BLUEBONNETS – Isaiah Briones showed off his artistic talent this week, turning a pine cone into a bluebonnet. Children taking part in the Marathon Public Library Summer Reading Program heard “The Legend of the Bluebonnet” and turned Tomie DePaola’s work into reality.

CHURCH HONOR – Hal and Carol Henthorne posed with the new Bishops Award received by the First United Methodist Church of Marathon. The honor came at the recent New Mexico Conference in Glorieta, NM. The award was based on several categories including financial and membership.

A ROCK IS JUST A ROCK, RIGHT? – Sul Ross Geology 3601 students camping at the Marathon Motel broke out the books to study the rock formations. Shown from left were Guytano Falzarano, Jordan Haubert, Jack Bradley and Kim Dorey.

WATER ROCKET – No, it’s not a rocket. It’s Marathon Water Supply tower No.1. Last year MWS supplied some 33 mil gals of well water to Marathon residents. 10, 9, 8 . . . no, not this one.

MOBILE BATHROOM – When he's not flying jets for an airline, Guil Jones builds papercrete structures in Marathon. Here his No.9 El Camino was spotted filled with materials for his latest project - a bathroom.

RELATED OLOGIES – Anthropolgy student Ashley Baker of Alpine was spotted hanging out with geologists in Marathon this week. The geologists were studying rock formations in the Marathon Basin.