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In brief E l m s , Brisbin r e m a t c h for Presidio C o u n t y judge

Presidio nino is. first of year FAR WEST TEXAS - Un nino

de Presidio is the Big Bend area's first new year's baby. The boy was born at 7:46 a.m.

Wednesday, January 5 to Luis and Abigail Juarez of the south Presidio County border-commu­nity, weighed seven pounds, IS ounces and was 20 inches tall.

Mama y papa haven't named their .child yet, Big Bend Re-gional Medical Centex said..,,.

The last area kid nf 199¾ was

PRESIDIO COUNTY - This year's election for Presidio County judge will almost be a repeat of the 1990 election . . . with a twist.

One-term Democratic Party in­cumbent County Judge Monroe Elms of Shafter will be chal­lenged by Marfa Mayor Jake Brisbin Jr.

Elms defeated Brisbin in the November 1990, general elec­tion when Brisbin ran as a Re­publican Party candidate.

judge's seat will be decided dur­ing the county Democratic Party primary election on Tuesday March 8.

Brisbin said he switched parties because, "There's hot much dif­ference between a conservative Democrat and a liberal Republi­can, and I have profound philo­sophical differences with the local Republican Party offi­cials."

Al l other races in the county this year are uncontested on the

„This_time_around,,J3risbinJs Democratic Partyoicket. running as a Democrat, and the The county GOP didn't field race for the four-year county any candidates this year.

There's another twist in an un­contested race this year: Marfa

^attorney Cole Fulks has tiled for "county attorney, a position that

has been vacant since 1980 when Marfa attorney Sonny Davis re­tired.

Fulks gets Davis* two-year un­expired term.

In addition to his private prac­tice, Fulks' currently is the ap­pointed county attorney.

Coasting to re-election are south county Precinct 2 Commis­

sioner- Juan-Jose-Muniz, who. getsa second four-year term, and (Continued on page 2)

Bridgette Rachelle Fierro, to mama Adriana Fierro of Alpine at 7:40 a.m. Sunday, December 30.

Miss Fierro weighed seven pounds, 6.5 ouncesand was 20.5 inches tall.

Firefighters elect offleers M A R F A - Marfa Volunteer

In Lqiitas Monday

Kenny Rogers to film

Fire Department 1994 officers recently were elected. They are Bob Johnson, chief;

Jerry Garnett, assistant chief; George McCallum, president; Billy Roberts, secretary-treas­urer; Clem Boulter, custodian; George McCallum, Odando V i l ­lanueva, Don Barnfield, trus­tees; Don Barnfield, chaplain; Orlando Villanueva, Clem Boul­ter, Alfredo Brijalba, Holie Holzheuser, training officers; Armando .Hernandez, marshal; Pat Ryan, assistant marshal; Russell Guevara, certification coordinator; Company No. 1: Orlando Villanueva, captain; Clem Boulter, lieutenant; Com­pany No. 2: Alfredo Brijalba, captain; Holie Holzheuser, lieu­tenant.

Installation of officers will be hAA at 1 p.m. Saturday, lannary

in area B R E W S T E R , PRESIDIO

COUNTIES - Country music great and actor Kenny Rogers starts filming 'The Gambler V : Last Days of Wild Bunch' Mon­day in the Lajitas area, one of the producers said this week.

Rogers, cast and crew then are scheduled to be in Marfa on January 20, but the production has run into a snag with'one of the props to be used on the Marfa location, the Texas State Rail­road steam train from Rusk, pro­ducer Kelly Junkermann said Tuesday from Los Angeles, Calif. *

'We're having trouble getting

State Rep. Gallego draws an opponent FAR WEST TEXAS - Two-

term State Rep. Pete Gallego, D - A l p i n e , who represents Presidio County in Austin, will coast through the Tuesday, March 8 Democratic Party pri­mary, but he'll have a Republi­can Party opponent in the

vember. Gallego, also an attorney, un­

seated former state Rep. Dudley Harrison, D-Sanderson, four years ago and was unopposed in his second two-year term.

Garza currently is president of the Del Rio school hoard and

Presidio County residents, one-term U.S. Rep. Henry Bonilla, R-San Antonio, coasts through the primary but will face Demo­crat Rolando Rios of San Anto­nio in November. Judge Alex Gonzalez of the

Shorthorns' in foul trouble with UIL _ J 4 A R F A . - The Marfa Short- , horns may have to forfeit its 1993 " football season and. 16 basketball games on apparent University In-terscholastic League rules viola­tions, officials said this week.

Paperwork on two student ath­letes apparently weren't properly . filed, District 5-2A executive committee Chairman Lupe Sotelo said Tuesday. Sotelo also is Van Horn school district su­perintendent.

The situation affects Sopho­more Rocky Roman'and Junior Brooks Thode.

Roman transferred from Cor­pus Christi and Thode from Comstock last fall.

U IL rules require that the school the .student athlete trans­fers from sign off on a document. In Thode's case, that wasn't done, according to Sotelo.

Thode, his father and his . brother moved to Marfa last fall.

UIL rules alsn require a waiver

15 at the fire station, followed by a picnic for firefighters and their families.

the train to Mana,"-he said. The latest installment of the

Gambler's adventures will be a

Jagger photos in El Paso show-E L PASO, FORT D A ^ $ .r:

Fort Davis cameraman 'Todd Jagger's photographs of EI Cam'ino Real from Mexico to the United States is on exhibit at the Adair Margo Gallery in El Paso through February 4.

Photos by New Mexico shooter Jim Bones also are featured in the exhibit.-

'(Continued on page 2)

When: Today until 6 p.m. Where: U.S. 90 west between Chuy's and Amigo's.

"four-hour ministries shown over two nights on CBS in May,- he said.

The film also stars Dixie Carter of 'Designing Women' fame as, Lillie Langtry and Hollywood hunk4 Bruce Boxleitner as Bill Montana.

"We're still casting for Butch and Sundance," Junkermann said. The set-up is that the Gambler's

son is all grown up and has joined Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid's Hole in the Wall Gang, the

-producersald; (Continued on page 2)

November general election." Del Rio attorney Robert Garza

-will challenge-Gallego-in-No-

operates a home health care busi­ness in Del Rio.

- J n other area races that affect

opposed as a Democrat, as is state Sen. Frank Madia; D-San Antonio.

IVLarfa official dissed at Alpine meeting ALPINE, M A R F A - Alpine

City Council member Bud Pow­ers told Marfa City Commis­sioner Robert Baker not just no, but heck no when Baker Tuesday night asked for a dialogue in re­gional waste disposal plans.

Elected Alpine officials voted Tuesday night to scale back its proposed new landfill from a re­gional dump to a landfill that

Tikelywiiraccept only brewster County and Alpine trash.

For Alpine, cost is a factor in the scale-back. The city already

has spent almost $1.5 million to close the old landfill and make ready a new landfill about eight miles east of town.

The new landfill hasn't opened, and \i likely would take more funds to open a regional landfill.

Powers told Baker his request was too little, too late and that

Marfa and Presidio County ""Hewrheips Alpine or Brewster

County. Powers evidently forgot that

Presidio County residents two

years ago voted to join Brewster County in a two-county hospital district, sending about $200,000 a year in Presidio County prop­erty tax dollars to the regional hospital in Alpine. Tuesday's vote reversed an ear­

lier Alpine policy of pursuing a regional dump.

The city of Marfa and Jeff Davis County in parnfayaTffieif" long-range solid waste disposal plans on a regional dump in A l ­pine.

Brisbin announces for county judge PRKSIDIO COUNTY - Marfa

Mayor Jake Brisbin Jr. has filed for the position of Presidio County Judge.

Brisbin has twice been elected as a Marfa city Commissioner and plans to continue serving as Marfa mayor until the January' 1995 swearing in as county judge if elected.

Brisbin filed in the March 8

Democratic Party primary elec­tion.

Both Republican and Demo­cratic governors have appointed the mayor to the Rio Grande Council of Governments' Re­gional Review Committee. Bris­bin also served on the Governor's Educational Excel-: lence Committee. The mayor has a long record of

public service, including being a Marine combat veteran in Viet­nam, two terms as president of the Marfa Chamber of Com­merce, service as a director of the Marfa Public Housing Authority and numerous other boards of directors. J3risbincited.character.and eth:

ics as two key issues facing die (Continued on page 2)

if a student athlete moves from his parents or legal guardians. Roman moved from his Corpus Christi home to his grand­mother's home in Marfa, and she isn't his legal guardian. Sotelo said, adding that Marfa never filed a waiver application.

Varsity Basketball Coach Jack Ruiz said die district was made aware of Roman's paperwork

"problems Monday by Sotelo and discovered Thode's problem Tuesday.

Both sat out Tuesday night's basketball game with Fabens.

"I should be playing." Roman said during the game. "I hope it's cleared up soon." '

"I wish I were playing. This is frustrating," Thode said as team­mates took to the court. "It's a good thing this happened before district."

The Shorthorns open district play Friday against Presidio.

Thode should he able to suit up and play Friday because Marfa Athletic Director Glenn Reyes was to drive to Comstock Wednesday and have the form signed and then deliver the form to Sotelo in Van Horn, who will send die paperwork on to the state UIL level. "Sotelo said it "appeared likely (Continued on page 10;

(2> The Bio Bend Sentinel. Marfa. Texas. January 6. 1994

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The two lensmen last year chronicled the route established by Spanish explorers. Jagger from south of Chihuahua City to Ciudad Juarez and Bones from northern New Mexico to the El Paso-Las Cruces area.

An opening reception is set for 5:30-7:30 p.m. El Paso time to­day at the gallery, which is lo­cated at 415 E. Yandell.

A gallery talk will be given at noon Friday. The exhibition is being held in

conjunction with El Paso Pro Musica's Fourth International Chamber Music Festival at the First Baptist Church from Janu­ary.9-23.

As part of the collaborative ef­fort, two special edition portfolio of photographs by Jagger and Bones will be auctioned at the festival, with all proceeds going to EP Pro Musica.

Note cards, featuring Bones' 'Cynthia's Prickly Pear' photo will be available at all concerts.

And 10 percent of all sales of photographs in El Camino Real will be given to benefit the inter­

national chamber festival. The gallery is open from 10

a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday, or by appointment.

Information: 533-0048.

Election *94 Presidio County (eJIcandidate *iwDamocntM). ...: . .. '•. . .!'._[,. J U D G E : Incnimhent Monroe Elma and Jake, Brisbin Jr. PRECINCT 2 TOMloUSSIOinDtvIncnimbent Juan Jose Munis . . .••. ; PRXCINCT 4 COMMISSIONER: Incumbent Jack Branson C L E R K : Incumbent Ramona Lara .» ', TREASURER: Incumbent MiarioRivera N O R T H JUSTICE O F T H E P E A C E : Cinderela Gonzalez ".; S O U T H JUSTICE O F T H E P E A C E : Dan Bodine A T T O R N E Y : Cole Fulks

Elms, Brisbin

Pictured left to right, is Paul R. Olsen, SRSU President Dr. Vic Morgan, John Stevens, recipient of the university's Bar SRBar Employee Excellence Award, and Mickey Havens.

Stevens gets SRSU employee award

Bodine back after illness

PRESIDIO - A hot story usu­ally stops the presses at a news­paper.

The International Presidio Pa—

John Stevens, a press operator in the Sul Ross State University Print Shop, is the latest recipient of the university's Bar SR Bar Employee Excellence Award.

Stevens was presented a special certificate and a $100 award by Sul Ross President R. Vic Mor­gan recently in ceremonies in the President's Office.

Recipients of the award, which

is presented quarterly, are nomi­nated by members of the univer­sity community and selected by the president.

Stevens, who commutes from Marfa, was nominated by Paul Olsen, print shop director. In making the nomination, Olsen said, "John is dependable beyond a fault in pressure situations when meeting tight deadlines.

He is trained and holds the skills attendant to the operation of all university printing presses, fold- -ers, binding machines and the process camera."

Stevens is the 31st university employee to receive the award since the program began in 1979. The program is funded through • the Bar SR Bar Endowment Fund.

