2002-12-19 The Big Bend Sentinel

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Theater stages
holiday program
this evening
Marfa Theatre will be present
ing their annual children’s Christ
mas program this evening, De
cember 19, at 7 PM at the Marfa
Theatre.
There are more than 20 local
children who will be performing
from the Acting, Dancing and
Tumbling programs.
The children range in age from
3 to 12 years. Michelle DeHart
and Nina Martin will direct and
choreograph the children in the
original play “The E lf s Big Ad
venture on Christmas Eve”.
The acting program developed
the concept for the play and there
is plenty of action for Santa’s
Helpers, Snow Fairies, and Toys
that come to life.
Please join us. Light refresh
ments will be served and small
donations accepted.
For information please call 7203436. In the event of severe cold
w eather the venue w ill be
changed and posted on the the
ater door and on the phone
message at 3436.
Christmas parade,
posadas Saturday
in Presidio
PRESIDIO - The Presidio
Chamber of Commerce would
like to welcome and invite one
and all to its annual Cowboy
Christmas Parade that begins at
10 a.m. Saturday, December 21,
in front of the elementary school.
The first, second, and third place
floats will be awarded prize
money. All floats must make the
route in order to qualify and fill
out a registration form in order
to be judged. Forms are available
at the chamber office or at the
start of the parade.
A children’s carnival is sched
uled for after the parade, begin
ning about noon to 4 p.m. at Daly
Park and including food, games
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FAR WEST TEXAS - The Big
Bend Sentinel staff is going on a
two-week vacation after today’s
Christmas holiday issue.
“It’s been a great year and now
it’s time to take a break and be
with family during this special time
of year,” said editor-publisher
Robert Halpern.
The Sentinel office will reopen
on Monday, January 6,2003, and
will publish again on Thursday,
January 9.
“We wish all our readers and ad
vertisers the best of this holiday
time, and may God bless you all,”
Halpern said. “See you next year,
Dios quiera.”
By STERRY BUTCHER
MARFA - School officials are
creating an after school program
for elementary students who
struggle with their studies and
they’re also putting together a
health advisory committee to
tackle the ticklish subject of sex
education, school board trustees
learned Monday.
Joe Baker is the principal of the
Elementary and Junior High, and
he’s using two grant sources to
fund an hour-long help session
after school.
“This will be for at risk kids,”
he explained to school board
members. “This is for students
that have failed the Texas As
sessment o f Academic Skills
test, failed two or more subject
or have been retained.”
The four-day-a-week program,
which gears up in January, rep
resents something of a shift.
Often, students who need extra
attention are tutored in summer
school. Baker prefers to catch
those students now instead of
waiting for summer, and has
moved funding around to accom(Continued on page 8)
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(staff photo by ROBERT HALPERN)
A children’s bell choir played ‘Joy to the W orld’ at the M arfa M inisterial Alliance C h r i s t m a s p r o g r a m
on S u n d a y evening at the F i r s t B a p t i s t C h u r c h , f r o m left front, D anny Seegers, R achel Ebben,
M a r c u s S e e g e r s and Caitlin Knoell. P l e a s e s e e m o r e photos on page 13.
C u s to m s p o t b u s t n e ts 1 ,6 0 0 p o u n d s , 5 a r r e s ts
By DAN KEANE
. FAR WEST TEXAS - U.S.
Customs agents arrested three
men in Fort Stockton and two
men in Study Butte on Sunday
for allegedly smuggling 1,608
pounds o f marijuana into the
country through a remote Rio
Grande crossing in Big Bend
National Park, Customs officials
said this week.
With the assistance of numer
ous area law enforcement agen
cies, Customs agents tracked 27-
M a ry
year-old Joseph Paul Douglas of
Webster, 63-year-old Hubert
Meeks of Canyon Lake, and 53year-old Johnnie Dale Elrod of
H ouston
through
South
Brewster County and then up to
Fort Stockton, where they ar
rested the trio for their suspected
role in the smuggling operation.
Concurrent to the Fort Stock
ton arrests, Customs agents in
spected a tractor-trailer in Study
Butte and found over three-quar
ters of a ton of marijuana dis
guised as a shipment of gravel.
Upon uncovering the drugs,
agents nabbed 53-year-old
Grady Ray Higgins of Webster
and 38-year-old Eric Allan
Davidson of Katy near the in
tersection of Texas 118 and the
River Road.
All five suspects are currently
being held in the Brew ster
County Jail, and face charges of
possession and importation of a
controlled substance. Douglas’
By STERRY BUTCHER
MARFA - The Big Bend Sen
tinel is still waiting to find out the
details of Pat Ward’s separation
agreement with Marfa ISD and
the matter is now before the state
Attorney General’s office.
Ward made a surprise decision
in mid-November to resign from
his position as the school district’s
athletic director and head foot
ball coach.
