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VOL. 107, NO. 35, IMPERIAL COUNTY, CA. 92250
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 06, 2013
Holtville Cheerleaders
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Holtville Pop Warner Season Kicks Off
By Jim Predmore
It was an early morning for
the Pop Warner players and their
families this past Saturday, with
two of the three games having
early start times. Saturday’s
games kicked off the start of the
season for Holtville Pop Warner
adding excitement to all of those
involved.
The Cubs (5-6- and 7 year
old flag team) were the first team
to play and had their game in El
Centro which started at 8 a.m.
The Mitey Mites (7-8-9 year
olds) had their game scheduled in
Yuma with a start time of 9 a.m.
The Mitey Mites met at Nana’s
Cafe for breakfast at 6 a.m. where
the team was treated to a pancake
breakfast prior to making the
drive to Yuma. The Jr. Pee Wee
had their game in Yuma as well
and it started at 11 a.m.
The Holtville Cubs played
the Mid Valley Pop Warner Red
and came out strong with a 24-14
Win!! The Holtville Mitey Mites
played the Yuma Rattlers and
received the ball and took possession at their fifty yard line. They
carried the ball making 3 first
downs and a fifteen yard drive by
Roger Rolfe to score the first
touchdown of the game. They
scored the extra point by completing a pass in the end zone.
Chad Goodsell also had an
incredible run from about the
thirty yard line, making his way
into the end zone, but the ball
was called back due to a Holtville
penalty.
Holtville Junior Pee Wee
team faced the Yuma Rattlers
Special who gave it their all but
came up a little short with a 2613 loss.
The next round of games will
be on Saturday here in Holtville
at the High School with the Cubs
at 8 a.m. the Mitey Mites at 9
a.m. and the Jr. Pee Wee at 11
a.m.
Roger Rolfh Carries the football and runs for a touchdown with Dion Johnston and Chad Goodsell
blocking which lead to a 7-0 win for the Holtville Viking Mitey Mites. Photo by Jim Predmore
Holtville Green And Gold Hall of Fame Announce 2013 Inductees
Holtville High School's Hall
of Fame Selection Committee is
pleased to announce the following inductees for 2013.
Margie Stacey
(Alumnus/Educator) -It's hard to
categorize a person like Margie.
Throughout her tenure with the
school, she has been a "gobetween" maintaining important
contacts between the schools and
the community.
For most of her educational
career, she has been a Special
Education teacher and has always
been the foundation of the program at the HS, working first
with Mr. Burnworth, then moving to his former district-wide
position. Characteristic of her
always being dependable and
willing to step in where needed
taking her leadership and understanding of the overall program
to the benefit of all special need
students.
As a long-time ASB advisor
she was very involved in high
school activities, events and
functions too numerous to mention each. Often times she would
enlist the support of her children
Justin and Samantha along with
her husband Bill, especially for
after hour's high school activities
to help out with tasks that needed
to be done.
Currently, Margie is Principal
of Pine School and serves as the
District Director of Special
Education. As always, she works
tirelessly for her staff and students. She was "Citizen of the
Year" for Holtville and a found-
ing member of the Holtville High
School Hall of Fame which she
gladly and enthusiastically supports.
Margie was and is one of the
best teachers in the Holtville
schools. Her dedication, enthusiasm and service to Holtville High
School being a shining example
for students, teachers and community members alike.
Dan Everett
- was born and raised in
Holtville and attended Holtville
Schools most of his early life. He
continues to list Holtville as his
home and HHS as his alma
mater. Currently, her serves as
Dean of Arts and Sciences at
Bentley University in Waltham,
Massachusetts. Prior to Bentley
University, he was Chair of the
Department of Languages,
Literatures and Cultures at
Illinois State University in
Normal, Illinois. He has taught at
the University of Manchester and
is a former Chair of the
Linguistics Department of the
University of Pittsburgh.
He has numerous books,
papers and film awards to mention a few: He wrote his book
"Don't Sleep There are Snakes"
on the culture and language of the
Piraha people in the Amazon jungle after spending years living
among the tribe and studying
their language. Published in 2008
and selected as one of the best
books by the U.K. National
Public Radio. Published in several languages, the book was runner-up for the 2008 Award for
Adult non fiction from the
Society of Midland Authors.
The film about Daniel's life
and
work
"Grammar
of
Happiness", won the Young
European Jury Award at the FIPA
festival in Biarritz, France in
2012; the most prestigious festival in the world for television
documentaries. Featured on the
Smithsonian Channel and aired
on ABC.
His research and subsequent
thesis and dissertation on universal grammar and the universality
of grammatical recursion (sentences imbedded within sentences) in particular has raised
controversy and started debates
throughout the field of linguistics. He continues to write and is
working on a book on the cultural and evolutionary challenges
and needs for diversity. He has
written and has bad articles written about him in such magazines
and chronicles as: Current
Anthropology, MIT News, New
Scientist and the New Yorker to
name a few.
He is an active contributor to
HHS's library project (donating
signed copies of his work to both
the high school and city libraries)
recognizing graduates who have
excelled in the fields of writing,
filmmaking, design, art, music,
etc.
John Von Flue, Jr. (Alumnus) - A 1985 graduate
active in the AFS program and
serving as class president each
year culminating as ASB president his senior year.
HHS Vikings Start Pre-Season
HEAD COACH KEITH Smith Jr. talks to his players after their loss against the Calexico Bulldogs,
21-6. Despite the rough start of the season, Smith Jr. remains optimistic about their next game against
Desert Mirage which is scheduled for the 13th of September, away. Photo by Jorge Villalobos.
After graduating from UCSB
with a B.A. in Economics and
earning his MBA from CSU
Bakersfield his career pathway
would lead him from the business
world to that of educational leadership responsible for all aspects
related to business and personnel
administration.
Beginning his career in
Operations
and
Fiscal
Management with UPS and then
Federal Express, John entered the
field of education as Director of
Business with the Lamont
Elementary School District (Kern
County). His exemplary performance and additional certifications would take him from a
school finance officer to Director
of Business and Personnel and
ultimately
Assistant
Superintendent of Business and
Personnel for the Kern County
School.
His professional associations
and awards are numerous and
include: CSUB Alumni Board of
Directors, both West Kern
Charter and ACSA (Business
Services State Council) CBO of
the Year, ACSA Council
President, Legislative Action
Representative for Lamont
School District, Lamont Lions
Club President.
Professional development
beginning with School Finance
Officer certification, Assoc. of
California School Administrators
(ACSA),
Business
and
Administration
Steering
Committee (BASC), Ca. County
Supts. Ed Services Assoc.
(CCSESA),
Fiscal
Crisis
Management Assistance Team
(FCMAT), California Assoc. of
School
Business
Officials
(CASBO), School Services of
California (SSC) and Coalition
for Adequate School Housing
(CASH).