(Continued from page l)"WnWnU south county Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace Dan Bodine.

Bodine initially was appointed, ran unopposed for an unexpired term last year and now gets a full four-year term.

Other office holders who will remain in office the next four years are one-term north county Precinct 4 Commissioner Jack Brunson and north county Pre­cinct 1 Justice of the Peace Cin­derela Gonzalez.

Like Bodine, Gonzalez initially was appointed, ran unopposed for an unexpired term last year and now gets her first full four-year term of office, i t

County-District Clerk Ramona Lara glides to her third four-year term, having never been op­posed. She was appointed to fill an unexpired term in July 1993.

The dean of Presidio County office holders, Treasurer Mario

Brisbin Contested races aplenty in Jeff Davis <a*»~i/>m*»i)

Rivera, gets his sixth four-year term. Rivera has been in office for more than 20 years, the.first nine months as an appointee, and five terms by election. - ; , ;t

And appointed county Tax-As­sessor Collector Sandra Salgado slides in for an unexpired two-ye^term. ' .

Salgado was appointed tax.-as-sessor collector late la^t year af­ter county voters iniNdvemjber 1992, decided to split that office froth what had been a dual office of sheriff and tax-assessor col­lector.

Presidio County Democratic Party Chairman Raul Lara said the office Salgado holds "is .con­sidered unexpired, and she'll have to run again in two yearsjfor a regular four-year term. . ,-;^

Office terms begin in January 1995. :."

per was stopped last week when Editor and Publisher Dan Bodine became il l .

Bodine said Tuesday doctors told him he suffered a "pre-heart attack" last Wednesday night while he was in production of last week's International.

Bodine, who also is south 'Presidio County's Justice of the Peace, 'was rushed'by ;PresWto;-ambulance to the hospital in-AI-pine, where he spent—last— Wednesday night.

He was transferred Thursday to Midland Memorial Hospital heart specialists and was released Tuesday.L

Movie (Continued from page I) mnm

"The Gambler goes Bolivia to get his son back/ Junkermann said.

Whether the Gambler gets his son back in a poker game, Junkermann won't say.

Rogers was in the Lajitas area a little more than a year ago filming 'Rio Diablo,' a success­ful CBS movie of the week last year. Scenes shot in Lajitas also made it into a Rogers music video.

'The Gambler V also is sched­uled to film in Brackettville, San Antonio and Galveston, Junker­mann said.

J E F F D A V I S C O U N T Y -Every race in Jeff Davis County is contested this year, and the election may present a challenge of the status quo in the two com­missioner's races.

Democrats Precinct 2 Commis­sioner Chris Lacy and Precinct 4 Commissioner Bill Gearhart face

.challenges, by .fellow. Democrats. i« ta«Ma^ieVpi«natyoLacy^ Rodney Cantwell and Gearhart by Diana Taylor.

Lacy and Gearhart come from old Jeff Davis County ranching families who've held political of­fice for many years.. Gearhart was appointed commissioner last year after his father, Ben Gearhart, retired from office.

Cantwell is a Texas Department of Transportation employee, and. Taylor is a Davis Mountains Re­sort resident.

In the other races, Democrat incumbent one-term county Judge Bob Dillard has filed and will face fellow Democrat and

Election '94 Jeff Davis County (all candidates are Democrats except as noted) J U D G E : Incumbent Bob Dillard, Peggy Robertson and Independent Regal 'Lefty'Leftwich • PRECINCT 2 COMMISSIONER: Incumbent Chris Lacy and Rodney Cantwell PRECINCT 4 COMMISSIONER: Incumbent B i l l Gearhart and Diana Taylor S C 2 C L E R K : Tricia Grubb, Sue Blackley, Fred Granado, remitter Garcia

TREASURER: Incumbent Geen Panott and Haiold Sayre' JUSTICE O F THE P E A C E : Incumbent George Vickers and Independent Debra Legarde • •'.•,

county-district clerk Peggy Robertson. The winner of pri­mary will face independent can­didate Regal 'Lefty' Leftwich in November.

It was unclear Wednesday whether Robertson has to resign as clerk to seek the county judge's post.

With Robertson vacating the clerk's office, Democrats Tricia Grubb, Sue Blackley, Fred

Granado and Jennifer Garica have filed for that office.

In the county treasurer's race, incumbent Democrat Geen Par-rott faces Democrat Harold Sayre.

And in the Justice of the Peace race, incumbent Democrat George Vickers will be chal­lenged in November by inde­pendent candidate Debra Legarde.

voters of Presidio County. "I intend to devote my time and

effort toward healing the rift that has developed between south and north county residents. We must come together in a united effort to capitalize on the coming eco­nomic development in Presidio County and Far West Texas," Brisbin said.

Brisbin and his wife, Cookie, live in Marfa. Cookie Brisbin is involved in numerous commtP r nity endeavors and is employed

~p7Th^aTfa-Natlonal Bank. "I want to continue the work .

begun at the city of Marfa on economic development and carry it up to the county level. I would like to see the day when our young people won't have to leave the area to find satisfying, ca­

reers," Brisbin said. , " He said he would like to con-

.tinue to build on the pian being developed that would provide economic incentives for busi­nesses wishing to locate any­where in Presidio County. ,,:

"Presidio County is growing, and we need to focus and culti­vate that growth so that all of our citizens can reap the be.nefi.ttj," Brisbin said.

"The city of Presidio isbeuam-ring a crucial gateway to Mexico,

and the county must focus it's efforts on capitalizing on it's po­sition irt order to revive ouren-tire area's economy. I believe we have a good future, and relish the opportunity to serve the county," he said. . <.,v

Election '94 Regional races U.S. C O N G R E S S M A N 23RD DISTRICT: Incumbent . Republican Henry tioniua ana Democrat rtblafiflO R l o T ~ STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 74: Incumbent Democrat Pete Gallego and Republican Robert Gaxza 83RD STATE JUDICIAL DISTRICT J U D G E : Incumbent Democrat Alex Gonzalez S T A T E SENATOR DISTRICT 19: Incumbent Democrat Frank Madia

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It's that time again, paisanos, for the first-ever Big Bend Sentinel unofficial Marfa Christmas lights decorating contest awards.

The Fuse Blaster award goes to the Marfa Chamber of Commerce. Al l those lights sure looked good on the Presidio. County Courthouse. WTU thanks you.

The Better Luck Next Year award, my abode included, goes to all the good Marfa homes that took the time to decorate for the holidays. Marfa never looked more festive. A l l that was missing was a little snow. Not! The High. Voltage award goes to Danny and Nora Watts (with a

last name like that, you know they had to have lots of lights), Ambroslo 'Mando' and Lila Ramirez, Robert and Jean Baker, Beto and Sarah Villa, Danny and Linda Jurado and Delfin and Corina Lopez.

You needed welder's goggles to drive by those homes and not be blinded.

Ya'lls prize is a month's free solar- and wind-generated electricity, courtesy of WTU, sometime in the 21st Century when emerging renewable energy technology is perfected.

And, drum roll, please, the Sentinel sweepstakes, first place, take no prisoners, Santa supreme award goes to Luis and Hortencia Aguilar for their "57 Chevy Christmas.' The Aguilars outlined with Christmas lights a vintage ride

parked in their front yard. It didn't have the most lights and it didn't have bells and

whistles, but it definitely was the most-unique holiday decorating idea of the season.

Letters to the editor Editor: . .. Mayor Brisbin tells us that $400,000 of grant road work cover­

ing about 40 blocks will be done early next year. I thought the work was to be done last summer. It had been approved while

- Mayor Bassham was in office. Too bad it isn't being done until an election year.

Mayor Jake also announced in his "Mayoral Perspective" that' the County will get $900,000 worth of grants. I guess the $250,000 received by Marfa wasn't impressive enough to mention in his article.

Xmas decorating winners named by Marfa chamber

M A R F A - The Marfa Chamber of Commerce has announced the winners of its 1993 Christmas decorating contest.

Residences: Ambrosio 'Mando' and Lila Ramirez, first, $30 and one month's fee cable courtesy of Marfa TV Cable Co. Inc.; Danny and Linda Jurado, second, $20 and dinner for two, courtesy of the Thunderbird Res­taurant; Danny and Nora Watts, third, $10 and a chamber gift basket; Luis and Hortencia Aguilar, honorable mention.

Businesses: La Tejana, first, $30; Phi/s Plumbing, second, $20; Christopher's and the Thunderbird Restaurant, tie for third, $10.

Did anyone notice that tne proposed plan to attract NAP I'A bust-— ness to Marfa was front page news? The first company to be con­sidered to receive the benefits is Packrat. Packrat made second page news by failing to pay the City of Alpine $25,000 over the last six months. I don't see how offering aid to Packrat qualifies as helping a company take advantage of N A F T A . I hope we aren't ONLY looking for ailing companies to give financial assis­tance under the new business plan.

Richard Harem Marfa .

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reached about half speed. But his voice was not involved; it was all the sound of air blowing out in small gusts. My mother's laugh was almost as quiet. I had a friend in high school whose laugh was quite similar, and both were likely to put a hand over the mouth as if to hide the fact they were laughing as if laughter were somehow forbidden.

And I have never heard anyone "roar with laughter," Chuckle, yes, and I have heard what has been described as "titter." "Tee-hee" is written to describe the sound a person would make after putting someone in an unfortunate situation. The "ha-ha" descrip­tion is used to describe what one hears when a person emits little bursts of sound, the typical laugh. The only time you are likely to hear "ha-ha" (or "har-de-har-har") is when a person is not amused by the words of another person. And of course, "ho-ho-ho" is re­served for Santa Claus. >

Ernest B. Speck— ; Alpine

Editor: With deep humility I sincerely acknowledge having made a big

mistake on last week's edition where I wrote Holy Trinity instead of the Holy Family on the celebration of the posadas.

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Editor; ; * •'. ^ewbuTd like to'lake this opportunity tcrthank all the people

who helped make this year's "Giving Tree" a great success. Words cannot express our gratitude. Every year the project seems to grow in numbers and every year we are faced With the same di­lemma, wondering if all the children will be picked from the "Giv­ing Tree" and every year everyone comes together to make the children of Presidio County very happy.

We are especially-thankful to those who helped wrap: Bianca Gonzales, Patty Godbold, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Elmore, Cookie Brisbin, Pat Godbold, Mary Conant, Ann and Ariel Dunlap, Fe­licia and Mona Lisa Aguilar, and Mandy Guevara.

This year over 180 gifts were purchased and distributed to abused, neglected, and less fortunate children in Presidio County. We'feel this is quite remarkable, considering our depressed econ­omy.

We would also like to thank Charlie Zubiate for helping us out (againl) this year collecting additional donations from area mer­chants and individuals, for the purpose of purchasing gifts for those children who still remained on the HGiving Tree" after the deadline. • .

Finally, a very special thank you to The Marfa National Bank for sponsoring the/Giving Tree" project and to Cookie Brisbin and; Melissa West'for all their help and support.

We would like to let everyone who helped us this year know,

W O O L G A T H E R I N G

i M l [Helf generosity aha ertorts uo not go unnonc " God bless each and everyone of you

Sincerely, Department of Protective and Regulatory Services Moirfa

Postal workers leave their mark Bartenders are known for listening to people's troubles, but how

about the Marfa postal workers? They could write books about local people who, for some reason, reveal their aches and pains and diseases freely or tell why a son or daughter hasn't written in a long time while George listens politely. And the others, too.

One of the sites of Marfapost offices was behind the old Murphy-Walker Store on Highland Avenue. Mr. Harris, grandfather of Bill Roberts, would look out at the world from behind gold-plated bars and issue stamps or packages. '

Special delivery meant Mr. Vasquez arriving at the house around seven in the morning with important letters mailed to us.

