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
SANDERSON – Sanderson Eagle running back Jonathan Calzada and Cheerleader Captain Roxanna Rodriguez were crowned Homecoming king and
queen Friday night.
As such, they also carry the title of Mr. and Miss Sanderson High School.
WINK – Sanderson Junior High School boys placed first with 70 points at the Wink Invitational Junior Division Cross Country
meet last week.
Junior High School runners Luis Garza and Abby Carrasco also placed first.
ISD OKs tax rate of $1.246
SANDERSON – After a public hearing Monday,
the Terrell County School Board officially adopted the tax rate of $1.246 per $100 assessed valuation, up less than two cents from
$1.2185 last year.
SANDERSON – Starting next Friday, Oct. 1, Sanderson will be back to four restaurants plus two convenience stores.
A ribbon cutting Tuesday and a reception with 72 Sanderson residents attending officially launched Cheli’s Restaurant at 309 W. Oak
in the old RoundHouse Café location.
Kids ‘just love’ big school
SANDERSON – There has been some frustration
with construction delays at Terrell County Independent School District but there have been some positive results from new facilities
and the school’s recent “Exceptional” rating.
William places second at Rice
HOUSTON – William Roberts placed second out of 60 runners
at the Rice Invitational cross country meet last week. He ran in the 3,300-meter run with a time of 10:49.
It’s the same school William’s older brother Travis is attending on a Cross Country scholarship.
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MARFA – The Big Bend Sentinel ran a Page 1 story last week featuring US Border Patrol Supervisory Agent Justin Millican, a leader
at age 25.
His father Cliff Millican lives in Sanderson and has been a Border Patrol agent for ten years.
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Staph infections spur rumors
SANDERSON – Minor staph infections among a few students
at Sanderson schools last week resulted in extensive sanitizing programs in the school but no serious illnesses.
They also spurred rumors around town that made the outbreak seem a lot more serious than it was.
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Autism not so ‘weird’
By ANNA La FLEUR
Production Manager
SANDERSON – My son is autistic. Many people around town know this and accept him for who he is. Others assume there is something wrong
with him.
His dad and I think he is just misunderstood and are trying to encourage others to understand a
little more about what he is going through.
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Agents make pot bust
Six will be honored
ALPINE
– Five Sul Ross State University alumni and a longtime employee will be recognized during Homecoming 2010 festivities next month.
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'Get in free' at BBNP
BIG BEND – Admission to
Big Bend National Park will be free tomorrow, Sept. 25, in observance of National Public Lands Day.
More than
120,000 volunteers across the nation, including those from nine federal agencies, are expected to celebrate the day with volunteer
work in America’s parks, forests, rivers, lakes, wetlands, cultural and historic sites and other public lands.
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King and queen crowned
Eagles tops in running
JUNIOR RUNNERS – Sanderson Junior High School’s Luis Garza won first place at the Wink Invitational Cross Country meet last week.
Jesse Roberts came in second and the boys from Sanderson won first place overall with 70 points.
TOP LADIES – Abby Carrasco of Sanderson continued to rack up running victories with this first-place finish at the Wink Invitational
Meet last week. Combining for the one-two punch was Sanderson’s Grace Jahn who came in second.
Restaurant to open
WE WILL, WE WILL – In the glow of the annual bonfire behind them, the Sanderson High School Class of 2011 raised their hands and sang
the school song last week. The bonfire and a parade that preceded it were key elements in a week-long Homecoming celebration.
SNIP – With a quick cut by a pair of giant scissors provided by the Chamber of Commerce, Shellie and Steve Martin officially launched
Cheli’s Restaurant Tuesday. It will open for business at 5 p.m. next Friday, Oct. 1. Looking on from left were Jordan Gausepohl, Bill
Loghry and Serapio Picaso.
BP agent featured in paper
LIKE FATHER – Border Patrol Agent Justin Millican of Marfa, left, was featured in a Page 1 Story in the Big Bend Sentinel last week.
He posed here with his dad Cliff of Sanderson, also a Border Patrol agent. The two cross paths frequently chasing illegal entrants
and smugglers along the border.
By LYN ROSAS
Business Manager
CROWNING GLORY – Sanderson School Nurse Violita McDonald, left, who was Homecoming queen in 1997, crowned this year’s winners Friday.
The new royalty is King Jonathan Calzada and Queen Roxanna Rodriguez. The crowning at Eagle Stadium and the football game that followed
were the climax of a week of Homecoming activities.
MARFA – US Border Patrol agents seized 845 pounds of marijuana hidden in an auxiliary gas tank at the Highway 67 checkpoint south
of here during an immigration check last week.
The drugs were hidden in metal containers located in an auxiliary
fuel tank, also loaded with diesel fuel, in the bed of the truck. The driver, a US citizen from Midland, along with the vehicle and
marijuana were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
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POTLOAD – The external fuel tank on a pickup contained 845 pounds of marijuana hidden in metal containers last week. The drug load
was seized by agents at the US Highway 67 checkpoint south of Marfa.
Photo by Raeline Thompson
SWEETHEARTS – Among the honors at Homecoming last week were two more pairs of sweethearts. Band beau and
sweetheart, top picture, were Jonathan Calzada and Kayla Fuéntez. Below, football sweetheart and beau were Julianna Larrinaga and
Cordell Lawson. They were introduced at the pep rally before the ball game Friday.
FLOODING? – Well, not quite. It rained some this week – about half an inch over four days. As usual, the intersection of Oak Street,
aka Highway 90, at First Street had standing water in the street. The County is installing drainage ditches throughout town but this
intersection seems to fill with water with even a small rainfall.
HOT SEAT – A sofa near the top of a pile of wood was one of the first things to ignite at the Sanderson High School Homecoming bonfire
last week. The blaze in the field next to the county Road and Bridge yard could be seen for miles around.
Photo by Sheri Thorn
OUTRIGGER – Crews from Barnhart Crane & Rigging of Houston lowered “outrigger” wheels Wednesday morning to
spread the load over the Big Canyon Bridge on US Highway 285. The crews moved the second of two large tanks to the SandRidge Energy-Oxy
Petroleum “Century Plant,” 37 miles north of Sanderson. It took nearly 12 hours to reach the stop at 30-mile hill.
READY OR NOT – A new field house at the east end of Sanderson Stadium should be ready this fall, hopefully before the current football
season ends. The “good news” this week was that the water and sewer lines have been connected.
IT’S ELEMENTARY – Work is still under way at Sanderson Elementary School under the Terrell County ISD $14 million bond issue. Meanwhile,
students are “having fun” going to school in the old high school building where many of their parents and even grandparents went to
school.
Eagles ‘45’ Chargers
SANDERSON – The Sanderson High School varsity football team did not give the Homecoming crowd a “45” halftime victory Friday night.
They had to go 13 seconds into the third quarter before racking up enough points for the “Mercy Killing” rule mandated by Texas Six
Man Football Association in which the game ends at any time from halftime on if one team is ahead by 45 or more points.
Photo by Annette Harris
EARLY SCORE – Jonathan Calzada, 11, put points on the scoreboard for the Sanderson Eagles on the first play
from scrimmage Friday. Teammate L.A. Galvan, 13, looked for someone to block. The Eagles “45d” the visiting El Paso Jesus Chapel before
a Homecoming crowd.
IN YOUR SON’S NAME – Eleven students and one adult gathered at the flagpole at the junior high school this week for a moment of prayer. See You at the Pole is and annual event in which students pray for their schools, their country, and in Sanderson the students prayed
that God help them be a better witness for Him.