Currently, after some nine
years with the school district, he
is a member of the Fiscal Crisis
and Management Assistance
Team (FCMAT) as a Fiscal
Intervention Specialist
Lance Magin
(Alumnus) - As a HHS student, Lance excelled in tennis
(MVP) and was a band member;
but his story would be about racing. First sponsored in 1972 by
Imperial Cycle to race his Honda
250 CR in the first desert race is
the USA at Elsinore. He later
placed 1st at the first motocross
event at the Imperial Valley Fair
and would beat one of the
Valley's expert racers in a flat
track race event. While still in
HS, in 1973 Jim's Desert Cycle
picked up his sponsorship and in
won multiple races until he broke
his back in 1974.
After his friend, Tim
Crabtree, visited him in the hospital telling him he would no
longer be able to race motorcycles; they decided to get a car and
race in the Baja 1000. Moving to
San Diego in 1984 he discovered
wheelchair tennis winning his
first tournament some three
months later in the "D" division.
His next tournament would be the
U.S. Open, where he won second
in the "D" division. Moving up
to the "C" division in 1985 he
won several tournaments prompting him to move up to the "B"
division and won the U.S. Open
title. While a "B" division player, went to finals two years in
doubles play leading him to start
a wheelchair tennis clinic in San
Diego.
Lance was the first paraplegic
to participate in the Colorado
Outward Bound program and
was asked to co-organize a
wheelchair course for the program. The first event took place
in Idyllwild with some 20 participants. He would co-find the junior wheelchair sports camp for
San Diego in 1986 and restarted
the San Diego Wheelchair tennis
tourney.
By 1987, Lance was working
for All American Bank still competing and winning while going
to school at San Diego C.C. and
playing tennis on a daily basis.
He was ranked 10th in the world
and 8th in the U.S. being invited
to play in North Carolina at the
U.S. Olympic Festival where
wheelchair tennis was being
introduced as a demonstration
sport. He competed in Holland
and then went to the World
Wheelchair Games in England
where he and his team went
undefeated until losing to France,
taking home the Silver medal for
the U.S.A. He would also
become a sales rep for E & J
wheelchair company, a model for
a clothing line and climbed "a
bunch of stairs" to reach the top
of the St. Louis Arch.
The 90's found Lance racing
stock cars in Nevada and was
sponsored in the Open Comp
Stock Car in NORCAL, a touring
series that raced in Northern
Nevada and California. First
time in the car, the throttle stuck
causing him to hit the wall head
on, caught fire, and he was
rushed to the hospital with burns.
When he got out, he went home
and started building a new car
and soon would be awarded the
"Most Improved Driver" in his
first season getting a standing
ovation from the crowd.
His story continues with a
repetition of awards and accomplishments representing a national automotive manufacture, an
advocate for motorsports for
those with disabilities, playing
music and doing what he loves to
do. His message being: Focus on
your abilities and not your dis-
Holtville Tribune Friday, September 06, 2013 PAGE 02
Gold Cross Teamsters hold BBQ on Labor Day
By Jorge Villalobos
The Teamsters Local 542
held a community appreciation
celebration this past Labor Day at
their outpost on Wake and 8th.
The event started at 12 pm and
ran through 3 pm, it featured
attractions for the kids and food
for everyone, free of cost.
"Right now, we're still on
strike," said Phil Farias,
Teasmters Local 542 President.
Farias stated that the company was able to generate enough
signatures to file a decertification
petition.
"So more than likely, what
that means is that at the end of the
month, September, we're going to
have an election to decide if the
union stays or goes," said Farias.
Farias believes that if the
company wants to decertify, that
they'll fire all the strikers and that
the strike will be officially over.
"Support's been good, the
strikers that are out there are
strong, I think a lot of them are
taking it personal," said Farias.
"The people of the Imperial
Valley need to be aware of the
fact that the company is operating with under trained and in
some cases, dangerous replace-
ment workers, the experienced
EMT's, paramedics and dispatchers are on strike," said Farias.
"All they are asking is for,
really, an above standard decent
wage," said Bill Hodge, Mayor of
Calexico.
Hodge was astounded to find
out that the paramedic in the
Valley is only receiving $9.77
dollars an hour, he compared it to
a hamburger clerk at In-N-Out
who is making over $11 dollars
an hour.
"Now, is that fair? Is that
just? No, not for the kind of train-
ing that these people put in and
how they put themselves on the
line," said Hodge.
Hodge shared some of the
stories that he's heard from these
strikers which included broken
down ambulances while transportation patients and the lack of
air conditioning.
"The owners, for some reason, maybe they don't have the
financial capital are not re-investing in their business and that's
putting lives in jeopardy," said
Hodge.
THE CALEXICO BAJA Runners were in charge of the grill,
cooking up hotdogs and hamburgers. Photo by Jorge Villalobos
Holtville FFA Officers
Attended Annual
Officer Retreat
The 2013-2014 Holtville
FFA officer team traveled to
Julian, CA on August 13th
through the 15th. This year's
officer team consists of Kaycee
Larios , President ; Bradley
Kaufman ,Vice - President ;
James D. Schwer, Treasurer;
Katelyn Toth ,Secretary ; John
Tamayo , Reporter ; and
Armando Nevarez , Sentinel.
During the retreat the officer
team participated in leadership
development,
ice
breakers/motivational activities, and team building exercises such as a trust walk around
the mountain, a trust fall with
the officers and advisor and a
scavenger hunt through Julian.
The retreat gave the officers a
chance to bond with one another by playing games such as
communication development
in the pool and creating a game
with clothes pins to boost self
esteem. The officer team also
developed and planned the calender of activities for the year
and came up with an exciting
theme to motivate our FFA
members this school year. This
retreat taught them how to be
an example to the other members by using leadership skills.
Finally the officers would like
to challenge their FFA members with their theme to "Be
Ambitious, Be a Leader, and
Be an FFA Member."
Our first FFA meeting
(Splash & Grab) of the school
year will be September 17th at
4pm at the city pool. Parents
that will have their child participate in any fair projects, there
will be a fair meeting with Mr.
Larson and Mrs. Cozens on
September 25th at 6pm at the
HHS AG Department.
City of Holtville Replaces Several Street Signs
By
Jim Predmore
NEW STREET SIGNS sit in the back of a trailer waiting to be
installed on several street corners within the City of Holtville.
Photos by Jim Predmore
The City of Holtville, utilizing a grant from the Imperial
County
Transportation
Commission, has been in the
process of replacing several
street signs and corner sidewalks over the past few weeks.
Each member of the City
Council was asked to survey
the street signs that most need
replacement. After the recommendations came back to the
City, the street corners that had
the most recommendations
were selected.
The new sign will help people navagate through the city streets
making it easeyer for addresses to be located
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Holtville Tribune, Friday, September 06, 2013 PAGE 03
Sunday, September 1
MOVE ON, PLEASE:
A male subject was loitering at
the local gas station; the subject
would also walk around and ask
for money. The subject was asked
to leave before but he simply
refused. The subject was asked to
leave by an officer but stated that
he had no idea what loitering was
and thought it was littering misspelled.