Manuel Rubk>, retired post master, could fill several volumes about Marfa people. He revealed the other day that he was an Eagle Scout in the late 1930s while in Richard Gonzales' Boy Scout Troop. He recalled having fun going on campouts and fishing trips. He now returns the good times by taking his

I'm wandering around this week, not yet in gear for the big '94. I'm still trying to purge my memory of all of those hulking college football players doing strange dances over the limp bodies of opponents temporarily knocked senseless. Does anyone else find this constant posturing just a tad tasteless? No . . . well, there's just no accounting for taste out here in Bubbaland.

Speaking of Bubba, he's going to have some fun this year since it's that most magical of times, election year. The electorate has a slightly surly attitude this year, and incumbents are feeling a little

count out the advantage of name recognition and tough campaigning Republican Women's clubs in George W. Bush's bid to unseat her. "

Bubbaenes and potential starlets may jet a cheap thrill this year, as yet another movie company has chosen our fair city as a potential filming site. They should be here pretty soon, so let's all pull out our best West Texas twang and dust it off to impress the visitors from Hollywood.

Al l kidding aside, the local economy always gets a jump start from these productions, and they usually find our friendliness pretty much amazing compared to the slick glitz they are accustomed to.

And speaking of glitz, or the lack thereof, here's a holiday restaurant tip relayed via my buddy, Alonzo, a world traveler in his own right. Some of his forays take him as far away as the piney woods, where he claims that you know you are in a down home eatery when you look up over the menu and the waitress has fresh stitches in her head. Now that's real local color. *

And finally, to return to the locals' favorite topic, feetball. Has anyone else noticed that Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz bears an amazing resemblance to Woody Allen in a gimme cap. Kinda makes you wonder if the wood man decided to chuck it all and resurface under the golden dome with a new attitude.

It wouldn't make any difference, A & M would still lose the Cotton Bowl. '

.Editor: • . , ' \ J>. We think of laughter-as ajoyous sound, and of course it is, gen­

erally speaking. The Iaughter.of a baby is very joyous. But just as thfy go in other ways, babies have a habit of growing up and changing their laughter. Those differences are often astounding. 1 know two women whose laughter is so loud one has to resist

the 'impulse to put his hands over his ears. In fact a friend once commented that the reason one of them never married is that if she had laughed only once she'd send any man backing off..

In contrast my father's laugh was voiceless. The sound he made linded inc of a steam train blowlr

grandsons out. Here's a recipe that is NOT for eating, but we had fun with it

during the 1920s. Put lumps of coal in a glass bowl. Cover with 2 tablespoons of

table salt, 2 tablespoons of bluing, and 2 tablespoons of water. Next day at the same time, add 2 tablespoons of salt. Next day add 2 tablespoons of water and 2 tablespoons of salt. Then put 2 drops of food coloring, any color or mixed colors on each lump of coal. A bloom will form. Add a little water each day.

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Shorthorn JV win two games against Pecos and Fabens

M A R F A - The Shorthorn JV basketball squad picked up two wins against Pecos on New Year's eve and Fahens Tuesday. The Horns downed Pecos 34-29

and Fabens 43-41 in a game that went down to the wire.

Marfa battled to an 8-5 lead in the first period while Fabens bat-•tled back 15-15 at the half. Fa­bens went ahead 33-25 in the third period but the Horns poured it on in the final period, getting many of its 19 period points in the final minutes of play, Marfa held Fahens to 8 fourth-period points.

. Two free throws by Marfa's David Natividad late in the game brought the Horns to within two points of the lead 38-39. and Abel Razo got a rebound to make it 40-41 Fabens when Natividad was fouled again.

Natividad went 2-2 to make it

42-41 Marfa. Teammate Shelton Holzheuser

was fouled with 20 seconds on the .clock and his 1-2 perform­ance made it 43-41. He was fouled again, and with three sec­onds left, went 1-2 to "make it 44-41 Marfa.

Fabens brought the ball in, and from 3/4th-court, took their last shot. It hit the rim but ricocheted.

Natividad had 15 points, Razo 11, Andre Jennings and Eric Garcia 6 each, Holzheuser 4 and Leroy Gutierrez 2.

In the Pecos game. Gutierrez and Garcia had 9 each, Razo 5, Holzheuser 4, Ruben V i l ­lanueva, Jennings, Natividad 2 each and Joshua Thode 1.

Coach Jack Ruiz noted that the Class 2A Horns beat bigger teams as Pecos is 4A and Fabens is 3A. The JV unit goes to 4-3 on the

season.

Shorthorns open '$4 district with game against Presidio

MARFA - The Shorthorns open 1994 District 5-2A basketball play against the Presidio Blue Devils Friday, and while taking with them an 11-6 non-district record into district battle, lost their two most recent games to bigger schools.

Marfa is defending district and bi-district champ.

Marfa lost to the Class 3A Fa­bens Wildcats Tuesday 53-71 and the Class 4A Pecos Eagles downed the Horns 59-50 on New Year's eve.

The team looked lackluster against Fabens, in part, Coach

Jack Ruiz said, because of news on Monday and Tuesday that

^animates Broolu Thode. and A tocky Roman w e r r o ^ f i e d ; "

The Marfa school district and

set for 5 p.m. Friday In Presidio, as the district and AD are ex­pected to complete the paper­work by then.

Roman's transfer waiver re­quest may take a bit longer, offi­cials said.

"You could tell die spark was ^missing,' Ruiz said after Tues-

R o b i n s o n C a f e t e r i a s c h o o l . m e n u s

Thursday. Jan. 6 • Friday, Jan. 14 BREAKFAST LUlfCH T^daX Scrambled eggs, hash browns, toast.

Hot dog vv/maat sauce,fre ncfc frlas, lattuca, tomato, chocc* cake. .' ' ' ' : '

Choice of: French toast w/peanut butter; on cereal & toast.

Monday Choice of: Waffles w/ syrup, sausage pattia; on cenml & toast.

Tuesday Choice of: Egg & chorlzo burrito; on cereal fit toast. —

W«Hn»«dav Cereal, cinnamon toast.

Chicken fried steak w/gravyi'-x'' mashed potatoes, green beans; Jello. . . •<::<;;,.

Macaroni vr/meat buttered com, cornbread. i ,.

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Thursday Choice of: Peanut but­ter & Jelly sandwich; on cereal & toast.

Etiday. Choice of: Flapstlcks w/honey; on cereal at toast.

Fish filet, tator.tots, broccoli, & cauliflower, apple-crisp. ;-,4,<.

Green cheese enchiladas^ '. Spanish rice, retried beans, Jello. ' ' ^ - ; ' " !

Chile bowl, fresh beans, •.' . tt crackers, fruit. > -.,i >• i

Submarin*s*mo\vich,,frencfa « him, tossed salad; a&awjbenfes and bananaav V ' i •.^, -; * y ••

(Juice served with all breakfasts. Milk served With all meals. Merius' subject to chancre.)

A Shorthorn player goes up for difficult lay up during re­cent roundball action.

SR basketball teams on the road day night's game. "It's like play-ing without an arm," adding that the turn of events "stunned" the team.

The team had depth with Thode and Roman in the starting rota­tion and this "puts more pressure on the other five starters," he said.

Rene Nunez led in Marfa scor­ing, against Fabens wit t : 25 'points, including three 3s, Justin Bledsoe had 9, Brad Roberts 6,

The Sul Ross State University men's an<1 women's basketball

athletic-department-apparently—and-F-elipe-Garcia-lr failed to complete UIL transfer documents on the players, who moved to the district last fall, according to officials.

Thode may be back on the team by Friday's first district game,

teams open action this week on the road, returning to their home floor Jan. 12.

The Lobos take on Wayland Baptist University in Plainview Thursday, while the Lady Lobos are across the state in Austin tor a game with Concordia Lutheran College.

,, , The ,two grQup&.jineet, in .Irving., rSaturdajto tito'Ofette Ufftyer--',, sity of Dallas in the opening round of Texas Intercollegiate

Athletic Association play. Sun-rlay, hnth ft»amg p'«y Am. bassador College in Irving before heading back to the moun­tains.

Jan. 12, Sul Ross hosts Hardin-. Simmons University inTIAA ac­tion. TRf women start the action at 5:30 p.m., and the men follow at 7:30 p.m. Both teams will play Austin College in conference ac-

Hiotfyaq'i:;\SJ.Vwiu? the' womeni sche3uledvto play at 1 p.m: and* the men at 3 p.m.

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Nunez again was top point-maker against Pecos with 21, in­cluding five 3s, Bledsoe with 14, including two 3s, Roberts 6, in­cluding one 3, Thode 5 and Glenn Mendoza 4.

Two Alpine Bucks named to All-West Texas football team

ALPINE - Two Alpine Fight­ing Bucks - John Cordova and John Keeler - have been named to the San Angelo Standard-Times J993 All-West Texas Class 3A Football Team.

Cordova, a 5*10", 225-pound senior', was named to the offen­sive line.

He was in charge of the Bucks offensive line, and was a three-year starter, said Alpine Coach Rumiie SuHiksbury.

Considering that the line pro­duced two 1,000-yard rushers, that's pretty good, the coach said. "He called the all the blocks and told everybody what to do."

Cordova has played on A l ­pine's last three playoff teams, including last year's state quar­terfinal ist.

"He's very quick and strong for

hjs size," the coach said. . Keeler, a six-foot, 155-pound senior, was selected as the news­paper team's runningback.

Keeler was the workhorse in ^Alpine's Wishbone offense, rushing for 1,295 yards and 18 touchdowns on 133 carries.

The runner helped Alpine maintain its offensive consis­tency.

He also was the Bucks best big-play threat, drawing praise from district coaches for averaging 9.7 yards a carry for Alpine, which finished 9-2 after.winning their fourth consecutive District 5-3A title.

"He didn't have that great a speed, just great balance," the coach said. "He could stop on a dime and crank it up again."

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TODAY Junior lady Shorthorns 7ft & 8th grade basketball teams vs. the Alpine Bucks, 4:30 p.m., Marts.

FRIDAY Shorthorns it lady Shorthorns varsity basketball teams open 1993 District 5-2A play vs. the Presidio Blue Devils, 5 p. m., Presidio.

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SATURDAY Junior Shorthorns boys & girls 8th-grede basketball teams at the Van Horn tournament..

TUESDAY , ; . Srwrthorns girls & beys -. varsity basketball teams.. vs. Fort Hancock \, Mustangs, 6 p.m., Marfa.

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New officers elected to hospice board

The new officers for 1994 have been elected to serve on the Hospice Board of Directors.

Helen Gilliam of Fort Davis president, Yolanda Marquez of Alpine vice-president, Mildred Shannon of Marfa secretary and Robert Scharr of Fort Davis treasurer.

Other members of the board of directors are: Scholastica Hernandez, Marathon; Elaine Ponton, Alpine; Jesse Saucedo, Alpine; Marilyn Shackelford,

Marathon; Martha Taylor, A l - r<. ' pine; Elva Torres, Alpine; and Laurel Webb, Marfa.-

Hospice of the Big Bend con­tinues to reach out to the termi­nally ill patients and their families in the Tri-County, Big Bend area. The generous sup­port of all the good people in the area contributes greatly to the success of the program. .

If information is needed, call 915/837-7286 or one of the board members in your, commu­nity.

Academic achievement meeting scheduled here for January 13

J o s e E d u a r d o E v a r o g r a d u a t e s

f r o m T e x a s - T e c h U n i v e r s i t y

Jose Eduardo G. Evaro, son of Rosendo MrEvaroand Ellda~ G. Evaro of Redford, graduated from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Saturday, Dec. 18.

He graduated with a bachelor

of science in mechanical engi--neeringrHeis-eurrently" enjoy" ing the holidays, plus spending time with his parents and family before heading .out to a job in the field of engineering.

Annual college information hotline this weekend

Marfa first grade class of 1952. Pictured in the back is Miss Ruth Livingston, first grade teacher.

The Texas Association of Col­lege Admission Counselors, along with the Greater East Texas Higher Education Authority, will once again hold its annual College Information

Hotline on January 8-9. Seniors-and-their parents are

encouraged to call 1 (800) 253-8989 on these dates to find out more about the college admis­sion and financial aid process.

M A R F A - If you are inter­ested in the academic achieve­ment of Marfa High School students, make plans now to at­tend the meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 13 at the Robinson Cafeteria.

