies.
ONE MORE FOR TIM – Sanderson Eagle Tim Hopkins, 22, scored one of his three touchdowns Friday night against the Buena Vista Longhorns.
Freshman Jalen Chriesman, 19, who had a score of his own, came to help his teammate.
ALL ALONE – Freshman Eagle Jalen Chriesman, 19, scored his first touchdown for the varsity Friday when he found himself all alone
in the end zone for a pass from Joe Hopkins at the end of the third quarter. The Eagles went on to win their home opener against the
Buena Vista Longhorns 46-28.