THAT’S EXPENSIVE:
The caller had gotten into a minor
scuffle with a drunken friend.
The caller stated that his gold
chain necklace was torn during
the scuffle and his ‘friend’ is
refusing to reimburse him. Both
subjects were contacted, they
were advised of their options.
BACKYARD BUSINESS:
The caller’s back alley neighbor
has begun to fix cars in his own
time, the only problem is that he
does it after work which is usually at night when the caller is trying to sleep. The caller had asked
him to work another time but he
says he can’t. The neighbor was
contacted, both subjects were
counseled and advised of their
options.
Monday, September 2
ACCIDENTS HAPPEN:
The caller’s shed was accidently
struck from the alleyway from a
neighbor’s friend who was helping the neighbor move and was
trying to move his truck into his
friend’s backyard. The caller
heard a large crashing sound as
he ran out and saw his shed tip
over onto a swing set. The caller
and the neighbor’s friend were
both counseled, they were
advised of their options.
Tuesdays, September 3
SOMEONE IS MAD:
The caller’s vehicles were vandalized sometime late last night
m. The caller noticed the damage
just as he was about to start his
drive to work, he tried opening
his driver side door that the lock
had tampered with what looks
like, a screw driver. Nothing was
stolen from the vehicle; the caller
was advised of his options
BEER RUN:
Three subjects walked casually
into the local gas station and
managed to run off with two
twelve packs of booze. The caller
stated that he saw a group of
three young men walk into the
store; they hesitated but managed
to make their way to the beer isle
where they each grabbed a case
and ran out.
Green and Gold Hall of Fame......................................Continued from page 1
Jason Turner
(Alumnus/Athlete/Comm.
Member) - Jason grew up in
Holtville Schools graduating in
1991. He was an excellent student and two-sport athlete totally
devoted to football. While Jason
was sharing quarterback duties
with senior Alex Wells and then
initially with sophomore Anthony
Iten on the 1989 and 1990 CIF
Championship football teams, he
would soon make his name in the
record book. As a senior quarterback and captain of the 1990
championship team he was a
great team player and as a
Captain took over the offensive
leadership with obvious spirit and
confidence. He ended the season
and his football playing career
winning the CIF Championship
game with perhaps the best performance of any other Viking
quarterback by completing 10 of
13 passes for 213 yards and 3
touchdowns against an undefeated Army-Navy team. He has
taken his love of football and utilized in coaching high school
football for eight years and Pop
Warner for the past three years.
He was instrumental in bringing
back the Pop Warner program to
Holtville and confident in his
belief that "winning is a habit".
As a long-time resident and
business owner, he was chosen to
represent Holtville as the 2012
Citizen of the Year. He has a personal lifestyle of supporting
numerous civic groups, school
functions, and youth activities,
both personally and through his
business,
Performance
Mechanical Contractors. Jason
has served his community by
being a board member for the
Holtville Chamber of Commerce
for five years. His nomination
letter refers to him "as always
being there to help the community". Without his kindness and
support, many of our children
would not have the opportunity to
participate in youth sports and
much of what he does may not be
well known to everyone in our
community.
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by major companies and employing many Holtville residents,
completing the building of the
first Flash Plant in the Valley in
over 20 years.
Maritza Morales
(Alumnus/Athlete) - A 1995
graduate of HHS, a multi-sport
student-athlete earning eleven
varsity letters in volleyball, basketball and softball. She played
on basketball and softball teams
coached by Tom Peckham, that
between '91 and '96 won 12
league championships. In basketball alone, had 41 straight league
wins and 31 consecutive home
victories while the '92 softball
team posted a 28 game winning
streak scoring a total of 438 runs.
She was Captain of three consecutive CIF Championship
Volleyball teams in 1992, 1993
and 1994. Div. IV CIF Player of
the Year in '92 and All-CIF SDS
1st Team in 1993 and 1994. DVL
champions in '93 and '94 with an
undefeated '93 season. 1994
Pepsi Outstanding Fall Athlete
Award, and honored as a "95
Mizuno SDS High School Senior
All-Star playing with the All-Star
team at UCSD.
In four years of varsity girl's
basketball, a proud group of HHS
girls did not lose a singe Desert
League contest. Member and CoCaptain of both the '94 and '95
CIF Runner-up finalist teams.
1994 El Cajon Tournament team
champions and MVP. Maritza
remains 17th in the CIF record
book with Most Career 3-Point
Field Goals (146) and 14th for
the '95 season with (74). Named
to the CIF Div. IV 2nd Team and
was the '95 DVL Most Valuable
Player.
As a four year member of the
softball teams, CIF Runner-Ups
in '92 (1A) and '95 (Div. IV).
Maritza holds the 25th position in
the all-time CIF Record Book for
Most Career Runs Scored (103)
and 10th with (89) career stolen
bases ('92-'95). DVL Champions
in '92, '94 and undefeated in '95.
A 1st team selection and San
Diego U-T All Academic team
member.
She attended USD, remaining
active in intramural basketball,
graduated with a BS degree in
Accountancy in 1999, earned a
MBA with emphasis on Global
Business in 2007 and is currently
Controller for a private Global
Telecom Company based in San
Diego.
Alberto Valenzuela (Alumnus/Athlete) - A 1991
graduate of HHS, three sport
multiple year letterman in football, basketball and baseball.
Pitcher-Outfielder and CIF
Player of the Year as the winning
pitcher for the 1991 CIF (15-7)
championship baseball team, that
had a record breaking 15-0 victory over Bishops High School.
The victory over Bishops gave
HHS their first championship and
third since the division was established in the 1962 season. In
addition, the 15 runs scored
against the Knights broke the old
1A championship game scoring
record of 10 and tied the team for
second on the all-time San Diego
Section championship game of
any level.
Albert, was the winning
pitcher in the Viking's playoff
wins over top seeded San Diego
Parker (in the quarterfinals) and
Borrego Springs (in the semifinals) and pitched the first 6
innings earning the win in the
championship
game
with
Bishops. Holtville proved the
selectors wrong in winning the
title, although having a 12-7
overall record they were unseeded and had to play first-round
games against other unseeded
teams just to qualify for the semifinals that seeded teams already
made.
In football, he was a back-up
defensive corner on the 1989 (110) CIF Championship football
team posting a 42-7 victory over
Imperial in the championship
game. He was the 1990 team's
defensive Player of the Year at
strong safety, FG, PAT kicker and
offensive slot receiver on the (82) CIF Championship football
team defeating previously undefeated Army-Navy (37-27) for
the title. As an offensive starter
and kicker, he contributed 63 pts.
To include 6 td's, 1 fg and 24
pat's.
aHe attended Rio Hondo J.C.
playing football for one year,
continues to be active in coaching
football and baseball, having
assisted in varsity programs at
Central and HHS and now coaching in the Holtville Little League
and Pop Warner program.