Information will be available at this meeting to help you pre­pare your child for the EXIT level of the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills test to be given March 10. Successful

completion of this test is re­quired for high school gradu­ation.

It is not too late to help your child prepare for this important test. Test taking techniques,

motivational ideas, and even nutritional suggestions will be provided to prepare your stu­dent for successful completion, of the EXIT level TAAS test.

Show your support. Be there.

MUSEUM MUSINGS By PAT GODBOLD

Lupus awareness group to meet Sunday in Alpine

F A R WEST T E X A S - The monthly.meeting of the Lupus Awareness Discussion Group will take, place Sunday at 3 p.m. in Alpine and is expected to highlight the subject of "Sen­sitivities.11

The meeting is open to all in­terested inHiviHiialt and their

welcome^ to attend; light re­freshments will be available.

The group will meet at 303 East Sul Ross Avenue in Alpine and those planning to attend are requested to refrain from using any fragrances which could af­fect others.

The calendar for 1994 will

We hosted two beautiful groups on December 22. Forty eight people from the Elder Hostel group came from the Prude Ranch early Wednesday. Another group of 39 came for a tour that afternoon. These were interested and interesting men and women. A pleasure to have them.

Our museum is not set up for large groups but with the help of Lee Bennett we were able to manage and received many lovely compliments from the visitors.

Received a beautiful note from Patsy Farris Chancellor of Wimberly. Share with me some of her thoughts.

"Last February my husband, Thenv. and I were on a little

of Vera and Diamond McSpad-den; Mrs. Mead's fishpond, pi­ano lessons and dance recitals; riding the Sunset Limited to Central Texas to visit grandpar­ents sitting in Chaney's shoeshine chair in my dad's barbershop sitting on the curb in front of my house calling the names of Gracie and Carolyn (Humphreys) to come out and play; splitting a 6 oz. bottle of Coke with Linda Howard on a hot summer day; many pleasant hours spent with my good friend, Nancy Stover - Dr. and Mrs. Stover treated me as if I was a member of the family; learning to read and write with Miss Livingston; learning math facts with Miss Little; smell of the saddle shop; Roy Rogers at

E N J O Y G R E A T F O O D A T

TUESDAY through SATURDAY NIGHTS • FORT DAVIS ••426-3241

Night of Lights at the Marfa Courthouse January 6*13

Sponsored by:

Tonight, January 6: ' Mike Livingston

In memory of J.S. and Lasts Livingston

Friday. January 7:—• Marfa T V Cabe Co.

In honor of "Our Moved school teacher...Mrs. Ray Hegy'

Saturday, January 8: Chile ana Linda Ridley

In memory of Ara Lou Everett and Blondie and Ethel DeVolin

Sunday, January 9: Grace and Roy Parson

In memory of Nora PaUanez -o . . ~ Monday, Januaryjip;,.,,

Paul, Donna and Mkhaa Dean Evans In memory of Millard McBee

families to share ideas and ex­change information concerning the immune disorder Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, condi­tions of hyper-sensitivities, and related illnesses. The medical profession is also

also be discussed as well as possible guest speakers and top­ics.

For further information, con­tact Helen Anderson in Alpine at 837-2168, or Elaine Harmon in Fort Davis at 426-3164.

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-Jimmy-Guadalupe, boy, born Dec. 20, 1993, to Carlota R. and— Pedro H . Baeza of Presidio; 7 lbs.', 15 3/4 oz., 22 inches.

Gabriela Vaferio, girl, born Dec. 23, 1993, to Enedina V . and Jose R. Catano of Marfa; 5 Ibs.,j4 oz., 18 1/2 inches.

Shannon Marie, girtrbornDec. 23, 1993, to Norma Jean and Bill C . Davis of Van Horn; 6 lbs., 4 1/2 oz., 19 inches. Tanner SaJge, girl, born Dec. 23, 1993, to Katrina L . and

Brock E . Taylor of Mjufa; 8 lbs., 4 oz„ 21 inches. Wilto Wenxia, girl, born Dec. 24, 1993, to Jennie J. and Bob

G; Bao of Alpine; 7 lbs., 9 oz., 19 inches. Janet Ortega, girl, born Dec. 27, 1993, to Marina H . Ortega

and Homero Carrasco of Presidio; 8 lbs., 12 oz., 22 inches. Estaban Lopez, boy, born Dec. 29, 1993, to Beatriz P. and

Hector Lopez of Presidio; 8 lbs., 6 1/2 oz., 22 inches. Jared Williams, boy, born Dec. 28j 1993, to Susan M . and

Kevin Williams of Alpine; 7 lbs., 10 oz., 19 inches.

Ten free trees from national Arbor Day Foundation

trip to West Texas. You gra­ciously came up to the museum and gave us the most wonderful tour. I'll never forget it. Thank you.

"I feel actually blessed to have spent the first ten years of my life in such a vibrant town as Marfa was (and I'm sure still

and stayed until 1955. Some o f the memories that stay with me are: the kindness and calmness

the Palace on Saturdays; the majestic Paisano; Boruhdas.

"I feel enriched having these memories and many more.

"Thank you for keeping-it all alive in the museum." _ Come by and we will see if we can stir up some nice memories for you. The museum' has received Liv­

ing" 'MemOHi!s" ,Wr ,""So Jnny Poenisch, Kenneth Beanland, Lucio Lujan and Bill Earney. —

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Bruno Cervantes honored with barbecue Navy Airman Apprentice

Bruno M . Cervantes, son of Armando and Celyna Cervantes of Marfa, was honored with a barbecue lunch at the AmVets Post Sunday.

Cervantes recently returned aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, homeport in Bremer­

ton, Washington, from a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Persian Gulf as part of the aircraft car­rier USS Nimitz Battle Group.

Cervantes is a 1992 graduate of Marfa High School and he joined the Navy in June 1992.

Tuesday, January 11: Mr. &Mrs. All Webb and Family

In memory of Mr. & Mrs. J.H. Cass and Mr, & Mrs. S.E. Webb

Wednesday, January 12: Mary Helm

In memory of Mr. Harold Biedlger. " Who loved Marfa' Thursday, January 13:

Sargie Jones . In memory of Harold Biediger, BUI Earney Si Johnny,

Mendias

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: The free trees are part of the nonprofit Foundation's' Trees, for >Amerlca campaign: ••'^'•"''.

The ,ten trees' are "the $iigir Maple, White "Flowering"'Dog­wood, Pm Oak, White Pine, Red Maple, Birch, American

"Redbud, Silver Maple, Red Oak, and Colorado Blue Spruce. •'

The trees will be shipped post­paid at the right time fur plant­ing between February I and May 31 witn enclosed planting instructions. The six to twelve inch, trees are guaranteed to grow or they will be replaced free of charge.

Members also receive a sub­scription to the Foundation's "Arbor Day" news magazine,.

The 1 Tree. Book with informa­tion- about tree planting and care, and a membership card.

To become a member of the Foundation and to receive the free trees, send a $10 member­ship contribution to-TEN FREE

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P l a n e c r a s h e s n e a r V a n H o r n ;

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V A N HORN -The wreckage of 1 ^Tingle-engine Cessna was

found in mountainous terrain in far West Texas on Saturday, with all three people aboard killed in the crash, according to the Asso­ciated Press.

The victims were identified as Dr. George Gordon Cox, 46, of El Paso and his two children. Steven Cox. 8, and Ashley Cox. II. The Cessna Cardinal 177 was

reported missing on Wednesday on a flight to El Paso from Mexia, near Waco in Central Texas. The plane refueled about noon in San Angelo, and Cox had radioed in about 2 p.m. for a weather report for the airport at Van Horn.

It was raining at the time, and

investigators said weather was believed to have be"eh a factor in the crash.

The Civil Air Patrol, along with local law enforcement officials, found the plane 33 miles north of Van Horn and about 100 miles east of El Paso.

Authorities said that the pilot's failure to file a flight plan may have delayed the start of a search for the plane.

Because there was no flight plan, authorities had to wait~24~ hours to declare the plane miss­ing, said 2nd Lt . Victoria Detiveaux. public affairs officer for the Civil Air Patrol.

"If they had filed a plan...as soon as their fuel was expected to be exhausted someone would have been called in to search," Detiveaux added. f/rK Pointers For Parents

Lester: The First Non-Violent Video Game Anti-Hero

First place Typical Category and 1993 Trans-Pecos Big Buck Tournament Overall Winner James McKeown, of Clearwater, Fla.

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Under God, Religion and American Politics , By G A R R Y WILLS ,

-StafT Review by Wahdley.Red ., ' . . J : Author Garry Wjlts takes a fresh look at an interesting and little

explored phenomena in American politics. While we all wax mightily about how the founding fathers-intended for there to be a strict separation between church and state, anyone wishing to seri­ously examine American politics and it's individual leaders would be remiss not to also study the religious context in which events and people evolved. •

Many of our leaders or potential leaders such as Mario Cuomo, Gary Hart and Thomas Jefferson, let their thoughts about religion have a profound effect on their decisions. And, when one ex­plores their religious roots, often their actions are easier to under­stand and-sometimes even predicL-.The concept,_once_ex.amined and thought through, makes surprisingly good sense. , / , . .. , .

Why we as a nation have consistently pretended to be above al­lowing religion to affect our political judgment is in itself a reflec­tion of our culture. The author confronts the conflict between bur secular and spiritual nationalism, and finds that there is more inter­facing going on than we like to admit.

Observing the ebb and flow of religious thought and political mood swings is a fascinating challenge, and Under God is an ex­cellent piece of work done by an author with a keen eye for the obvious that often escapes a first look.

Turn off the T V , build a fire and explore unchartercl territory. Garry Wills is an articulate, intellectual author with an excep­tional feel for historical and contemporary American politics.

Under God, is published by Simon and Schuster, and is available at most popular bookstores.

(NAPS)—Parents who are tired of their children executing deadly "Ninja Kicks" and "Death Punches* during endless hours of video game play Will be happy to know about Lester, a new video game charac­ter that's geeky not gruesome.

The awkward, pre-pubescent anti-hero Lester is the star of the new Super Nintendo game, "Lester the Unlikely." Lester isn't a ninja warrior or superhero. Instead, he is the nerdy boy next door, the class computer brain or anyone who feels awkward and insecure artimes. "Lester could be every American teenager or any man or woman who has gone through those awkward teenage years," explains John Brazier, CEO uf DTMC, Lt'tUeT'g creators.—

When the game starts, the pathetically humorous Lester appears with a slouch that reeks of geekiness. Marooned on a tropical island, he is pestered by tiny birds, •harmless spiders and slow turtles. But as players help Lester solve luzzles with brains, not brawn, he

stops tripping over his own feet,

runs swiftly and stands-upright-with confidence and coordination.

According to gaming expert Leanne McDermott, editor in chief^ of PlayRight, a newsletter for par-^ ents on video gaming, "Lester is both unique and refreshing. There are dozens uf mure viuluru yumetr out there whose objective is for players to beat up their opponent. Lester is fun, challenging and is a character we all can relate to rather than what none of us can be—that is superhuman." Lester the Unlikely will be sold at local mass merchants, software retail­ers and discount stores for $59.95.

V A N HORN - After complet­ing verification processes, the official winners of the 1993 Trans-Pecos Big Buck Tourna­ment have been declared. This year's tournament results are as follows:

T Y P I C A L First place and Best Overall -

James .McKeown of Clearwater, Fla., 180 4/8- Net B&C points plus25Tx>nus points tor an over- • all score of 205 4/8 - $ 1,000 for category winner plus $1,000 for Best Overall.

Second place - Mickey Thacker of Odessa, 169 Net B&C points - $500.

N O R T H O F M 0 First place - Randy Shipp of

Lometa, 188 5/8 Gross B&C points - $1,000.

Second place • Mario Marta of Kent, 186 Gross B&C points -

$500. . SOUTH O F M O First place - Wes Hoff of

Wichita Falls, 176 4/8 Gross B&C-$1,000.

