BUS CLONE – The new
SANDERSON – With the temperature in the mid 90s Monday, it may have been hard for some to recognize summer is almost over.
But anyone
wandering by Eagle Stadium either in the morning or the evening this week got their first hint of fall with Eagle football 2009 in
the air.
And for the players on the field, the hot sun was probably one of their worst enemies.
Two-a-day practices started Monday
with workouts from 8 to 10 a.m. and again from 7 to 9 p.m.
“Two a days are off to a great start,” Head Coach Mark Dominguez told the
News Leader. “We have 14 currently participating and expect one more coming in Monday.
“There are no individuals on this team,” he
said when we asked to single out a player or two to watch. “The boys are all working well with each other and encouraging each other
to do well, which is always a good thing.
“The boys are all doing as asked of the coaches and that’s always good,” Dominguez said. “We will have a better idea where we stand next week once we get in pads. Life is good right now.”
While Dominguez declined to name
specific players, the popular magazine Dave Campbell’s 2009 Texas Football was not as reticent.
Key players to watch this season are Ryan, Jacob Benavidez, Darren Seidel and David Shoemaker, the magazine said.
Eagle football ‘in the air’
Brewster County Judge
Val Beard
P. O. Box 1630
Alpine, TX 79831
432/819-2412
Brewster County Sheriff Ronny Dodson
201 W. Ave
E.
Alpine, TX 79830
432/837-3488
County Commissioner
Ruben Ortega
P. O. Box 233
Marathon. TX 79842
432-294- J 096
Marathon
ISD Superintendent Conrad Arriola
N. 5th Street
Marathon. TX 79842
432/386-4431
Terrell County Judge
Leo Smith
P. O. Box 4810
432/345-2421
Terrell County Sheriff
Clint McDonald
P. O. Box 320
Sanderson, TX 79848
432/345-2525
Terrell County
ISD Superintendent
Gary Hamilton
P.O. Box 747
Sanderson, TX 79848
432/345-2515
County Fair changes seen
SANDERSON – There could be in increase of 20 to 30 percent in the number of animals at the 31st Annual Terrell
County Fair in January and the schedule could change to include moving the auction to coincide with a new dinner event.
The Fair Board
met for its initial meeting Monday to begin mapping out the 2010 fair at a date to be determined.
County AgriLife Extension Agent Mark Carroll said the county fair is normally the last Saturday in January but it depends on the date of the Fort Worth Stock Show.
Carroll said the
Last year, the annual fair disregarded a national recession
and set a new record with the auction bringing in some $17,000, up from about $14,000 the year before.
There was discussion about making the 2010 fair a two-day event but Jon Tom Lowrance worried that the Terrell County Fair “is not big enough yet for two days.”
Read more...KATIE-SIZED – John Pierce has a summer job caring for pets. He was spotted with Mom
Boys, girls state delegates report
SANDERSON – Five
Jessica Garza and Blakeney Chriesman represented Sanderson at
Darren Seidel, Jacob Benavidez and Travis Roberts were the Sanderson
delegates to
TCISD ratings told
SANDERSON –
The TEA last
week released annual rating status for 1,235 school districts and charters operators and 8,322 schools.
The elementary and high schools at Sanderson were unchanged from last year when they moved up one notch from the year before, the elementary from “recognized” to “exemplary” and the high school from “academically acceptable” to “recognized.”
Read more...SANDERSON – A large female mountain lion that has been preying on family animals and even pets on the Johnny Odgers ranch east of
here met its demise last week.
“My family got back home after visiting me where I work in
He said the attacks started early in the week of July 20.
Read more...Benefit barbecue set
SANDERSON – The Chamber of Commerce plans a community barbecue at 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, at the Bicentennial
Park Pavilion to raise funds to offset funeral expenses for Travis Sittner, who was killed July 22, apparently accidentally, at the
home of his grandparents, Bill and Lea Hawn.
Lea Hawn is Chamber secretary and serves in numerous volunteer functions in town.