Holtville Tribune Friday, September 06, 2013 PAGE 04
REMEMBER WHEN
A Look At Holtville’s Past
THIRTY YEARS AGO
* * * * *
“Christ’s Call For Help” is the title of
Rev. C.L. Wharton’s Sunday sermon at
United Methodist Church.
A bronze certificate and bronze pin from
the International Society of Dance Masters
has been awarded to Jackie Cradic, 12-year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Cradic, during a
demonstration of Ballroom Dancing at the
Eastern Star.
* * * * *
FORTY YEARS AGO
* * * * *
The Junior High Band is sent to Borrego
Springs on Saturday, October 20 where they
will be playing “Spartans of Tomorrow,” a
number they have been rehearsing especially
for this event.
* * * * *
Dorene Bevins swept three awards and
the crown of the Cattle Call Queen in her
second attempt at the title. Last year, she
went unplaced; however, this year she took
first place in horsemanship, first in personality and was in a three-way tie for Miss
Congeniality.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
* * * * *
Cadet Tipp Simpson of Holtville has
been accepted as a member of the United
States Air Force Academy Cadet Wing following his completion of Basic Cadet
Training.
* * * * *
SIXTY YEARS AGO
* * * * *
Mr and Mrs. Jack Rudy spent the weekend in Los Angeles where they met their son
Frank and his wife Betty. They attended the
Ice Capades Sunday afternoon, returning
home Monday morning.
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Celebrating Birthdays this week are:
September 06: Vonifasio Vasquez†, Lindsey Lucas, Leslie Van Der Linden, Steven M. Sharp,
Justin Robert Trammell, Deven Strahm.
September 07: Jimmy Puyot†, Mary Louise Swiger, Samantha Ormand, Broc Kennedy.
September 08: Dan Daniels, Chelesa Cooley, Kristin Marlow, Rhonda King, Marie Molder,
Alen Jessee, Mike Strahm.
September 09: Jared Ries, Mike Johnson†, Trent Granillo, Kevin Spangler, Carl Muheim†,
Aimee Walker.
September 10: Kari Brown, Sadie Ann Lehnhardt, Vincent Merten, Ashlyn Hester, Ben
Charles Abatti III, Robert Solper, Rose Muller, Kendall Marie Parkins.
September 11: Amanda Predmore, Morgan Hill, Morgen Elyssa Hilfiker, Ryder Dean
Crosby, Cella Muller, Shiloh Williams, Marsha Cradic, Lisa Brady, Pat Weaver, Amanda
Strahm.
September 12: John Kirchenbauer†, Jeremy Hilfiker, Robert Bornt, Katelyn Dakota Sells,
Lola Telles, Jaime Ruth Groom, Lucille Muller†, Cristina Moncayo AFS.
Celebrating Anniversaries this week are:
September 08: Mr. & Mrs. R. Allegranza.
September 10: Rod & Kari Veldez.
WEEKLY CROSSWORD
CLUES ACROSS
1. Current unit
4. Antidiuretic hormone
7. "What's up?"
10. A female domestic
12. Animal catching device
14. Large tailless primate
15. Forearm bones
17. Agarwood oil
18. Japanese waist pouch
19. 36th President
22. Largest Mediterranean
island
23. Nicklas Grossman's birthplace
24. Point that is one point E of
NE
25. 1841 Rhode Is. rebellion
26. Largest CA city
27. Michigan
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1. A Dalton (physics)
2. Shopping complexes
3. Chinese transliteration system
4. Lack of normal muscle tone
5. Clobber
6. Pilgrimage to Mecca
7. Divine language of Hinduism
8. A sudden outburst
9. Laborer who does menial
work
11. Move to music
13. Unit of loudness
16. Suitable for use as food
18. Financial gain
20. 14760, NY
21. Possessed
28. Saddle foot supports
29. Encircle with lace
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30. Remain as is
32. The Volunteer state
33. Chinese painter Zhang __
34. Small young herring
36. Reverences
39. Cape Verde capital
41. Optically formed duplicates
43. Travel around the world
46. Chills and fever
47. Tennis player Erlich
48. Elicit or derive
50. Small scissors cut
51. Thin continuous mark
52. Prevents harm to creatures
53. Belonging to a thing
54. A boy or youth
55. Old small French coin
30. Hindu religious teacher
31. Haulage
34. Faucet
35. 1509 Portuguese/Indian battle
37. Good Gosh!
38. Frame-ups
40. Pentyl
41. Covered with ivy
42. Painting on dry plaster
43. Colombia's 3rd largest city
44. Short fiber combed from
long
45. Tolstoy's Karenina
49. Cologne
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DESPITE THE SCORE, The Vikings kept their offense strong as they fought for THE CALEXICO VERSUS Holtville game was he
every yard with their conditioning and strong attitude.
giving the Bulldogs a home field advantage.
DESPITE THE HUMIDITY, both teams played to the best of their abilities THE HOLTVILLE VIKINGS Cheerleaders came
although there was no denying Calexico’s tough offense.
pence some candy.
HEAD COACH KEITH Smiths talks to his players, post game, about how proud
he was of them. He insists on being responsible for their loss.
THE HOLTVILLE VIKINGS had a tough time
tough defense but kept playing hard.. Photos by Jo
Holtville High School Welcomes Parents at O
By Jim Predmore
Holtville High School welcomed the parents of this year/s
HHS students on Wednesday,
giving them a chance to experience the daily schedules of their
children.
The evening started out with
Holtville High School Principal
Jeff Magin welcoming the parents. Mr. Magin had everyone
stand and lead them in the
Pledge of Allegiance. He let
everyone know that the he leads
all of the students in the Pledge
every morning and that is the
practice at all Holtville Schools.
Mr. Magin explained what
he expects of the students and
what he expects from the teachers. He explained how the parents can go online and check
their student’s grades and
progress using the schools website. He went over the rules of
the school, how the students
should conduct themselves and
the dress code. Mr. Magin also
explained the school started at
8:00 a.m. and that the students
need to be on time. He also mentioned that the school has an
open campus policy and that the
students are allowed to leave the
campus at lunch time, but that
they needed to be aware that
they only have 30 minutes for
lunch and that they need to be
back in time for their next class.
Mr. Magin talked of the
school spirit and how important
that is to him and to the students
and encouraged all to embrace
the Holtville Viking Spirit. After
the presentation by Mr. Magin,
the parents were able to meet all
of their student’s teachers. They
were giving 10 minutes in each
class and followed the same
schedule that their students have.
THE PARENTS HEAD out with their Students giving them direct
out to meet all of their teachers for this school year at Holtville Hi
Kids Get Special Treatment at Fitness Oasis
By Jorge Villalobos
The Fitness Oasis club held a
Kids Spa event this past
Saturday, the event began at
11:00 am and ran through until
2:30 pm. It featured a spa
designed just for little girls which
included food, pedicures and
manicures.
"A spa party and that includes
a manicure, a pedicure and a
facial for her and an additional
eight guests," said Dalia
Rodriguez, Fitness Oasis Owner.
Her latest spa party featured a
birthday girl, Viviana Espinosa, 8
and her friends.