Second place - Dennis Stumfoll of Victoria, 167 4/8 Gross B&C points -$500.

Y O U T H First place - Katie Walden of

Van Horn, 155 3/8 Gross B&C points - Mills custom knife.

Second place - Zane Donatio of Kent, 143 6/8 Gross B&C points -$100. .

This was the third annual big buck contest consisting uf desert mule deer taken in Texas from the region west of the Pecos River. Entries totaled 428 with this year's winner being the high­est scoring Net Boone and Crockett point buck in the tour­nament's history.

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( N U i - Diane Arrington is a woman with a mission. A veteran behaviorist and trainer, she's a pio­neer in gentle, humane training tor dogs. No choke collars. No pain. No shouted commands.

And no injuries. Arrington esti­mates thai o.(MX) dogs are killed or injured each year during conven­tional obedience training.

Arrington used to train dogs the .old-fashioned way. "The books" taught her to yank them around with choke collars and become a drill ser­geant bellowing orders: Come! Heel! Stay!

But the dogs became afraid. "I could see their pcrsonaliticsdis-

appearing as we'd go through a course." she says. "The pain and vio­lence was breaking their spirits — it just sickened me." ?

That was nearly 20 years ago. Since then, she's been studying and researching how dogs teach each" other. "If vou watch a mother dog wilh a hilci. unii'tiix is ncrtast I U -son where teaching is undertaken." Arrington says. "Dogs don't choke each other."

Her research shows that dogs leant Taster when people use tech­niques dogs understand — patience, kindness and coercion instead of force. "The training process should he an opportunity for bonding, not abuse."' Arrington says.

Arrington has developed the Pctperfecl System of teaching dogs the basics without inflicting physi­cal or emotional stress. Her system has proven safe and effective with thousands ol dogs and is designed to sol\e or prevent behavior problems.

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Eye Care in lexas Patrick Kelly Riggs, M.D., director of

The Riggs Center for Diseases and Surgery of the Eye in Midland, has established offices in Monahans, Pecos, and soon to come, Seminole. This is consistent with his plan to regionalize eye care in West Texas, which w i l l bring quality eye care

within easy reach of those people who live far from the major metropolitan areas. Also on the agenda are future plans to build a local factory to manufacture eyeglasses, a move which would further strengthen the regionalization of eye care. Currently, eyeglasses are being produced largely

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outside the area. Dr. Riggs feels that the greatest contribution one can make is the creation of jobs which produce a valuable service or commodity. (This type of job creation, as defined, is his ultimate goal in life.)

The Riggs Eye Center is situated in a spacious new facility, over 3,000 square feet, located at 3000 N. Garfield, Suite 215, and offers state-of-the-art equipment in a fresh setting of modern medical efficiency. There are four examination rooms.and an

operating room for. minor surgical procedures, including Radial Keratotomy, The minor surgical room is equipped with Argon and Neodymium YAG Lasers. Dr. Riggs has purchased the most modern precision equipment available to accomplish with accuracy a range of delicate eye operations and procedures.

Because he.realizes the importance of having reliable equipment and familiar surgical instruments to help achieve the best possible results, Dr. Riggs, at his own expense, has supplied Ward Memorial Hospital in Monahans and Reeves County. Hospital in Pecos with the highest quality equipment for use on his ophthalmic patients. Such investment in time and money to seek out and purchase only the best available scientific products is consistent with his attention to detail in diagnosing and solving the particular problems of each of his patients. Personal concern for each patient is of the utmost

Dr. Riggs. patients will importance to remember tHis special care, besides knowing that they have been treated by a highly qualified doctor.

Dr. Riggs is an ophthalmologist certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, with specialty training in cornea and external disease. Besides concentrating on small incision/sutureless cataract surgery and refractive surgery for the correction of nearsightedness and astigmatism, he offers a full range of ophthalmic services.

He received his undergraduate degree from Texas A & M University where he graduated with the highest,honors, Summa Cum Laude. While working his way through college as a welder (at Lubrizol Corp,} he majored in Biology with a minor in Chemistry. Because Dr. Riggs was among the top ten individuals (out of several thousand students) within the College of Science, he was selected by the Dean of the College to receive a scholarship his junior year.

Following graduation he was recruited by Exxon Research and Development to work in the plastics division. His assignment there was to determine the structure of certain plastic polymers. Dr. Riggs felt that the study of plastics would' be useful in his later career as an ophthalmologist in the research and development of intraocular lenses and light* weight, plastics for eyeglasses. Concurrently, he was obtaining his Doctor

of Medicine degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, which has the largest medical center In the world. In medical school Dr. Riggs continued to excel academically, in the surgical rotation he was ranked in the top 10% by his written examinations and by his professors.

After graduation from medical school, Dr. Riggs went to Virginia for his internship in general surgery. Then he completed his basic science course work in ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine. His residency training in ophthalmology took place at the Eastern Virginia Graduate School of Medicine, where he was selected by the staff physicians to be chief resident. During residency Dr. Riggs continued his interest

- in research and development. Working in conjunction with fellow residents, he developed a topical form of a drug used for the treatment of an eye disorder that is pfirf jnilnrly rnmmnn in trauma patianle

KgpptrfomiAg atrgtrj on a trauma pctitrt. he sought further knowledge, in a one-year course in Hospital 'Administration at (he •Kenan Sehool of ,Busjnc», Uii'ncisitjr of

Following residency Dr. Riggs was fellowship trained in cornea-and external disease. Since then he has worked as a consultant in practice management and as chief surgeon in a large eye care center. He has taught numerous surgeons the art of small incision/sutureless cataract surgery and the techniques necessary to achieve

Dusine», North Carolina. Dr. Riggs finished that study-^rV-May-1993^nd-then chose his practise site in.Midland and his home jn Odessa, Texas.

Dr, Riggs is a native Texan, born and raised in Pasadena.«He chose to practice in Midland, not only because' he enjoys the regional dry Climate,', but also because he realized there, was a need for his services in good results with corneal transplantation

During the course of practice, he West Texas. He would Tike to rriake his realized that there were many ways In; — ~-«—:—• v~ »n which to manage a health care delivery system. He found himself dissatisfied with his level of understanding of the health care delivery system in our country as well as in other countries. Plagued by this discontent

services convenient to all. The Riggs Eye Center has regular

office hours Tuesday through Thursday. Dr. Riggs offers Saturday hours as a convenience to people who find it difficult to come in during the week'. In addition, he

V is available 24 hours a day.- Tiic- area. wide~ phohe number 1st 915-570-0288; the toll free number is 1-800-551-3123. And to provide his services to those people who'. live farther to the west Dr. Riggs will be seeing pat ients ; . ' and performing surgery in Pecos on Mondays and in Monahans,,on Fridays.'Dr.;Riggs,has the staff, resources, and training to provide the most advanced : techniques,:

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cia O'Do'nnell got straight As and -a perfect 4.0 grade point -average during the fall'1993 se­mester at Texas Tech University in Lubbock.

The 1990 Marfa High School graduate is majoring in Interdis­

ciplinary studies at Tech rwhere she is scheduled to graduate in December of this year.

BIG BEND RECYCLERS By H A L F L A N D E R S We are going to hear, a lot more about hazardous household-

wastes in the^weeks to come. The regulations are being worked onTbut some of the methods are not yet available for handling these substances, at least in rural areas like ours.

Example: Take do-it-yourself motor oil changes. How do you dispose of it? Well, we know We don't dump it on the ground. It's

illegal. And we don't put it in the dumpster, neither oil nor oil filter. We have been taking it to our local filling station manager, who has permitted pouring it into his big tank where he holds his own used motor oil until some oil reclaimer comes along to pump it out and take it out somewhere to process h for various purposes. But no one yet has legal responsibility for doing this and local stations are running into difficulties, which are starting to pop up.

It is also true that anti-freezes, hydraulic fluids and transmission fluids may not just be "thrown out" either. What often must happen is that these fluids get mixed in the same container and offered to our station manager who my ask, "Is this just motor oil?" If he is told "yes" and dumps it in with the other oil, he now has a contaminated load he has to pay to get removed, sometimes pretty heavily. So he is less cooperative. Such used oil collectors now have sophisticated sniffers (not canine), and are getting tougher. After all, they too, have plans for such collections and are up against an unplanned cost when loads are not as represented. So everyone gets upset and asks how they can get paid for their trouble, and to my knowledge there is no plan in place yet. We know who's going to pay in the long run; we just don't know how, yet. Everyone in the chain could just sit on their

"hands and refuse to play the game, *ut if this happens, the loser will be the planet, as it has been all along. Unless we look far ahead and take the responsibility to pay the full price fro any . product, including disposal .waste, we have simply taken die easy way out, not recognizing the debt we all incur, (in this example, in polluted water), became w> didn't take trie trouble to factor in

The Bio Bend Sentinel. Marfa. Texas. January 6. 1994(7)

State bar recognizes laughable legal lingo

Black History Month honors Buffalo Soldiers and the many cultural , treasures which are a distinctive part of Texas' heritage. Celebrations are scheduled throughout the state, including Pecos, Victoria, Dallas, and Austin. For more information, contact the Texas Department of Com­merce Tourism Division, at 512/462-9191. Texas Department of Com­merce photo by Elizabeth Grivas.

Pecos to celebrate Black History Month in February Feb. 5—Black History Month Pro-gram', Pecos. Join the community of Pecos, located 70 miles west of

the environmental costs. Now, the mortgage we have taken out using the planet for colletoral is due. We have another example of what is meant when we hear, "Don't mess with Mother Nature" She always bats last. . . . ,--'

A coincidence, as I write this, I hear on the news about the immense costs Michigan incurred a few years ago, in response to a large exposure to polluted city drinking water. Does it always have to come down to this...or can we learn to bite the bullet, pay the-folheest to begin with,- maim^in me pisfletmxft^joy^ir beautiful blue-green planet; without having alt thesepast due ' penalties assessed -fbtfmir tick o f llteitttbn? .., V; > —

Odessa, to celebrate the beginning of Black History month. The West of the Pecos Museum will host the fes­tivities. Enjoy the sounds of local church choirs as they perform classic gospel songs; relax as area school children give speeches praising the accomplishments of African-Ameri­

can historical figures. Be sure to see the special exhibits featuring histori­cal figure^ from Af"™n-^™*™""" life and culture. Attend the opening of a unique exhibit of photographs featuring die history of African-American culture both past and present For more information, con­tact the West of the Pecos Museum, Box 1784, Pecos. 79772. 915/445-5076.

AUSTIN - Maybe j t will in­spire a few New Year's resolu­tions by legal writers to get back to the "simpler" things (or language) of life. Then again... The 1993 State Bar of Texas

Legaldegopk Awards have been announced, and they're just as bad as they've ever been. The third annual celebration of the baddest of the bad honors a dozen or so examples of tongue-twisting verbiage gleaned from a variety of stat­utes and court filings across the nation.

Take the "Here! Here!" Award, For a Sentence That Knows Where it's At: "The Court may take judicial notice of such pleadings which are on file herein and such pleadings are Incorporated herein by ref­erence and made a pan hereof as If copied here in full."

Well, that ought to settle that. If not, consider the "Here,

There, and Everywhere" Award, which ' honors the phrase,7-~"lt~allfully~appea from the affidavit of the publish­er thereof heretofore herein filed," for its "impressive suc­cession of locatives." The Bar's Legaldegook Awards were launched in 1991 as a pet project of the State Bar of Texas Plain Language Com­mittee.

"We wanted to come up with a good-natured way of pointing out the obtuse and needless lan­guage found in many legal writ­ings.' said Bryan Garner, a

Oh _ welK The government giveth, and the government taketh away.

"We exempted the Internal Revenue Code last year, but couldn't bring ourselves to this year," said Garner. "It's too fertile a document to ignore." Evidently so - the code received two awards in the 1993 list of crippled clauses and garbled grammar. »

Folks who tracked the federal health-care legislation might agree that the 1,300-page pro­posal deserves The "Splitting Headache" Award - given for an impossible-to-interpret para­graph deemed the "Legal Draft­ing Most Likely to Induce M i ­graines."