The newspaper asked the dis
trict for specific information re
garding this agreement at the
time o f Ward’s departure. When
Superintendent Gary Hamilton
maintained that he could not dis
cuss the particulars of the agree
ment, the Sentinel submitted to
Hamilton’s office a formal, writ
ten open records request under
the Public Information Act of
Texas.
This week, the newspaper re
ceived Hamilton’s mailed re
sponse, which indicates that the
open records request was for
warded to Oscar Trevino, the
B a x te r
M a r f a a r t i s t ’s l a n d s c a p e s f a m i l i a r , r e f r e s h i n g
By STERRY BUTCHER
MARFA - Mary Baxter’s big
red heeler Burr lies on the floor
next to her chair as she talks
about painting.
“This is about a year’s worth of
work,” she said, twisting in her
seat to look at the three dozen oil
landscapes that line the walls in
the old Comida Market building.
“My opening was last Saturday
night, which was a really special
night because this was my first
one person show.”
Baxter is from the San Antonio
area and came to the Big Bend
eight years ago. She worked and
trained polo ponies at a ranch
south of Marfa and followed a
schedule of riding in the morning
and painting in the afternoon.
G radually, it made sense to
Baxter to shift from part time
horses and part time painting to
full time painting. A couple years
ago, she quit doing horses and
moved to town, devoting her at
tention more fully to painting.
Most of the work is small, about
notebook sized, and there are a
few bigger paintings. Many of the
scenes are immediately recogniz
able to folks who live here: the
electricity farm in Marfa, differ
ent vantage points along Pinto
Canyon, the town at twilight.
Baxter’s paintings are awfully
appealing and just plain unusual
for the fact that straight land
scape painting is sort of out of
style. Go to a gallery o£centemporary art and you’re likely to see
photos of industrial sites, com
puter-generated images or ab
stract color fields, not humble
paintings about shadows across
a pasture. And though her work
(staff photo by ALBERTO HALPERN)
Janika Gilly steers her goat t o w a r d the ju d g e at the Presidio
County Junior Livestock S h o w on S a t u r d a y .
C h a m b e r p o s ts M a r fa L ig h ts F e s tiv a l p r o fit
A p p le g a te ,
By STERRY BUTCHER
MARFA - This year’s Marfa
Lights Festival made a little less
money than it did last year, ac
cording to a report released this
week from the Chamber of Com
merce.
The chamber sponsors the an
nual three-day party, which had
a net income of $ 10,217 in 2002,
versus $ 10,989 in 2001.
Though booth sales went up this
year as did drink sales, merchan
dise sales dropped from $3,446
in 2001 to $ 1,904 this year. Ticket
sales really plummeted this year,
from $26,623 in 2001 to $18,202.
“That just surprised the devil out
of me,” chamber President Ken
Whitley remarked. “Obviously,
we’re disappointed that we lost
money on the concert. It
would’ve been a much worse loss
if it wasn’t for the sponsors.”
Sponsorship, by beer compa
nies, for instance, helped save the
financial day. Only $1,600 in fes
tival funds was derived from
sponsors in 2001, but the cham
ber received $8,200 this year.
Whitley is a bit flummoxed as
to why the festival drew fewer
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MARFA - Katy Applegate and
Javier Castro o f M arfa and
Chicora M ellard o f Presidio
showed grand champion animals
at the Presidio County Livestock
Show held last Saturday in Marfa.
Katy Applegate not only won the
Grand Championship belt buckle
for her heavyweight rabbit, but
she showed the Reserve Cham
pion rabbit as well.
Javier Castro exhibited the Grand
Champion hog, while Gavin
Livingston handled the Reserve
Champion hog.
(2) The Big Bend Sentinel. Marfa. Texas. December 19 2002
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MARFA - It was a busy week
end for the agents of U.S..Bor
der Patrol Marfa Sector, who
nabbed a total 2,161 pounds of
marijuana in six different seizures
between last Friday and Sunday
nights. The confiscated pot car
ried an estimated street value
$1,728,680, according to officials
The rush began at about 9:45
p.m. Friday, December 13, when
gents at the Sierra Blanca check
point on Interstate 10 found 1,446
pounds of marijuana hidden in the
cab of a tractor-trailer. Agents
estimate the drugs’ street value
at around $1,156,800.
On Saturday morning, agents at
the Highway 118 checkpoint
south of Alpine arrested two per
sons for possession o f 37.25
pounds of marijuana worth an
estimated $29,800.
That afternoon at the same
checkpoint, agents discovered
44.55 pounds of marijuana hid
den in a van driven by a natural
ized United States citizen. The
dope was worth approximately
$35,640.
Saturday evening, agents at the
Sierra Blanca checkpoint found
212 pounds of pot hidden in the
joyto
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Bolner to resign after almost
30 years in the Border Patrol
M a r fa S e c to r a g e n ts s e iz e
wheels of a car, and arrested the
driver. Agents figure the drugs
worth about $169,600 on the
street.
Agents at the checkpoint on
U.S. Highway 385 south o f
Marathon for 312 pounds of mari
juana hidden the back seat of a
crew cab pickup Sunday night.