"We promote those types of
parties and what we do is we
charge half price and they have
use of the entire club, we can set
up tables to eat, tables for
games," said Rodriguez who has
been hosting these spa parties for
the past three years.
Rodriguez stated that this
also included the use of their
swimming pool.
"We're celebrating my birthday here," said Espinosa who just
turned 8 years old and liked her
fun party.
Espinosa sends her thanks to
her mom "because she's the one
that's been working hard, every
day."
Rodriguez stated that this
goes beyond spas for children,
that they also host several themed
events at their location from
Holtville Tribune Friday, September 06, 2013 PAGE 06
Holtville Pop Warner Mitey Mites Season Opener
HEAD COACH JASON Turner encourages the Mitey Mite's before the games FOR THEIR FIRST game the Holtville’s Mitey Mite's showed great form and a
starts. Photos by Jim Predmore
readiness to play their the game.
THE MIGHTY MITES defenses hunkers down and were able to hold Yuma's
team, keeping them from scoring.
THE MITEY MITE'S, Roger Rolfe, carries the football in for a touchdown, leading
to the only score of the game.
CHAD GOODSELL BROKE free from Yuma's defense and ran in for a touchdown, but a penalty called the play back.
THE MIGHTY MITES celebrate their first game and first win of the season.
Photos by Jim Predmore
Holtville Tribune, Friday, September 06, 2013 PAGE 09
Holtville Cheerleaders
THE VIKING CHEERLEADERS are hoping to compete this year with the support THE JUNIOR VARSITY cheer squad is already working towards becoming better
from the community of Holtville.
to keep the cheerleading tradition alive.
THE GIRLS OF Holtville were hard at work, trying new techniques and experimenting with new types of music.
SELENIA HERRERA (green blouse) is stepping up to become the new coach for the
Viking Cheerleading Program.
THE HOLTVILLE CHEERLEADERS have a new captain, Ashley Holt, who’s
main focus is to better herself and her squad in the upcoming year.
THE HOLTVILLE HIGH School cheerleaders made their debut this past Friday
when the Vikings played Calexico. Photos by Jorge Villalobos.
Holtville Tribune Friday, September 06, 2013 PAGE 8
AROUND THE VAL Calexico City Council Approves Imperial Valley Transit Orange Line
The Council heard this past
Tuesday about the proposed
Orange Line bus that IV Transit
has planning to start in Calexico.
The Circulator Bus Design
Project goal is to provide riders in
Brawley, Calexico, and Imperial
with enhanced transit service
access within each community, as
well as, efficient connections to
the main Imperial Valley Transit
bus routes. The IVT Gold Line in
Brawley will start in the fall of
2013 and Calexico/Imperial will
begin as soon as ICTC allocates
funding.
Currently operational funding
for the IVT Orange Line has not
been identified. Based on the current cost to operate similar IVT
Green and IVT Blue Services in
El Centro it can be assumed the
approximate annual cost would
be $350,000, with additional capital cost of bus stop improvements in the second year of up to
approximately $50,000. It is
anticipated 2 buses will be needed to operate the service initially.
The number of buses on the IVT
Orange Line could increase
dependent upon future funding
and ridership.
Prior to the start of operations, the City of Calexico will
need to paint curbs at bus stop
locations in red an install a bus
stop sign at all new bus stop locations. Funding will be sought by
ICTC for other amenities such as
shelters
and
benches.
Furthermore, the future Calexico
Intermodal Transportation Center
is planned to be the hub of all
IVT and other transit taxi operations in the downtown border
area.
The proposed bus stop list
contains 26 stops on the proposed
route, 14 of which are already
existing IVT stops. The remaining 7 stops listed are those which
may be implemented if the alternative leg of route is implemented in the future.
Before the start of the discussion, Councilwoman Maritza
Hurtado said that Councilman
Luis Castro had a conflict of
interest since the Castro Family is
the owner of the competing company. City Attorney Jennifer
Lyon said that it’s up to the councilperson to recuse itself if he or
she has a conflict of interest.
Kim, in response, said that
Hurtado had a conflict of interest
indicating that she owned a bus
service using my address for her
business. Hurtado remind him
that she has a post office box
rental service with 800 box
rentals and has no relationship
with her clients.
Marlene Thomas spoke in
favor of Calexico Transit System
saying that the new bus line will
put the other company out of
business. Thomas told the council that CTS has been in business
for 40 years and there should be
an effort to subsidize in order to
have better buses.
Suzette Castro, daughter of
Luis Castro, told the council that
CTS serves 23 thousand passengers a month with no subsidies
from the federal government and
asked the council to support the
local company instead.
Ana Castro, Luis Castro’s
wife, said that the company has
been in business for 40 years
serving the community and have
no financial support for government and said that the new buses
where going to affect CTS
because they new line will cover
the routes they have.
“Is this how you show your
gratitude?” Castro said.
Councilman Luis Castro
mentioned and questioned how
the intra-service in El Centro
carry, according to him, 1,500
passengers a month versus the
23,000 passengers that CTS handles and they are subsidize with
$600,000 annually.
Mayor Bill Hodge said he
was concern about the future of
the Castro family and their company. Hodge said he met with
Luis Castro and the City Manager
in order to find funding to
improve CTS and be able to compete with the Orange Line.
In the end, the Council voted
3-2 to approve the concept having Kim and Castro getting the
dissenting vote. Now that the
concept has been approved,
ICTC will look for funding and
will start a bid on who will operate the buses whether it’s a private company or Imperial Valley
Transit.
Calexico City Council to Seeks Coments For Possible Water Rate
Reduction for Senior Citizens.
By Mario Conde
The Calexico City Council
will ask the public about a possible water rate discount for Senior
citizens.
Council members Joong Kim
and Luis Castro requested that
the City explore the options for
providing water rate discount of
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zens in Calexico. City Manager
Oscar Rodriquez said the city
operates its own water system
and is required to collect water
payments in a separate water
fund. California law prohibits
that those enterprise funds to subsidize other ratepayers without a
vote of the people. Proposition
218 requires that the fees
imposed for providing a property
related service, including providing water, may not exceed the
cost of providing that service, he
said.
Rodriquez added that if one
class of rate payers, such as seniors, were charged a lesser rate,
the other rate payers in the City's
water system would be subsidizing their service and essentially
paying more than what that more
than what the law allows. This
violates the restriction on limiting
the fee to the "proportional cost
of the service attributable to the
parcel." Therefore, the City
Council could not elect to charge
less to seniors unless there was
voter approval with 2/3 vote.
Proposition 218 allows for special taxes to be imposed, including a charge on certain ratepayers
to subsidize other ratepayers.
This would permit the City to
subsidize seniors using water
enterprise funds.
