GET ‘EM YOUNG –
SANDERSON – The Terrell County School Board Monday approved a $10.7 million budget for the 2009-10 school year and “proposed” a tax
rate of $1.2185 per $100 assessed valuation to support it.
A public hearing on the tax rate was scheduled for 6:45 p.m. Monday, Sept.
21, before the next regular School Board meeting.
School Board President Ada Lee Robbins said the new budget is down “right at $1 million”
from the current year’s budget.
Declining values of oil and gas properties in the county reduced the tax base this year.
The
tax rate includes the state-mandated maximum of $1.04 for “maintenance and operations” – essentially all costs except debt service
– and 17.85 cents for debt service.
The total tax rate for the year just ending was $1.157.
Business Manager Blain Chriesman said the
debt service should “stay level no matter what happens with a November bond issue.”
The board has discussed asking voter approval of
a $1.6 million bond issue on the November 3 ballot as a measure to reduce “recapture,” the amount the district has to send to other
school districts under the state’s so-called “Robin Hood” finance scheme.
The current recapture level for Terrell County ISD is 86.58
percent, though Chriesman said he expects a somewhat lower rate this year.
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
LENORAH – The opening game of the Six Man Football season is known as “week zero” and it was just that for the Sanderson Eagles last
week – a big goose egg on their side of the scoreboard.
The Grady Wildcats, which always give the Eagles a hard time, “45d” the visitors for the second time in a row here.
Read more...LITTLEST CHEERS – They start young at the
Week ‘zero’ the right name
Parking verboten for game
SANDERSON – Tonight is Homecoming in Sanderson with the Eagles football team hosting the Grandfalls-Royalty
Cowboys at 7:30 p.m. at Eagle Stadium. Homecoming festivities will get under way at 6:45 p.m.
But fans need to be prepared to walk a bit further this year than at least some of them have in the past.
Read more...SANDERSON – For those who saw an orange glow over the southeast part of town last night, yes, it was a big fire but it was planned.
And it happens every year.
It was the
SANDERSON – Washtub Jerry and Glenn Moreland of
A&E President Terry Tex Toler said there were 60 people in the audience at the Bicentennial Park Pavilion. Crowds in the past have numbered 25 to 30.
Read more...No message by Obama in schools
SANDERSON – Terrell County ISD, like other districts and elsewhere, has decided to opt out of a Presidential
Internet message next week.
The Obama administration said yesterday, Sept. 3, it was “rethinking” its course recommendations for students ahead of President Obama's address to the nation's schoolchildren next week by Internet, rewriting its suggestions to teachers for student assignments on how to “help the president.”
Read more...Superintendents to meet at SRSU
ALPINE –
The Sul Ross Office of Enrollment Management and the Education Department will facilitate arrangements for
the meeting, scheduled at 10 a.m. in the
By MELISSA PERNER
Editor, Ozona Stockman
OZONA – Local and area firefighters spent the weekend battling a massive grass fire located
20 miles south of here on
Tax exemption offered relief for vets
By SUSAN COMBS
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Veterans who meet the highest threshold of qualifications will be exempt from paying any property taxes on their homesteads.
Read more...Fire ant control offered
Road conditions now on line
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Transportation unveiled new website tools this week, which will enable the public to interactively examine lists of congested roadways in the state, look up pavement condition ratings and see how the maintenance funds spent in their area will impact their roadways.
Read more...Rider eyes Olympics
Watkins is a dressage rider and trainer and owner of Sunrise Stable here.
Read more...SRSU enrollment up
ALPINE - .Fall semester enrollment at
Student head count reached 2,062, compared to 1,859 in v 2008, a 10.92 percent increase.
Read more...Photo by Elise Boyd
RUNNING ROOM – Sanderson Eagle Ryan Rosas, 23, headed for running room in last week’s game with the Grady Wildcats.
Jacob Benavidez, 3, had just handed off while brothers Roy Shoemaker, 17, and David, 85, blocked Wildcat Dylan Cox, 2.
Photo by Annette Harris
DOWN AND DIRTY – Sanderson Eagle Ryan Rosas, 23, went down in this play against the Grady Wildcats at Lenorah
last Friday. Coming to his aid were Eagles Robert Montalvo, 9, and Jacob Benavidez, 3. Roy Shoemaker, 17, headed into the action.
Wildcats in on the play included Joseph Cook, 44.
Photo by Elise Boyd
PAIR OF 23s – Sanderson Eagle running back Ryan Rosas, 23, was stopped by Grady Wildcat Jacob Rodriguez, also 23,
in the Eagles’ 46-0 loss last week. Eagle David Shoemaker, 85, tried to block Wildcat Dylan Cox, 2.
SOUNDS OF WASHTUB – Washtub Jerry and Glenn Moreland of
SANDERSON – The Sanderson High School Spanish Club trip to
Junior
High School Administrator and Assistant Coach Jerry Garza left yesterday, Sept. 3, for
Garza said it is for teachers to be able to help their students with things such as negotiating airports, dealing with lost luggage, check-in at hotels, tipping
Read more...Trip to
Jerry Garza
ALPINE –
Nearly 500 new students, joined by faculty and staff, attended the 11th annual new student convocation in Marshall Auditorium.
Read more...Morgan addresses 500 at Convocation
Photo by Jason Hennington
PASS THE STICK – Amber Rodriguez of
Balloons over Alpine and lights near Marfa will mark the Labor Day weekend starting tomorrow, Sept. 5.
The 14th Annual Big Bend Balloon Bash will send hot-air balloons into the air, weather permitting, around Alpine and the annual Marfa Lights Festival 26 miles further west at the Presidio County Courthouse grounds observes the mysterious lights spotted over the years south of town.
Read more...A weekend of balloons, lights
NYLON OVERCAST – Weather permitting, the skies over Alpine should fill with hot-air balloons this weekend during the 14th Annual
Cortinas serving in the Navy
Cortinas, 19, graduated from boot camp in May after enlisting in March.
He
is a 2008 graduate of
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Photo by Brian Morrow
‘SAT’ DROP – A
ALPINE – Roy Cantu’s love of bells and admiration for a former teacher culminated in the installation of a computer-
based bell carillon at
Christmas quilt raffle offered
SANDERSON – It may not be Christmas in September but the Sanderson Lions Club has agreed to be part of a district raffle of a homemade Christmas quilt.
Read more...BAND CAMPER – Andrew Woosley was the only
Homecoming tonight
FOR QUEEN – Candidates for
FOR KING – Homecoming king candidates from
PRINCESSES – Class princesses for Homecoming were named this week. They were, from left, freshman Danielle Fisher, sophomore Ashley
Hagelgans and junior Noemi Nuñez. Noemi, what did you do to your hair? Oh, it was “bad hair day” during Spirit Week.
BEAKER’S BEAK – Sanderson second grader Brooklin Zuniga petted the beak of Beaker last week as the school sent their Eagles football
team off to battle with Grady. Beaker, with Brittney Pacheco inside this year, is particularly popular with the younger students.
Photo by Elise Boyd
I’M FLOORED – The floors of the new high school classrooms being added to the south of the
TANKED –
