By KELLY LOMAS
     Eagle Reporter
     GRANDFALLS – The Sanderson Eagles are 2-0 in district football play after beating their hosts 48-22 here Friday.
     The Eagles won the toss and elected to receive the opening kickoff. On the first drive of the game, Eagle quarter-back Joe Hopkins threw a 48-yard pass to L.A. Galvan for a first down and, at 7:59 in the first quarter, Joe threw a five yard pass to his brother Tim Hopkins in the end zone for an Eagle touchdown.

          Homecoming tonight
     SANDERSON – A parade followed by the annual Sanderson High School bonfire last night ushered in Homecom-ing, 2010, a time when past graduates come “home” to their alma mater.
     The festivities climax tonight when the homecoming king and queen are crowned in a ceremony at 6:45 p.m. before the football game at 7:30 in Eagle Stadium.

              Burn ban returns
     SANDERSON – We have received some rainfall in Terrell County this month but county officials say it’s not enough.
     County Commissioners Monday imposed a 90-day burn ban in the county, effective Monday, Sept. 20.

           Sales taxes off again
     AUSTIN — Sales taxes reported for Terrell County last month were off nearly 60 percent for the same period a year ago and down more than 23 percent for the year to date.
     Texas Comptroller Susan Combs said the state collected $1.77 billion in sales tax in August, up 0.8 percent com-pared to a year ago.

      Norris to head ‘buck contest’
     SANDERSON – County Commissioner Kenn Norris has agreed to chair a committee planning a “Far Out West Buck Contest” offering prizes for deer harvested during the next hunting season.
     The Chamber of Commerce last month unanimously “endorsed” the plan, suggested by rancher Steve Forest, who donated the first $200 for prize money and agreed to help organize the event.

               Officers elected
     SANDERSON – Grace Jahn was elected president of the Sanderson Junior High School Student Council last week and Abby Carrasco is the vice-president. Brianna Lozano is the secretary and the treasurer is Anthony Fuéntez.
     The eighth grade student council representatives are Joseph Carrasco and Kayla Baker. Jesse Roberts and Mayra Rodriguez represent the seventh grade and Mikey Shoemaker and Shyanne Mills represent the sixth grade.

                Three win first
     BALMORHEA – Abby Carrasco, William Roberts and Luis Garza of Sanderson all placed first at the Bal-morhea Invitational Cross Country meet here Saturday.
     Abby won for junior high girls with an unofficial time of 13:14. Grace Jahn was second with a time of 13:46.

         Solar airport gate in limbo
     SANDERSON – The question of a solar-powered gate at the Terrell County Airport was in question this week after the rest of an eight-foot “game-proof” fence was erected around the 640-acre facility.
     Twin Mountain Fence of San Angelo completed the fence under a $94,815.36 contract after its bids for half of the project came in far under estimates, but it only included a manually-operated gate.

      Overtime pay may get review
     SANDERSON – A small crack may have appeared in a long-standing policy at Terrell County to pay “comp time” to employees in lieu of overtime.
     If an employee works more than 40 hours in a week, he is given a day off later to compensate for his time instead of receiving a check for the extra hours.

       Kids to punt, pass and kick
     SANDERSON – The US Border Patrol station here will host a Punt, Pass and Kick competition at Eagle Field at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 18.
     The National Football League developed the “Punt, Pass and Kick” program to teach the fundamentals of football, as well as the teamwork needed to successfully play sports.

       See you at the pole Tuesday
By KIM RAPP
Special to the News Leader
     SANDERSON – The annual “See You at the Pole,” a student-led event in which students meet at their school’s flagpole before school the fourth Wednesday of every September to pray for their school, students, teachers, gov-ernment and nation, will be Wednesday, Sept. 22, here.
     In the past, Sanderson has participated with as many as 12 students gathered and as few as two and the non-denomi-national event.

       Patrol to Host Open House
     ALPINE – The US Border Patrol will host a recruiting open house in all its sectors tomorrow, Sept. 18. The Alpine Border Patrol Station on Highway 90 west will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
     It will provide the public with a first hand look into how the Border Patrol carries out its mission to protect America.

    Funding aids border coalition
     WASHINGTON, DC – The Texas Border Sheriff’s Coalition has received nearly $5 million in federal funding to support border county sheriff’s departments from El Paso to Brownsville. 
     The $4,850,000 will be used to bolster border security efforts and maintain strong cooperation between local, state and federal law enforcement agencies in the border region.

           Grant funds park film
     BIG BEND – Big Bend National Park has received a $100,000 Park Partnership Grant to be applied to the produc-tion of a new park orientation film. It will match an equal amount raised by Friends of Big Bend National Park.
     The park has long identified the need for an orientation film that covers overall park resources, park orientation and visitor safety.

            TCTA offers awards
     AUSTIN – The Texas Classroom Teachers Association gives out 13 statewide awards annually to honor those who have made outstanding contributions during the past year to public education, the teaching pro-fession or to TCTA.
     Nine awards are presented to those outside the teaching profession and four are presented to TCTA members.

       Park to mark ‘Lands Day'
     BIG BEND – The Friends of Big Bend National Park is preparing to mark Sept. 25 as National Public Lands Day, an event celebrated across the United States in national parks, monuments and other public lands.
     It is the 17th year that Americans have joined together in this event to volunteer for the betterment and improvement of the nation’s public lands.

          Cross-border aid seen
     ALPINE – A public meeting here Wednesday has been called to explore ideas for increased cooperation between Big Bend National Park and the nearby Mexican protected areas, including the Maderas del Carmen, Ocampo, Rio Bravo del Norte and Cañon de Santa Elena.

          Observatory goals told
     FORT DAVIS – Tom Barnes is celebrating six months as superintendent of The University of Texas at Austin McDonald Observatory this month and has laid out several goals for the observatory.

        Radio to host cycle event
     MARFA – Marfa Public Radio, KRTS, 93.5 FM, and the LIVESTRONG Foundation will support MARFA 100, a 62-mile or 100-kilometer charitable cycling event to benefit the ongoing fight against cancer and contribute to the cultural enrichment of far West Texas.
     The Marfa 100 course starts at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, in the center of Marfa, at the shade structure next to the railroad tracks known locally as the home to Food Shark and Farm Stand Marfa.