Option two would allow City
could use non-enterprise funds,
such as the general fund, to pay to
the enterprise funds the amounts
needed to make up for any senior
water rate discount. Such use of
funds is not authorization of
money from the general fund for
a senior citizen water rate subsidy
should not that the use serves a
broad public purpose by meeting
the health and welfare needs of a
group of a vulnerable population
in the City. Of course, the money
would be need to be available and
not committed to some other
expenditures. The only possibility under this scenario would be
the earnings from idle funds
being invested. A review of the
invested cash in the General Fund
shows less than $50,000 would
be available. This would necessarily be reviewed each year to
determine if the same source of
funds could be used again and in
the coming years, Rodriquez
said.
Calexico resident Olivia
Valenzuela spoke and told the
council and asked them to spend
that money on better services for
the City's water department since
there has been times that her
water have been shut down and
does not get an answer from city
staff. "It's a noble idea, but it
needs to be invested in improving
the communication with staff."
Valenzuela said.
Councilman Luis Castro
agreed that it was a complicated
issue and said he would like to
give direction to staff to continue
researching this topic and possible having an election in the near
future.
Councilman Joong Kim said
the city needs to move forward
on this since this will have senior
citizens.
Councilwoman
Maritza
Hurtado said that this will put
other groups in disadvantage
since other groups like single
mothers with children.
Mayor Pro Tem John Moreno
said they should survey the public to see what their take on having a discount for seniors is.
After some discussion, the
council will take Moreno's recommendation to ask the public
via surveys and townhall meetings.
SDSU Campus Announces
“Borderlands Institute”
By Mario Conde
San Diego State University
announced today the creation
of the Borderlands Institute to
promote border-related scholarships and activities relevant
to the Imperial, Mexicali, and
Yuma Valleys.
In a press conference held
Tuesday morning that had the
participation from representatives both sides of the border
such as the Cultural Institute
of Baja California and the
Mexican Consulate, it was
announced the creation of this
institute that fosters the
University's role as an active
participant in the trans-border
community, sponsors academic conferences and public lectures, hosts visiting scholars,
and coordinates cultural
exchange programs with
Mexican Institutions.
Dr.
Carlos
Herrera,
Director
of
SDSU-IV
Borderlands Institute, said that
the location SDSU-IV right on
the California-Baja California
border uniquely position the
university to promote scholarship in a wide range of topic
relevant to the history of the
Imperial and Mexicali valleys.
Herrera explained this program will support local scholars who are actively engaged
in research that highlights the
significance of the U.S.Mexico border in the areas of
history, immigration, environment, use of Colorado River
water, drug culture, literature,
art, music, and anthropology,
linguistics, sociology, geography, psychology, theatre, economic development, and the
emerging alternative energy
industry.
In
addition,
the
Borderlands Institute will
sponsor visiting scholars for
individuals who live outside
the region and conduct borderrelated research relevant to the
area. This, Herrera said, will
enhance SDSU-IV's visibility
within the local community, as
well as its stature among
research institutions around
the world.
There will be partnerships
with U.S. and Mexican institutions that serve as repositories for archival material relevant to the region.
SDSU
Dean
David
Pearson, said that this Institute
will allow people to understand the border better and
will show how the border is a
place full of energy and
opportunities.
Calexico Consul Carlos
Flores Vizcarra said that this
was a time to remember since
this will benefit both sides of
the border thanks to this cultural
exchange.
Norma
Bustamante, Director of the
Center for the Arts of Baja
California invited the public to
attend these cultural events
since it will show performances from very talented people
from Baja California and the
interior of Mexico.
The cultural activities will
begin
this
month
on
September 12 with a music
group playing at the Brawley
campus. Every month there
will various theatrical, musical, and book presentation all
through the fall semester.
For more information visit
the SDSU-IV website.
Holtville Tribune Friday, September 06, 2013 PAGE 11
NASCAR RACE WEEK
NEXT RACE:
A Special Feature Of The
Holtville Tribune
Kyle Busch Fourth Win of the Season at Atlanta Motor Speedway
NASCAR
Race Week
By Bob Hurst
Last year, Kyle Busch didn't
qualify for the Chase for the
Sprint Cup. With his fourth win
of the season on Sunday at
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Busch
sealed his position in the Chase
after holding off Joey Logano.
"It's a whole different situation than 365 days ago," Busch
said. "We needed to prove to
ourselves that we're a championship contender."
Busch can count 28 Cup
wins among his 121 total
NASCAR national series victories. But he hasn't won a championship yet.
"The championship is No. 1
on anybody's list," Busch said.
"You want to be the best. I want
to win a championship."
Martin Truex Jr. finished
third, followed by Kurt Busch
and
Ryan Newman.
Defending Cup champion
Brad Keselowski finished 35th,
and will need a win at
Richmond to have a chance to
qualify for the Chase.
Nationwide Series: Kevin
Harvick led 132 of 195 laps to
win his first Nationwide Series
race of the year, holding off
Kyle Busch at Atlanta Motor
Speedway on Saturday night.
Next NNS race: Friday,
Sept. 6, Virginia 529 College
Savings
250,
Richmond
International
Raceway,
Richmond, Va.
Camping World Truck
Series: Chase Elliott, the son of
former Sprint Cup driver Bill
Elliott, won the Truck Series
race
at
Canadian
Tire
Motorsport
Park
in
Bowmanville, Ontario on
Sunday. Elliott wrecked Ty
Dillon on the final lap, and
became the youngest winner in
series history at 17 years, 9
months, 4 days.
"I really hate to win them
like that, I really do," Elliott
said. "Sometimes you've got to
do what you've got to do to get
to Victory Lane."
Next NCWTS race: Sunday,
Sept. 8, Fan Appreciation 200
presented by New Holland,
Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa.
Hometown: Riverside, Calif.
Car: No. 38 Front Row
Motorsports Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Frank Kerr
Race No. 26: Federated Auto
Parts
400,
Richmond
International
Raceway,
Richmond, Va.
came out on top.
NASCAR Fun Fact: Veteran
driver Mark Martin last won a
race in 2009, when he took the
checkered flag five times. He
Sprint Cup Driver Standings
RANK
DRIVER
POINTS
BEHIND
WINS
1. Jimmie Johnson 837
-4
2. Clint Bowyer 809
28
0
3. Kevin Harvick 795
42
2
4. Carl Edwards 795
42
1
5. Kyle Busch
786
51
4
6. Matt Kenseth 768
69
5
7. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
750
87
0
8. Joey Logano
729
108
1
BRAD KESELOWSKI (2) RACES during the Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday.
Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images for NASCAR.
KYLE BUSCH (18) RACES at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday.
Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images for NASCAR.
9. Greg Biffle
727
Car
owner/Team:
Bob Date, Time: Saturday Sept. 7,
110
1
Jenkins/Front Row Motorsports 2:30 p.m. Pacific
10. Kurt Busch
719
2012 ranking: 30th
TV/Radio: ABC/MRN
118
0
Current ranking: 28th
Race Length: 300 miles, 400
11. Jeff Gordon
713
Cup experience: 7 years
laps
124
0
Career wins: 0
Track: 0.75 mile oval
12. Kasey Kahne
709
First win: n/a
Grandstand Seats: 94,063
128
2
Last win: n/a
Defending Champion: Clint
Bowyer
Others: 13. Martin Truex Jr.,
Race Record: Dale Jarrett, Ford,
14. Ryan Newman, 15. Brad
109.047 mph (2:45:04), Sept. 6,
Keselowski,
16.