And a portion of the Texas Penal Code earned The Plastic Surgeons' Lobby Award for the hard-torcomply-with mandate, "A person commits an offense If he Intentionally or knowingly possesses knuckles."

Back again is the ever-popular Serpentine Sentence award ^ this year's winner, found in a contract, exceeds 300 words.

Garner said the committee hopes, by injecting humor into its otherwise serious task (of simplifying legal language), that lawmakers, judges and attor­neys will think about their hap­less readers.

"It's no wonder the general public is afraid of courtrooms and other legal arenas," said Garner. "For the average per­son, its like entering another

Dallas attorney who chairs the committee.

An interesting concept in chronology found in Internal Revenue Code 3302: "For pur­pose of such sentence, Jan. I, 1978 shall be deemed to be the flrst^Jan. 1 occurring after Jan. 1, 1974," was appropriately awarded the "Time" Out "6T Mind Award."

country, where a foreign lan= guage is spoken. Usually, lengthy sentence and pompous wording is needless. Cut to the chase, make your point, and end it there." Winners (cough) of the State

Bar's Legaldegook Awards-don't get cash prizes or other gifts. "We think a few fleeting moments of well-deserved fame are sufficient," Garner said.

Marfa sector—-Border Patrol apprehensions; seizures .

FAR WEST T E X A S - Marfa Sector Border Patrol agents ap­prehended .a total 1,517—un­documented aliens during the month of December; 490 appre­hensions accounted for nation­als of countries other than Mexico. [ .

Agents seized a total 1,730 pounds of marijuana valued at $1.4 million, .04 pounds of co­caine valued at $2,000, and .02 pounds of methamphetamlnes valued at $640.

Agents seized 10 vehicles used in alien smuggling cast* whteh were valued af $13,950. There

-were a~tota^of-l 1-alien smug~-gling cases processed account-_ tag. for trie apprehensions of 46~ undocumented aliens and 10

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Service was al 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church with burial in Elm Grove Cemetery, directed by Geeslin Funeral Home.

.__^h^was borri_Feb, 20. 1908,_ ivian Boston T)avis. 85. ot i n p | a m v i e w and was a long-

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^brothers,. Jay .Boston_of_.Here­ford and Walter Boston of Amarillo; and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

Dutchover Paul Dutchover Sr., 81, of Pe­

cos died Thursday, Dec. 30, 1993, in an Odessa hospital. Rosary was at 7 p.m. Sunday

in Pecos Funeral Home chapel. Funeral mass was at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Fort Davis with bur­ial in St. Joseph Cemetery in Fort Davis.

He was born May 9, 1912, in Fort Davis. An army veteran of

World War II, he was a custo­dian for Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District, and a member of the Catholic church.

Survivors include his wife, Elisa Dutchover of Pecos; a

Ton,TPauITJutcHover JrTof Pe^" cos; two daughters, Gloria Sais of Madill, Okla., and Delma Arreguey of Pecos; and six grandchjldren.

Gonzales Antonio V . Gonzales, 107, of

Marathon died Friday, Dec. 31, 1993, at Big Bend Regional Medical Center Hospital in A l ­pine.

Rosary was at 7 p.m. Sunday at the family residence in Mara­thon. Mass was at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Marathon with burial in Marathon Cemetery, directed by Geeslin Funeral Home.

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He was born ,May 15,.1886, in San'Luis, Mexico, and. was a longtime resident of Marathon.. He was a member of the Catho­lic church.

Survivors include five daugh­ters,- Encarnacion Molina- of-Fort Stockton, Lonila Demlow of Arizona, and Hilaria Galindo, Paubla Hernandez and Felicita Gonzales, all of Mara­thon; five sons, Simon Gon-

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Horn Edgar Horn, 99, of Alpine

Saturday, Dec. 25, 1993, at A l ­pine Valley Care Center.

Service was at 11 a.m. Fri­day, Dec. 31 in Geeslin Funeral Home chapel with burial in Elm Grove Cemetery.

He was born May 5, 1894, in St. Louis, Mo. , and had been an Alpine resident since 1959. He was a retired engineer with Sun Oil Co. An army veteran of World War I, he was a mem­ber of the" Alpine Masonic

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*ell officiating. Burial followed in Marfa Cemetery, directed by Crofts Funeral Home.

He was born March 25, 1939, in Corpus Christi. He married Joyce Elaine Schmidt on Sept. 22, 1962, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Blanco. He was a member of the First Presbyte­rian Church serving as Elder. He had resided in Marfa for 20 years and had been active in law enforcement since the 1960V constable of Presidio County for the past 9 years, and a long term rancher.

Survivors include his wife, Joyce Poenisch of Marfa; his mother, Clara Poenisch of Marfa; a son, Carl Robert Poenisch Jr. of Marfa; a daugh­ter, Chyrell Elaine Poenisch of Marfa; a brother, Jimmy Poenisch and his wife, Jan of Marfa; a sister, Jeannie Hobbs of Cedar Park, and her hus­band, Bruce; sister-in-law,

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The Bio Bend Sentinel. Marfa. Texas. January 6. 1994 (9)

Candidate switches party in Brewster election controversy

BREWSTER COUNTY - Nu­merous contested races highlight primary elections in March and-the general election in November in Brewster County, including a controversial race in which a candidate switched parties.

In the Precinct 4 couray.com* mfssioner's race, challenger Margarita Valenzuela initially filed, to run in the Democratic

' Party primary and then switched at the last minute to the Republi­can Party, Democratic Party of­ficials sakf this, week:

She filed by petition instead of paying a filing fee and when she switched parties, used the peti­tion to file with die GOP.

Legally that means persons who signed her petition can't vote in the Democratic primary.

"A couple of people who signed called me upset," county Demo­cratic' Party .Chairman Dale Christopherson said.

He suggested the GOP reject her petition, and added that county Attorney Shane Ann Green was looking into the mat-ter. '•••• •' •

County GOP Chairman Robert Posey could not be reached for comment.

Valenzuela is challenging in­cumbent Democrat Abe Leyva, who also is being challenged by fellow Democrats Jim Walker

and Flavio Ybarra. In the county judge's race, in-

-cumbent Democrat Val Beard is being challenged by Democrat Bil l Lockhart in the March 8. primary; :

Beard, a rancher and attorney, was appointed last year to the two-year unexpired term of for­mer county Judge Tom Connor:

. In other contested races, in­cumbent Precinct 1 county Com­missioner Democrat Mickey Clouse faces Jean Rinehart in the primary and GOP candidate Cookie Stone in the general elec­tion.

Precinct 2 Commissioner Red Pattillo, a Democrat, is being challenged by Democrat B i l l Bourbon. If elected, Bourbon will have to vacate his seat oh the

Big Bend Regional Hospital Dis­trict board of directors.

In the county clerk's race, ap­pointed incumbent Democrat

• Linda Purdue is being challenged in the primary by Linda Roark and Berta Martinez.

- In the race of Precinct 1 Justice "of the Peace,' incumbent Repub­lican Chet Wilson will be chal­lenged in the November election by Democratic candidate Earl Lively.

A l l other races in Brewster County are uncontested. ^ J _

Election '94 B r e w s t e r C o u n t y

JUDOS:Incumbent Democrat Val Beaid and Democrat BfflUckhatt ,- , •• . PRECINCT 1 COMMISSIONER: Incumbent Democrat Mickey Ctouse, Democrat Jean Rinphait, Republican— Cookie Stone PRECINCT 2 COMMISSIONER: Incumbent Democrat, Red Pattillo and Democrat Bill Bourbon PRECINCT 4 COMMISSIONER: Incumbent Democrat Abe Leyva, Democrat Jim Walker, Democrat Flavio Ybana, Republican Margarita Valenzuela COUNTY CLERK: Incumbent Democrat Linda Perdue, Democrat Linda Roark, Democrat Berta Martinez PRECINCT 1 JUSTICE OF THE PEACE: Incumbent r

ATTORNEY: lAqmu>ent,penvx»at.Shans) Ann Green TREASURER: Incumbent Democrat Hortencia Ramos DISTRICT CLERK: Incumbent Democrat Jo Ann Salgado PRECINCT 2 JUSTICE OF THE PEACEHncumbent Democrat Ron Willaid PRECINCT 3 JUSTICE OF THE PEACE: Incumbent Democrat Agatha Holmio SURVEYOR: Incumbent Democrat Steve Walker '

C O B M out of winter hibernation for.a cowboy breakfast in the Texas Panhandle region. Enjoy the fresh air, cbuckwagon cooking, and magnifi­cent canyonlands. For more information,call the Amarillo Convention & Viskora Council at 800/682-1338. Texas Department of Commerce photo by Elizabeth Grivas.

County vote remains the same for PAD budget

PRESIDIO COUNTY - There was no change in the vote when Presidio County Commission­ers' Court reconsidered the Presidio County Appraisal Dis­trict's $144,000 1994 budget Tuesday.

Elected county officials met two weeks ago and by a 3-2 vote, elected not to reject the budget.

Tuesday, Commissioner Jaime Rodriguez made the motion to approve the budget, Commis-

i jsioner Juai^o&M^mfc seeoifvdW' "the- motion and county Judge "Monroe Elms voted with Ro­driguez and Muniz.

—Commissioners—Jack—Bronso

the budget approval motion. Two weeks ago, Brunson mo­

tioned and Cordero seconded a motion to reject the budget. That was voted down by Rodriguez.

Happy Birthday Ray (Tito)

in El Paso January 9,

and Felipe Cordero voted against

Feb. 3»13—•Southwestern Live* stock Show and Rodeo, El Paso. Last year more than 45,000 fans flocked to El Paso for 10 days of livestock shows, rodeos, and top country-western entertainment. .A West Texas tradition since 1929, at least 860 of the country's top rodeo performers will compete in bull riding, team roping, calf roping, bar­rel racing, saddle bronc riding, and bareback bronc riding events; This far West Texas town borders Mexico andoffersfesdvitiestosuiteveryone's interests: six horse shows, a host of livestock exhibitions, a chili cook off, and agricultural and commercial displays. Activities also will include the Southwestern Country & Market Fair featuring arts and crafts, exotic

Muniz and Elms. 1

The votes paves the way for PAD budget approval. Three of the five taxing entities in Presidio County must approve the budget for it to take effect.

The city of Marfa and the Marfa school board recently turn .thurnbs down oh the proposal, :and u^c'rt/ofPresidio andjjhej Presidio school board haven't acted on the measure, which, must be done by Friday.

o action by an"efflity is tacit budget approval.

animals. Western an, and contests open to all visitors. For more infor­mation, contact the Soumwestem • Uvvstock Shew andRodeo, P.O. Box 10239, El Paso,. 79993. 915/532-1401. Feb. 4-5—Sandhill Crane Festival, Big Spring. Big Spring, located 35 miles east of Midland, will offer a view of some of the most spectacular birds in Texas: The festivities begin with a banquet featuring a presenta­tion by Ed Kutac, avnhotofABirder's Guide to Texas. The next day will begin with a hearty country breakfast preparing visitors for a morning filled with bird watching tours. A bus tour will take visitors to. the Big Spring State Park where they will see vari­ous birds and incredible waterfowl.

PARENTING CLASSES To be offered by M.H.M.R. CAPS program. Evening classes will begin Tuesday, January H t from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Alpine MHMR offices. Th«,'ST£f?(Systematic Training for Effective Parenting) program requires a nine week commitment from participants. One doe's'nothave fo be a parent to attend. There is no charge for trie classes.

Topics to ha covered are: 1) Understanding children's behavior and misbehavior 2) .Understanding more about your child and about yourself as a parent 3j Encouragement Building your child's confidence and feelings of worth 4) Communication: How,to listen to your child 5) . Communication:' Exploring alternatives and expressing your ideas and fedirigs to children

) 6) Natur* and logical conseouences: A "method of discipline that devjjbps

7} Applying natural and logical consequences to other concerns 8) Trie family meeting . . . . . ' 9) Developing confidence and using your potential

Also included will be information about developmental stages of children and what to expect from each.