Read more...Historic tour nears completion
SANDERSON – The Chamber of Commerce plans to finally adopt a “walking and driving tour” of the Sanderson
area at its next meeting Aug. 25.
Chamber members agreed to check for spelling and other errors before adopting the document, being
prepared by member Bill Smith.
The book, and a companion flier, is a list of 49 historic sites in and around Sanderson with a brief description and picture of each.
Read more...MARATHON – There will be a couple of new faces on campus when
Neil Harrison will fill the position of superintendent and Billy Cowell will take on the task of science teacher.
Harrison,
“
‘Clunker scammers’ on prowl
The “Car Allowance Rebate System,” or CARS, provides a rebate for consumers who trade in qualifying gas guzzlers for more energy efficient cars.
Read more...Groundwater planning set
VAN HORN – The Texas Water Development Board will have a joint groundwater management planning meeting for
Area 4 here at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, at the Culberson County Groundwater Conservation District Office at
The
meeting is free and open to the public.
Area 4 consists of groundwater conservation districts in Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff
Davis and
Barbecue suggested in support of News Leader
SANDERSON – A pair of brothers from Eagle Pass who have property in the area have suggested a community barbecue as a fund raiser to “offset the cost” of keeping the News Leader in business.
Danny Butler and his brother Richard offered to make a contribution and to provide supplies for a community barbecue, perhaps on the Courthouse Lawn.
Read more...Last free weekend set
BIG BEND – The last of three free-admission weekends to a national park including Big Bend will be next week,
Aug. 15 and 16.
"During these tough economic times, our national parks provide opportunities for affordable vacations for families,” Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar said at the start of the summer. “National Parks also serve as powerful economic engines for local communities and we hope that promoting visitation will give a small shot in the arm to businesses in the area.”
Read more...ALPINE – Retiring President R. Vic Morgan will be the featured speaker at
A total of 87 students from the Alpine Campus and 57 from
Steven Bennack, visiting lecturer in music, will play the processional “Pomp and Circumstance” and the recessional, “Postlude in G Major.”
Read more...SRSU Orientation next week
ALPINE – Orientation will be next week for new and transfer students for the fall semester at
Students will meet with academic advisers for academic advisement and selection of courses next
week.
Sessions also will acquaint students with traditions, student life activities and services available at Sul Ross.
Residence halls will open at noon Saturday, Aug. 15. There will be a faculty meeting at 9 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17, in Marshall Auditorium with school and departmental meetings to follow at 10:30.
Read more...STATE REPORT – Sanderson delegates to Boys and
‘Bad cat’ meets its demise
BAD CAT – Johnny Odgers showed off a female lion he shot after it had menaced his family on their ranch east of Sanderson last week.
He said the “bad cat” ate chickens, a guinea, pheasants, goats and even a house cat.
I GET A KICK – Sanderson Eagle Ryan Rosas tried his hand – er, foot – at kicking during early two-a-day football practice this week.
Holding the ball was David Bon. Ryan will not necessarily be the kicker this fall. Players were being tried in several positions as
the team starts to take shape.
WATER’S FINE – After almost two weeks, the pool at
FAMILY TIME – Glen Anderson, Teja, Nichole and Glen, Jr., from left, cooled off a little as they celebrated little Glen’s first
birthday. The pool was closed for nearly two weeks due to a broken pump.
GOTCHA – A frequent complaint in Sanderson is about cross-country trucks speeding through town. Sgt. Bill Adams was spotted stopping
one truck recently and deputies have patrolled US 90 through town on a fairly regular basis. They can’t catch them all but they appear
to be trying.
PLEASED TO MEETCHA – Friends of the Marathon Public Library President Carol Henthorne posed last weekend with author Sarah Bird of
Austin, one of the presenters at the Way Out West Book Festival in Alpine. Henthorne and Librarian Carol Townsend attended the festival,
a project of the Alpine Rotary Club benefiting Alpine Public Library and its
FOUR WALLS – The new law enforcement center next to the