Jamie
1997.
McMurray, 17. Paul Menard,
Top Performers (all races): Kyle
18. Aric Almirola, 19. Juan
Busch, 4 wins; Dale Earnhardt
Pablo Montoya, 20. Marcos
Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Terry
Ambrose
Labonte, Tony Stewart and
Kevin Harvick, 3 wins each.
Note: Wild-card leaders in
Track Facts: Frontstretch, 1,290
bold.
feet; backstretch, 860 feet;
Driver Profile: David Gilliland
banking in turns, 14 degrees;
David Gilliland avoided getting
banking in frontstretch, 8
shut out of a top-10 finish for a
degrees; backstretch, 2 degrees.
second straight year and the
fourth time in five years by finTrack History/News: Lee Petty
DAVID GILLILAND
ishing second at Talladega on
won the first Cup race at the
May 5. But he has had five toptrack in the Richmond 200 in
20 finishes and no top-10's
1953, driving a Dodge...This is
since. Gilliland drives for a low- Best points finish: 27th in 2008 the last regular-season race and
budget team, so his success has Hobbies: Boating, fishing
will set the field for the Chase
been limited. He's still looking Twitter: @DavidGilliland
for the Sprint Cup...In last year's
for his first career Cup win after Noteworthy: Played on his high Sept. race, Clint Bowyer won
247 career starts.
school golf team with Tiger the rain-delayed event. Jeff
Age: 37
Woods, at Western High School Gordon finished second to
Height: 5-9
in Anaheim, Calif.
clinch the last wild-card posiWeight: 165
tion in the Chase...In this year's
Residence: Sherrills Ford, N.C. Sprint Cup Race Preview
spring race, Kevin Harvick
has 40 career wins, with his first
coming in 1989.
NASCAR Notes: Seven drivers
have clinched a berth in the
Chase for the Sprint Cup.
Jimmie Johnson, Clint Bowyer,
Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards,
Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth
have each claimed top-10 berths
while Kasey Kahne has sealed a
wild-card spot with two wins.
Dale Earnhardt Jr., currently in
seventh place in the driver
standings, needs a finish of just
32nd or better to reach the last
10 playoff races...Kasey Kahne
will make his 350th career Cup
start
at
Richmond
on
Saturday...Toyota now has 250
NASCAR national series wins
after Kyle Busch won on
Sunday...Rickey Stenhouse Jr.
won his first pole at Atlanta,
becoming the 15th different
pole winner this season. There
were 17 different pole winners
last year.
Copyright © 2013 Bob
Hurst. All Rights Reserved.
Distributed by Hurst Sports
Media.
Holtville Tribune Friday, September 06, 2013 PAGE 10
AROUND THE VALLEY
Individuals are Encouraged to Use
Personal Protection and Get Rid of
Mosquito Breeding Sources.
MPERIAL COUNTY – The
Imperial County Public Health
Department announced that it is
encouraging Imperial County
residents to continue taking precautions to prevent West Nile
virus (WNV). Imperial County
residents are advised to continue
wearing mosquito repellent when
spending time outdoors especially during the early morning hours
and at dusk when mosquitoes are
most active. One human case of
WNV was reported this month.
The individual did not report
having symptoms and was found
through routine surveillance.
“Recent rains have left standing
water in many parts of Imperial
County and we can expect
increased mosquito activity as a
result. It is important that residents continue to remain vigilant
and continue taking personal precautions to protect themselves
and their families from West Nile
Virus,” stated Jeff Lamoure,
Deputy
Director
of
Environmental Health Services.
Imperial County is expecting
additional storms this weekend.
“Although West Nile is not
new to the area, everyone needs
to continue taking the necessary
precautions to avoid mosquito
bites such as wearing mosquito
repellent and eliminating mosquito breeding sources around
their homes,” said Stephen
Munday, M.D., Health Officer.
In 2012, one case of
WNV was reported in Imperial
County. Since WNV was first
detected in Imperial County in
2003, a total of nine human cases
have been reported. Most individuals who are infected with
WNV will not experience any illness. Others will have only mild
symptoms, such as fever,
headache and body aches.
However, WNV can be severe in
the elderly and individuals with
lowered immune systems.
WNV is transmitted to
humans and animals through a
mosquito bite.
Mosquitoes
become infected when they feed
on infected birds. West Nile
virus is not transmitted personto-person or animal-to-person
through casual contact. A very
small proportion of cases have
been documented in the past
from blood transfusions and
organ transplants.
In Imperial County, the
Public Health Department’s
Vector Control Program is
responsible for local mosquito
control efforts. Vector Control
technicians conduct a combination of surveillance, mosquito
trapping, adulticiding to control
mosquitoes and larviciding to
prevent mosquito development.
Efforts are concentrated in areas
throughout the County known to
have significant mosquito activity. Pools that are not well maintained (green pools) can breed a
large number of mosquitoes that
can affect extended areas in local
neighborhoods. Individuals are
encouraged to report green pools
to Environmental Health. During
the summer months, Public
Health Department staff intensify
their efforts to inform the community about personal protection
against WNV by conducting
door-to-door and communitybased outreach.
Individuals can reduce their
risk of mosquito-borne diseases
by taking the following precautions:
·
Limit time outdoors
during dawn and early evening.
·
When outdoors, wear
loose fitting, light colored, longsleeve shirts and
pants when mosquitoes are
most active (during dusk and
dawn).
·
Apply insect repellent
that contains DEET, Picaridin, oil
of lemon eucalyptus or IR3535
according to label instructions.
·
Make sure that doors
and windows have tight fitting
screens.
Repair or replace
screens that have tears or holes.
·
Eliminate all sources of
standing water on your property
that can support mosquito breeding.
·
Contact Vector Control
if there is a significant mosquito
problem where you live or work.
For general information
about WNV in Imperial County
please contact the Imperial
County
Public
Health
Department at (760) 482-4WNV
or to report a problem with mosquitoes or to report a green pool
please contact Environmental
Health at (760) 336-8530. For
information about WNV, visit the
Web
site:
http://www.westnile.ca.gov/.
U.S. Border Patrol Agents Stop Truck and Seize
More Than 9 Tons of Marijuana in California
Agents encountered a 43year-old male U.S. citizen at
approximately 12:50 p.m., driving a 2006 truck pulling a 53
foot trailer, as he drove through
the I-5 checkpoint in San
Clemente.
Border Patrol agents questioned the man and directed him
to the secondary inspection area.
In secondary, a Border Patrol K9 alerted to the trailer. The rear
doors were opened, revealing
multiple pallets stacked with
cardboard boxes. One box was
opened, and found to contain a
green leafy substance which
tested positive for marijuana.