The STEP program is a series of classes including Parenting Young Children, Parenting ot intenwfiata children and the STEP Teen. The intermediate class, the one cuttntfy being offered is limited to 8-10 people. If interested, please call M7-5M5 to reserve a place in the class.

Classes can be arranged according to the amount of interest If your interest Is in one of the other levels not currently being offered, please call the CAPS office

Uie fondness, love and' thoughtfulness, the prayers, beautiful'flowers, cards, spiritualbouquets, memorials, masses, visits, food, phone calls. To all our kind friends,

neighbors, relatives, the pallbearers, the honorary pallbearers, the fimVcts, American Legion dZjiwriliary

(Post #79 of'fllpine. Mrs. <Efoisa (Rivera, the Hoty (Rpsary, the •wonderfulguitar playersandsingers. Father Norman (Bernstein, Mr. Clifford Johnson, the song, Vfow great Thou J\rt.''The beautiful music and singing of Mrs.

I Ida. g. Qonzales, Mrs. Cucila Chavez, Mrs. <Eloisa (Rivera, Mrs. Maria guticrrcz, Mrs. Lydia Sods, at the

holy mass. I Clou rfriendsimCit'Cittvcsjrom out of town. We arc so

grateful to all of you. 'Your sympathy and helpfulness at the time ofour,reccnt sorrow wiltnever be forgotten and •will remain always with us as a beautiful and precious

memory, god bless each of you, -who helped us in so many ways.

TfiefamiCy of Juan J. Mendias Sr. Mrs. Mary Mendias, JuanJ.

Mendias Jr., OfiCda IL Mendias, Jerome Mario, Lauren 3-fifda,

TCizaBetfi JAmBer, Juan J. Mendias III, CCara Leonora, Mrs. Janet

Mendias & Mario Levi Mendias.

To all the wonderful people who attended the barbecue Sunday, in honor of our son, Bruno. Special thanks to

Hector &Tito Sanchez- AuroraT7ujl^7Carrnen Mendias, Josie Martinez',' Elsie Juarez, Lupita Gonzales, Esteban

Alvarez, Celedonio Mediano, Johnny & Gloria Calderon, and all those persons who in one way or another helped.

The Cervantes JamiCy

z u u n x y o i i T h e Marfa Chamber of Commerce would like to

" thank everyone who participated in the lighting of the courthouse. Things like this would never

happen i f it were not for citizens like you.

W e would also like to thank West Texas Utilities and Rio Grande Electric Co-op, for donating

equipment and man hours i n putting up the lights; along with Mar io Sanchez, Rogelio Catano and Ken

Buscher from R i o Grande Electric, and Ike Liles, M a n d o Hernandez, "Holie" Holzheuser and Danny

Jurado, of W T U , for actually doing the work.

A n d last but not least, Presidio County for allowing, us to put the lights o n the courthouse. -

Donations made to the chamber for the lights are as follows: Marfa Veterinary Hospital, and Jeff

Meyer. Thanks to all and may the N e w Year be prosperous

" and healthy for you.

the <FamiCy ofLucio J. Lujan (82nd'AirSorne)

wishes to acknowledge 'with zh gratitude your IQMC

| expressions of sympathy and support at the time of our

CMS. TO all of you who were so. tthugfcfoandgmmou}

Withyourphone cads, —flowers, cards, food, and T

Visits, andespeciatCy to the wonderfuCpeople who took\the j ' time andmade the Cong trip to<Ef<Pasofor my loving \

father'sfuneral. We wu%forever Be grateful \

" ' - • I Jl very warm andheartfelt *Ihanli§nto Father Norman

(Bernsteinfor fas participation at the funeral mass and j services. • \

* * ' 1

Thefamily requests that memorial contributions he made \ to St Mary s&tho6c Church of Marfa. j

Sh&iCdy Manny &-XimBerCy

DRUNK DRIVING DOESN'T JUST KILL DRUNK DRIVERS.

Hannah and Sarah Fbgleman, killed Dec. 12, WSfi at / J I I I <m /-95 South, Brunswick, GA.

Next time your friend insists on driving drunk, do whatever it takes to stop him.

Because if he kills innocent people, how will you live with yourself.'

FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS DRIVE DRUNK.

U S PeoeTf*"* o* +*+oo*\r<r

(10) The Bia Bund Seminal. Marfa, Texas. January 6. 1994

S h o r t h o r n s (continued from page I)

Movie attendance vs. video rentals

J^p K e e p i n g a n e y e o n T e x a s BOOKS

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that Thode would be 'legal' by Friday's district game.

—Ruiz-said he-would double-check with the state before letting Thode suit up Friday.

Sotelo said Roman's waiver is a bit more problematic and must first be considered by state UIL officials, who may ask the dis­trict committee to look into the matter as well.

Since Roman isn't living with a legal guardian, he and the Marfa district must document that Ro­man didn't move-to Marfa as a recruited athlete, Sotelo said.

That could take several weeks, officials said. • Since Roman played in all 1993 varsity football games, the entire season is subject to forfeiture, Sotelo said. That would mean Marfa would

have to give up its 1993 District 5-2A runner-up title and trophy.

The best-case scenario for Marfa would be an oral repri­mand if a retroactive waiver is

•granted for Roman. . As the situation affects basket­ball play, either Roman or Thode played in 16 non-district varsity basketball games this season.

Those games may have to be forfeited as well. The situation shouldn't affect

Marfa's 1994 district basketball play. Marfa is defending district arid bi-district champ.

Reyes said the waiver for Ro­man not being filed was an "oversight," and Thode's docu­ment was a case of "paperwork being started and never fin­ished." Thode presented Marfa offi-

r i a l « w i t h t h p r W n m c n t

sign the document. Reyes also said Ruiz.should

have caught the apparent errors. Marfa Superintendent Judy

Ledbetter said she believed the parents and students had fulfilled their requirements in the cases.

Ledbetter, Reyes and Ruiz all noted their main concern was for Roman and Thode.

"The (Marfa school) district and the athletic department are making every effort to complete the necessary paperwork and make the necessary contacts to address this UIL discrepancy as quickly as possible," Ledbetter said, "in order to meets its re­sponsibilities to the UIL district, the state UIL and the students.

"We intend to do this as-expe­ditiously as we possibly can in the best interest of the students," she said.

Sotelo said another matter of concern to the district UIL ex-

.ecutivtcommittee involves three lady Shorthorn basketball play­ers.

Student athletes Sy Travis, So­phia Aguilar and Lori Roman were benched earlier mis season due to grades, but improved their academic performances and were eligible to play sports after the third six weeks, which ended when school let out for the Christmas and New Year's holi­day on Friday, Dec. 17.

Coach James Finley played the girls in a tournament and game over the holidays.

Sotelo said UIL rules require that the district UIL committee must be alerted to re-instated

Video rental popular Video movie rental* aurpttaed theater attendance in the U.S In 1966 and have oononuM I D camo.

G r a p h i c Novels: If Y o u C a n T h i n k W i t h o u t W o r d s

I SOURCES: Motion Pictura Asso­ciation at America, Video Store Magazine and John Sharp, Texas Comptroller ot Public Accourtta.

Je p E c h a n d o l e e l o jo a T e x a s

Rentando las peliculas pbpulares larantadepefoulaa , «n vtdeo sobrepsMfon • a * ysntas rationales

. <fe Metes de tine por prirhera vez en 1985 y. r w continuado su aumento.

(NU)- Mow lung lias il been since you pickcd.ii hook iilMorvielliiigMt tinuMiiil anil rich lh;ii you ;isketl your­self: "Whv haven't I seen llii\ he-l o r e ? "

A very struitjie and wonderful se­ries o f graphic n o v e l * — culled "KIIQuest" — is in the collections of more than 1.000.(KX) lovers ol' illus-irulcil lanlusy. F.IIQuesl is particu­larly appealing to youne people, vi­sual artists, those who enjoy cartooning and niindstluit-cun think—

. without words. The HHQuesl series is wrilten.

drawn and colored hy Wendy I'ini. . with help on the stories and editing . from her husband. Kichurd.Thc part­nership is Tunny, and pmlille. and they run their own publishing com­pany named Warp Graphics. Inc.; out of Poughkecpsie. N.Y. The : -

; ElfQuest nooks are available, under, their Falher Tax* Press imprint, at most well-slocked Nxik stores.

Here's what strikes the eyes when you open an ElfQuest book:

1. Cartoon art that, in its original form, is a standout. Wendy, who was bom and bred in "The Garlic Capital of the World." Gilrwy. Calif., is a well-steeped artist who owes inspiration to William Shakespeare. Arthur Raekham. Rudyard Kipling. Walt Disney, Osumu Tezuka and Chuck Jones. Wendy knows how to draw blood.

2. A gender-balanced view of life that is sensual, erotic, passionate, yet not too explicit'for a 5-ycar-old. The Pinis believe their readers to be about evenly male and female, adult and child.

From "ElfQuest — Hidden . Years*4"

X Mythical stories that range eas­ily between "Bnnihi"aml •'.Sisyphus." Words arc lew and images and colors are many. There are a lot of sharp wolffangs. dripping saliva, so Wendy calls it: 'Tantasy with teeth."

4. Love stories. There is a spiritu­alism among the heroes and heroines, as well as sharp intelligence. Literary critics in culling-edge places arc be­ginning to discover the Pinis (site also draws for Marvel Comics and otlter top-flight houses), and they will soon take credit for the Pinis* success.

5. Terrific paper and image re­production. The Pinis are not cutting corners and that's clear in lhc4atcsi book entitled "ElfQuest. The Hid­den Years."

6. A lot to look at. A picnic of perspectives. There arc enough ideas per page to provoke lO.(XX) "Why's."

rF0ENT£S: Aeodadin de Che de Ameriea. ftevMa •Video Store"y John Sharp. Conualor de Caentae ~

by him but not by Comstock school officials last fall. It was found in an athletic department file Tuesday. ~~"

Reyes asserted that Thode and his father should have gotten the Comstock sign-off, but Ruiz said it's the school district's responsi­bility to have the other district

signed—players. "We just got the form today,"

Sotelo said Tuesday. "That form is supposed to be done before­hand."

But Marfa High School Princi­pal Sam Robinson noted that the girls were eligible players before they hit the court over the holi­days. ,tUiiri<M>ii UUi- !.•<.-• >" ' " '••

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AND

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• Hotel Accommodat ions and Tax • A i r p o r t / H o t e l Transfers • Adventure Tours U S A Rep

• A l l M e a l s dur ing your stay • A l l gratuities & taxes ' • /Various water sports

• A l l domest ic beverages (House w i n e , cocktai ls & beer)

For Reservations and Information Please tall Your Favorite Travel Agent

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The Bio Bend Seminar. Mar fa . Toxas . January 6. 1994 f i l l

LP™ T E X R S L J I T T E R Y

Winning-Numbers

Wednesday, Jan. 5: ; / Jackpot $3 million 4 12 24 28 38 42

;Saturday, Jan. 1: 2 15 18 32 3948 >ot $8 million .

*THE CLASSIFIEDS * THE CLASSIFIEDS

R a y L O T T O T E X A S a t

TRIANGLE FOODS 1 5 0 0 W . U . S . 9 0 , A L P I N E 8 3 7 - 6 2 2 9

DISCOUNT FOODS 1 4 1 3 O ' R e i l l y , PRESIDIO 2 2 9 - 3 3 0 3

CONVENIENCE STORE 8 1 8 W . S a n A n t o n i o , M A R F A 7 2 9 - 4 5 4 1 8 0 6 E . H o l l a n d , 8 3 7 . - 2 6 0 8 ; 6 1 0 W . H o l l a n d , A L P I N E 8 3 7 - 5 1 5 9

(Continued from page 8)

Jim Scheeie, and Waiter Bargfrede.

,. Pallbearers . for the service were Jim Kitchens, George- Vickers, George Grubby Herb Surber, Jodie Webb^ Frank Sdblan, D»ad Phipps and John Jordon.

