County sales tax up in July

AUSTIN – Sales taxes reported this month for Terrell County were up by 50 percent over the same period a year ago.

Texas Comptroller Susan Combs announced last week that Terrell County reported $18,925.68 in sales tax revenues, compared to $12,616.93 in July, 2009.

GARDEN CITY – Darren Seidel of Sanderson played his final high school football game in the Texas Bowl here Saturday.

It was a close, competitive game until the third quarter when the Division I All Stars pulled away from the Division II team with a final score 56 to 32. Seidel played for Division II.

Ciro loses cool at town hall

SAN ANTONIO – The race for Texas US Congressional District 23, which includes Terrell County, made national news this week when incumbent Ciro Rodriguez was filmed in a shouting match with a constituent here.

The video first appeared on conservative media entrepreneur Andrew Breitbart's "Big Government" website. 

ISD eyes ‘tight’ budget

SANDERSON – The budget for the next school year is “going to be tight,” Terrell County ISD Business Manager Blain Chriesman told a “workshop” of School Board members Monday.

Only three of the board members were present for the meeting so no action could be taken but there was a discussion of what decisions need to be reached to deal with declining income in the school year ahead.

EMS classes mulled

SANDERSON – Terrell County Commissioners Court discussed classes for potential emergency medical personnel and acquiring a new ambulance at its regular monthly meeting Monday.

County Judge Leo Smith said he had received an e-mail from Barry Ingram of Crane offering to do a school for EMS personnel, which could yield some medical technicians for the county.

Airport fence under way

SANDERSON – Work on a “game-proof” fence around Terrell County Airport was under way this week, a project that was projected to take two years but should be completed in less than one.

The Terrell County Commissioners Court Monday agreed to pay Twin Mountain Fence of San Angelo $52,546.36 for materials on the fence that will go around the 640-acre airport. Total bill for the job will be $94,815.36.

LUBBOCK – Shawn Stegall and Jesse Roberts of Sanderson attended the second Sanderson band camp this summer at Texas Tech University here last week with 558 other students.

Sanderson Band Director Eric Cooksey said the camp was composed mostly of Texas students but there were others from all over the country.

By ANNA La FLEUR

Production Manager

SANDERSON – Six Sanderson High School Spanish Club members told supporters about their recent trip to Spain in a slide show Monday, sharing pictures of a lifetime of memories.

The group took guided tours all over Spain that led them to palaces, spacious gardens, cathedrals, a bull fight, the beach, a flamenco show or two, a soccer game and to Oceanografic, which is the Spanish version of Sea World.

Flood maps delayed

SANDERSON – Terrell County Commissioners Monday tabled an action to hire Glenn Wright of Austin to take a plan for new flood-plain maps to the government as the final step to completion.

It was erroneously reported here last month that commissioners approved the appointment at the June 14 meeting but the action was overlooked.

Odgers go to bird camp

By DOODLE ODGERS

Special to the News Leader

My sister Eliza and I went to the Texas Bobwhite Brigade in Talpa last month.

We arrived at the Centennial Lodge and it was a nice place but we wondered where all the other cadets were. It turned out we were two hours early so we went to get a bite to eat.

ALPINE – William Roberts of Sanderson kept the Sul Ross run/walk laurels in the family Saturday.

William, 16, son of Travis and Katie Roberts of Sanderson, won the fourth annual Alumni Association race in a time of 16:40. He will be a junior in the fall at Sanderson High School.

SANDERSON – Ranch Roads 2400 and 2886 in Terrell County finally got the “seal coat” scheduled last month when rains let up enough to get the work done.

Texas Department of Transportation spokesman Glen Larum of Odessa said the final touches were put on the two roads this week.

122 visitors last month

SANDERSON – Visitor Center Director Carolyn Hutto reported 122 visitors here for the month of June.

By LYN ROSAS

Business Manager

SANDERSON – Anahi Rodriguez wanted to celebrate her birthday with her great “Tio” Jose Rodriguez present, so she traveled here from Topeka, KS, to do so.

Along with her parents, Alfredo and Bertha Rodriguez, she came to celebrate with a dinner and dance here.

Sullivan on TASA committee

ALPINE – Sul Ross State University Professor of School Administration Dr. Kip Sullivan has been reappointed to the Texas Association of School Administrators Higher Education Committee.

SANDERSON – Pascuala Livingston won the Project Graduation drawing on July 3 for the ice chest full of picnic goods.

“Project Graduation is off to a slow start with our fundraisers due to all the rain over the July 4 weekend,” Chairman Johnnie Couch said.

By ANNA La FLEUR

Production Manager

SANDERSON – Rosemary Martinez of Austin visited her mom Rosie Martinez & sisters Anna Martinez & Maricela Luevano & her husband Frank Luevano, Jr., over the July 4 weekend here.

Rosemary’s daughter Carolina Sanchez also visited her grandmother Rosie & her aunts.

ALPINE – Sul Ross State University here said last week that light poles at Kokernot Field are not subject to a US Consumer Product Safety Commission recall notice, as reported earlier.

Sul Ross State University President Ricardo Maestas said the poles were not subject to the recall of more than 2,500 lighting systems installed by Whitco Co. of Fort Worth between 2000 and 2005.

Another wreck at curve

SHEFFIELD – Another truck driver was injured this week on a curve approximately 5.5 miles south of here that has seen numerous such accidents in the past.