After unloading the truck, it was
found to be fully packed with
218 marijuana-filled boxes. The
total weight was approximately
18,458 pounds with an estimat-
ed street value of $14,766,448.
After being referred to secondary inspection and a positive
alert from K-9 team, agents discovered multiple pallets of
boxes full of marijuana.
After being referred to secondary inspection and a positive
alert from K-9 team, agents discovered multiple pallets of
boxes full of marijuana.
San Diego Sector Chief
Patrol Agent Paul Beeson said,
“Great work, this seizure by our
agents helps weaken the
transnational criminal organizations who attempt to use our
roadways to conduct their illegal
activities.”
The driver, tractor/trailer,
and marijuana were turned over
to the Drug Enforcement
Administration for further
investigation.
To prevent the illicit smuggling of humans, drugs, and
other contraband, the U.S.
Border Patrol maintains a high
level of vigilance on corridors of
egress away from our Nation’s
borders. To report suspicious
activity to the U.S. Border
Patrol, contact San Diego Sector
at (619) 498-9900.
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection is the unified border
agency within the Department
of Homeland Security charged
with the management, control
and protection of our nation's
borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is
charged with keeping terrorists
and terrorist weapons out of the
country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
Street Sweeping Service May Be Included
In New Brawley/Allied Contract
By
Chris Furguson
The Brawley City Council
discussed the possibility of a private entity taking over the city’s
street sweeping services at their
September 3 council meeting.
The entity, Allied Waste,
would include regular street
sweeping services as part of a
ten-year extension of their current contract with the city.
Currently, Brawley pays
nearly $700,000 in street sweeping, including salaries, fuel and
other expenses.
According
toPublic Works Director Yasmin
Arrelano. Brawley employs one
full-time sweeper and a temporary sweeper to clean city streets.
Brawley’s sweeping schedule, one of the most frequent in
the county, is all commercial
streets are swept once per day
and residence areas are swept
weekly.
Other cities sweep their residential areas every other week
and their commerical streets
daily. El Centro and Holtville
use their trash disposal contractor, CR&R, while Calexico and
Imperial use in-house sweepers.
Brawley staff requested
informal bid proposals from both
Allied and CR&R concerning
possible street sweeping service
contracts. CR&R’s terms would
have cost the city nearly $1.5
million.
Some of the Brawley council
members were concerned about
an incoming sweeper the city
recently purchased to replace a
model from 2005. The new
sweeper runs on compressed natural gas and will be in Brawley’s
possession by October.
Brawley
Mayor
Sam
Couchman suggested that a
lease/purchase option with Allied
be negotiated by city staff concerning the sweepers..
Of concern to council member George Nava was the
employment status of the full
time sweeper. Nava wanted the
employee to be absorbed back
into the city.
Arellano suggested that, with
additional certification, the
employee could be used to help
repair potholes around the city.
While a number of Allied
Waste employees were on hand
to witness the discussion, none
spoke at the meeting.
As this was a discussion item,
no action was taken by the council. However, direction was
Border Agents In Calexico Stop
Over $650,000 En Route To Mexico
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection officers arrested a
Tecate man on Friday after discovering $654,900 in unreported U.S. currency hidden in the
spare tire of the vehicle he was
driving.
The incident occurred at
about 5:45 a.m. on August 30th,
when CBP officers, together
with members of the Imperial
Valley Border Enforcement
Security Task Force (IV-BEST),
were conducting southbound
inspections of travelers heading
to Mexico through the Calexico
downtown port of entry.
Officers targeted a 2011 Toyota
Tacoma and referred the driver
for further examination.
During an intensive inspection that included an alert from a
detector dog and the usage of
the port’s imaging system, officers discovered 24 wrapped
packages of U.S. currency concealed inside the vehicle’s spare
tire.
The driver, a 45-year-old
Mexican citizen, was turned
over to the custody of
Homeland
Security
Investigation (HSI) agents with
the IV-BEST for further processing, and was later transported to the Imperial County Jail to
await arraignment.
CBP placed an immigration
hold on the driver to initiate
removal from the United States
at the conclusion of his criminal
proceedings.
CBP officers seized the
money and vehicle.
It is a federal offense not to
declare currency or monetary
instruments totaling more than
$10,000 to a CBP officer upon
entry or exit from the U.S. or to
conceal it with intent to evade
reporting requirements. Failure
to declare may result in seizure
of the currency and/or arrest.
‘Early Birds’ Enjoy Free
Dove Hunters Breakfast
By Chris Furguson
The Brawley Plaza area was
the site for an early morning,
free-to-the-public breakfast provided by a group of area businesses on Sunday, September 1.
The breakfast was to celebrate the opening of dove hunting
season, one of the busiest tourist
attractions to the Brawley area.
The plates were self-serve with
plenty of pancakes, eggs, bacon
and coffee, water or juice.
While in previous years the
breakfast has been a popular
attraction for dove hunters and
Brawley citizens, the number of
patrons this year was a comparative handful.
“Last year, we had around
two hundred people,” said one of
the organizers.
Recent weather phenomena
was one of the explanations given
for the low turnout.
The event’s cooking crew
began setting up the breakfast at
2:30 am in preparation for the 4
am start.
With hunters needing to travel to their preferred spots before
sunrise, the early morning meal
gives them an opportunity to do
so on a full stomach.
Other vendors at the event
included Border Tactical, an ElCentro based hunting and
firearms store.
The organizers remained
undeterred by the low attendance
and plan on continuing the event
next year.
ERASMO GONZALES PREPARES a series of pancakes at the
Dove Hunter’s Breakfast. The rig also cooks eggs and bacon.
given to staff to pursue a discussion with Allied Waste.
In other Brawley Council news:
The Brawley City Council
agreed to ratify emergency
spending to repair electrical damage to Ed Weist Baseball Field
that took place in mid-June of
this year.
The damage took place during renovation efforts at the baseball field. A Brawley employee
encountered two power lines
while trenching the field for a
new sprinkler system.
The emergency repair work
was immediately approved by
city staff and done through Stills
Electric. The speed was required
in order to maintain a schedule
for the sprinkler system.
The Brawley Parks and
Recreation Department is currently working with a private citizen and Brawley Union High
School to repair the often-used
facility.
The citizen, Jim Abatti, also
worked extensively on the city’s
Volunteer Park baseball diamonds, doing the vast majority of
the work himself.
IN ADDITION TO hunters, Brawley Firefighters enjoyed a hot
plate of food during the breakfast. Chris Furguson Photos.
WIC Victorian Tea Party
The Woman’s Improvement
Cub of Calexico invites the ladies
of the valley to a Victorian Tea on
Saturday, September 14, 2013 at
12 P.M. in the Clubhouse, 320
Heber Avenue.
Every year we have a fund
raiser for our Scholarship Fund.
Chairperson Rosalind Guerrero
promises an old-fashioned event.
Ladies are asked to bring a tea
cup for their own use and a tea
pot for us to fill. Hats are optional.
Call Rosalind at (760) 5541193 for more information.
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