Portillo Willie Portillo, 64, of Alpine

died Thursday, Dec. 30, J993,

Rosary was at 7 p.m. Sunday lit' Our Lady ; of Peace Catholic Church in Alpine. Funeral mass

dent. A marine veteran of the Korean Conflict, he was a car­penter and a member of the Catholic church.

Marfr=-< Survivors include two sons, Guillermo Willie Portillo Jr. of Midland and Richard V . Por­tillo of Alpine; two sisters, Maty Ramus of Pecus and Lucy P. Acuna of Bullhead, Ariz.; five brothers/Toby Portillo of Kingman, Ariz. , Reyes Portillo of Midland,*t)ari Pbrtflto Sr. of Alpine, and Juan Portillo and tony Portillo, both of Pecos; and eight grandchildren.

With the Rev. Norman. Bern-.tfeinofficiating.JBuriaJ will fol-. low at Merced Cemetery, under, die direction of Memorial Fu­neral Home of Marfa.

Skelton Rose Ellen Skelton, 75, of A l ­

pine died Saturday, Jan. 1, 1994, at Big Bend Regional Medical Center Hospital in A l ­pine. . ~ —

Service was at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First Christian Church in Alpine with burial in Elm Grove Cemetery, directed by Geeslin Funeral Home.

She was bora Nov. 1, 1918, in Van Horn and had been a longtime resident of Alpine. She was a clerk for Brewster County Selective Service Board for many years and was a mem­ber of the' First Christian Church.

Survivors include her hus­band, Raymond Skelton of A l ­pine; a daughter^ Lea Skelton Daugherty of Fort Davis; three sons,.R.D. Skelton of Lubbock, Joe Skelton of Marfa and Ross Skelton of Alpine; a sister, Nannie Lee Gorman of Lake Tenkiller, Okla.; a brother, John Kitchens of Roswell, N . M . ; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Wade Electa Wade, 96, of Alpine

died Wednesday, Dec. 29,

Rodriguez -was at\2 p.m. Monday-atthe~

church with military graveside rites in Holy Angels Cemetery, directed by Geeslin Funeral Home; ! He was born June 25, 1929, in /Alpine and was a lifetime' resi-

Juan Rodriguez, 73, of Marfa died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 1994, in an Odessa hospital. .

Rosary will be at 7:30 o.m. Friday at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. • Funeral mass will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic Church

.1993, at Alpine Valley Care Center.

Service was at 2 p.m. Friday at First Christian Churchy wiuV burial in Elm Grove "Cemetery," directed by Geeslin Funeral Home of Alpine.

She was born March 8, 1897, in Ozona-and was a longtime resident ofMtpuie.'Sht. waa ar-telegraph operator and a mem­ber of the First Christian Church.

for inspection at the office of Thomas R, Mangrem, Area Engineer, Alpine, Texas, and at the Texas Department of Trans­portation, Austin, Texas. Bid­ding proposals are to be requested from the Division of Construction and Contract Ad­ministration, D.C. Greer State Highway Building, 11th and

Brazos Streets, Austin, Texas 78701. Plans are available

•through commercial printers in Austin, Texas, at the expense of

* the bidder. The Texas Department of

Transportation hereby notifies all bidders that it will insure that bidders will not be dis­criminated against on the ground of race, color, sex or national origin, in having full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation, and in consideration for an award.

Usual rights reserved.

TxDOT - January 6 & 13, 1994

PUBLIC NOTICE Vacancy Announcement

• The Presidio County Agricul­ture Stabilization and Conserva­tion Service is currently accepting applications for a temporary Program Assistant.

Requirements are: high school diploma, U.S. citizenship, ex­ceptional office skills and the ability and personality to work with office staff and the public.

Desirables are: farm and/or ranch knowledge, computer and hilingual skills,

Applications may be picked up at 111 West Texas Street and returned before the deadline of 5 p.m. on January 20, 1994.

ASCS is an Equal Employ^, ment Opportunity Employer.

ASCS - Jan. 6 & 13, 1994

^ P U B L I C NOTICE Marfa Independent School

District is accepting job applica-

FOLLOWS: Al l of Lots Eleven (11) and-Twelve (12). Block Twenty-two (22), * G L E I M SUBDIVISION NO. 1, a. Sub­division located in Presidio County, Texas, as shown on the map or plat thereof of record in the office of the County Clerk of Presidio County, Texas. ' The officer executing this writ shall promptly serve the same according to requirements of law, and the mandates hereof, and make due return as the law directs.

Witness, RAMONA L A R A , Clerk of the District Court(s) of Presidio County, Texas.

Issued and given under my hand and the seal of said court at office this, the 14th day of December, A . D . 1993.

R A M O N A L A R A Clerk, District Court Presidio County, Texas By G L O R I A G A R C I A , Dep­

uty. P.O; Box 789 Marfa, Texas 79843 NOTICE Vou have been sued. You may

employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a writ­ten answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10 a.m. on the Monday next following the expiration of forty-two days after you were served this cita­tion and petition, a default judg­ment may be taken against you. , Anthony Foster Plain-tiff/PlaintilTs Attorney

103 North 11th Street P .O . Box 611 Alpine, T X 79831-0611

the El Paisano Hotel Restaurant in Marfa, and a furnished apari-^ ment, on a low percentage of gross receipts. Call 729-3145, Leonel Ceniceros, for further information. , 37-tfb

FOR S A L E - Antique piano. Call 915/729-3238. 42-2tp

FOR S A L E - FIREWOOD! mesquite...Call 729-4715 or 729-4971. 35-tfb

FOR S A L E - boat, trailer, motor, trolling motor, electron­ics. 16 ft. Glastron Bass boat, Sunray trailer, 70 HP Evinrude, fishfmder, 2 depth finders. Call 915/729-4835. ' 40-4tb-

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FOR S A L E - 1989 FORD 1/2 ton pickup, long bed, automat­ic, all power, positive traction; one camper shell, like new, for

.long bed pickup, real nice!;Call 729-4568 evenings. 42-2tb

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. LOST - 7-week-oid puppy, Sunday, near Amigo's and the Texas Highway Department in Marfa. White and tan color, blue eyes. R E W A R D ! If found please call 729-4686. 42-ltp

December 23, 30, 1993, & Jan. 6, 13, 1994

R E N T A L S

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Home

Thoughtfully dedicated to families in Jeff Davis and Presidio

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Survivors include several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

Wilkerson Jim Wilkerson, 74, of Alpine

died Friday, Dec. 31, 1993, in a Midland hospital.

Graveside service was at 10 aim. Tuesday in Elm Grove Cemetery, directed by Geeslin Funeral Home of Alpine.

He was born March 24, 1919, in Nolan and had been an A l ­pine resident since 1978. He was a utilities director for the city of Alpine and a member of the First Christian Church and American Legion. He was a marine veteran of World War II.

Survivors include his wife,

-MS- newspaper for de*>''« —Mtut l ia Wllkereun Of Alpi 'WOOD FLOORING SHIPPED direct f from manufacturer. Save op to 50%, prices flow enough to not a taslaea. Call for • MonmtiaaaadiiddiiglQnaBiitydbeentt. I 1400-38-TEJAS. ! 77YEAROLDewtamInbrictntcoo^wy _ ' inicjtrtedinirMttleirtpf.Piidftaldtnto; • Mo«4 ktyover pay 'int. Com* t Primroae Oil, P.O. Box29665,- deadhead pay. Rajofawnen*: .Age ' Dallas, TX 75229,214-241-110fc. ° * l y t > *«dA*»» ww-thwwd • Caw A

COVT7MNTTRANSPCOT$500sign-cn bonat (after 90 days). Use year oar top team tm^vniStSfiO0taitBfmS27 lots vet trite. Plm bomaat to $38par nofle. • Soke welcome «Sp3c» rider proi am'Trackddv-bsiach^yaxiMM Mikjwiii»fttf toinaace

ne; a daughter, Donna Peters of A l ­pine; a sister, Zadie Stone of Sweetwater; a brother, G.W. "Dude" .Wilkerson of Odessa; and a grandson.

Tions for a general maintenance position. Carpentry, masonry, plumbing, and electrician skills are required. Applications are also being accepted for a custo­dial position. Applications are available at .401 North Hill Street and will be accepted through Friday, January 14. Applicants on file should call 729-4252. EOE

MISD - January 6, 1994.

P U B L I C NOTICE Citation By Publication THE STATE OF TEXAS TO: Medora 0. ' Newell and

all persons claiming any title or Interest in land under deed heretofore given Medora O. Newell of Los Angeles County, California, Defendant, Greet-

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P U B L I C N O T I C E S

P U B L I C NOTICE Request For Bids On Texas

Highway Construction Sealed proposals for 17.750

miles of seal coat.type work on US 90, from Altuda to Mara­thon, covered by C P M 21-2-2.1, on US 90 from Marathon-to-0.68 miles East of Marathon, covered by C P M 21-3-23 in Brewster County, on SH 17 from l . i l mi. North of Fort Davis to Fort Davis, covered fcy C P M 104-3-33 in Jeff Davis Countv and on SH 17 from 0.1 mi. N . of N . city limits of Marfa to US 90 Junction in Marfa, covered by C P M 104-5-15 in Presidio County will be received $t the Texas Depart­ment of Transportation, Austin, until 1 p.m., January 12,

;1994, and then publicly opened and read.

Plans and specifications, in­cluding minimum wage rates as provided by Law, are available

Y O U (AND E A C H OF YOU) ARE HEREBY C O M ­M A N D E D to appear before the 83rd Judicial District Court of Presidio County at the Court­house being located at 320 N . Highland, in the City of Marfa, Presidio County Texas, by fil­ing a written answer at or be­fore 10 o'clock" A . M . of the first Monday next after the ex­piration of forty-two days from the date of the issuance of this citation, the date for'answer be­ing the 31st day of January, A . D . 1994, to Plaintiffs Peti­tion filed in said court, on the

—x4th-day-of-Becemt • 1993, in this cause, numbered 5822 on the docket of said court and style LOUIS ROSEN-B A U M AND WIFE, MIRIAM ROSENBAUM, A N D MOR­RIS H E L L M A N A N D WIFE, REGINA H E L L M A N , Plain-

. tiffs, vs. MEDORA O. NEW­E L L AND A L L PERSONS CLAIMING A N Y TITLE OR. INTEREST IN L A N D UNDER

' D E E D HERETOFORE GIVEN" MEDORA O. NEWELL OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, . CALIFORNIA, Defendant.

A brief statement of the nature of this suit is as follows, to-wit. POSSESSION OF TITLE. L A N D DESCRIPTION AS

.hand, long hard hours required. Send resume to: Box 1078, Marfa, T X 79843 . 41-tfb

H E L P W A N T E D - House­keeper needed for ranch. Reli­able and dependable. References required. Call 915/358-4632, after 7 p.m. and no later than 9 p.m. 41-tfb

R E S T A U R A N T M A N A G E R W A N T E D - Must have food service/cooking experience. Sal­ary plus bonuses. Contact Lanna Duncan at The Hotel Limpia

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HOUSE FOR S A L E - in Marfa, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, util­ity room, in two (2) lots. Call 915/358-4637 or 729-4300.

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E L E C T R O L U X , SINGER -others, since 1952, SEW-VAC Sales and Service. Nita and Stan Dempsey, 520 N . Austin St., Marfa. 915/729-4292. P.O. Box 487. tfp

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY .Fantastic business opportunity to right person or couple. Rent

FOR S A L E - Nice 3-bedroom, 1-bath, kitchen, living; Brand new storm windows: oa 2 lots located at 413 S. Ridge in Marfa. Call (210) 876-3008 ' tfn

H O M E S FOR S A L E - In Marfa: a. three-bedroom, one-bath. out-building, currently an office-residence, 410 W. Wash­ington, across from Presidk) County Courthouse. Priced to sell in the low 30s. b. two-bed­room, two-bath, out-building, garage, 606 N . Highland Ave­nue, nice, quiet neighborhood. Priced to sell in the low 20s. Estate of Lee Elms. Call 915.729.4452 . 23-tfb

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