Officials reckon the pot might
fetch $249,680 on the street.
Agents from the Marfa and Van
Horn stations got a break from
the regular pattern o f vehicle
busts on Sunday evening. The
agents were tracking footprints
near U.S. Highway 90 west of
Valentine when they discovered
109 pounds of marijuana packed
in duffel bags and hidden in a
culvert.
Officials said that smugglers of
ten stashed illegal drugs in the
area for later pick up and deliv
ery north into the interior of the
country. The cache found Sun
day had an estimated street worth
of $87,160, officials said.
All the drugs, suspects and ve
hicles involved in the weekend’s
enforcement actions were turned
over to Drug Enforcement Ad
ministration officers.
MARFA - V. Dan Bolner, Assis
tant Chief Patrol Agent in the Bor
der Patrol’s Marfa Sector, has an
nounced that he will retire at the
end of the year after nearly 30
years of service in the Border Pa
trol. Bolner has been stationed at
the Marfa Sector since 1997.
Bolner first joined the Border Pa
trol in El Paso in 1973. He was
promoted to the Del Rio Sector
as a supervisor in 1984. At Del
Rio he also served as a Field Op
erations Supervisor and a Watch
Commander.
“Being promoted back to my
home town ofDel Rio was one of
the highlights of my career,” said
Bolner. “In those days, it was un
usual to get to return to your home
town. I had some big shoes to fill
but it gave me a great feeling of
success.”
In 1992, he was selected as a
Deputy Assistant Regional Direc
tor at the Immigration and Natu
ralization Service’s Central Region
in Dallas.
“Moving to the Central Region
in Dallas was a big change as
well,” Bolner said. “I had to alter
my perspective to consider the big
world
Head out to the east end of town
in Alpine to do your Christmas
shopping this year!
Brand pottery and glassware
quality tack
work shirts
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hats
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Assistant Chief Patrol Agent
V. Dan Bolner
picture. It was very different from
being in the field and defeating
smugglers and helping humanity,”
he said.
Bolner intends to spend his re
tirement “doing anything I want.”
He is an avid motorcyclist, enjoys
working with computers, photog
raphy and traveling. He has two
daughters, Amanda and Melissa,
both attending college. Dan and
his wife Joanie reside in Alpine.
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The Big Bend Sentinel. Marfa. Texas. December 19. 2002 (3)
Garcia is named State Star for
business development center
strong commitment to small busi
ness in Texas.
“It is an honor to accept this
award,” said Garcia, “and to have
the opportunity to help so many
people achieve the dream of
starting and succeeding in their
own business.”
America’s Small Business De
velopment Center Network is a
partnership uniting private enter
prise, government, higher educa
tion and local nonprofit economic
development organizations. It is
the
Small
B usiness
Administration’s largest partner
ship program, providing manage
ment and technical assistance to
help Americans start, run and
grow their own businesses. With
B u r to n , L a n g w e d in F o r t D a v is
about 1,000 centers across the
nation, the SBDC network assists
The couple will make their
Raquel Burton and Steve Lang
approximately 600,000 small busi
home in Alpine.
were married Tuesday evening,
nesses every year in face-to-face
December 10, 2002, in Fort
counseling and training, in addi
Davis.
tion to assisting hundreds of thou
JeffDavis County Judge Peggy
sands more businesses through
Robertson performed the cer
fax-on-demand and e-mail.
emony in the home of Larry and
Beth Francell. Tanya Wainner
and Larry Francell were the
couple’s attendants.
The bride, an El Paso native, is
C o u n ty m e e tin g is c a n c e lle d
a 2002 Sul Ross State Univer
sity graduate and is pursuing her
The special county meeting set celled meeting will be addressed master’s degree in counselor edu
for 2 p.m. December 20, 2002 at at commissioners’ next regular cation.
the Presidio Annex has been can meeting, scheduled for January 14, The groom, originally from
2003.
celled.
Erdahl, Minnesota, is the News
The agenda items from the can
and Publications Director at Sul
Ross.
FAR WEST TEXAS - Mara
thon native Loretta Garcia has
been selected as the 2002 State
Star of the Texas-Southwest Bor
der Region Small Business De
velopment Center (SBDC) net
work, said Association of Small
Business Development Centers
(ASBDC) President Donald Wil
son.
“I am pleased to make this an
nouncement, and to recognize
Ms. Garcia for extraordinary con
tributions to the work o f the
Texas-Southwest Border Region
SBDC network and small busi
ness in Texas,” said Wilson.
»Garcia is Senior Business De
velopment Specialist at the Sul
Ross State University’s Big Bend
Region Minority & Small Busi
ness Development Center in Al
pine. She was chosen by the
SBDC network for being and
exemplary performer, making a
significant contribution to the
SBDC program, and showing a
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To thankyou all for stoppinghere.
We’retrimmingthis spacewith bestwishes, too
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W e don’t sell two turtle doves or a Partridge in a
pear tree, but we have an amazing selection of books
& gifts - isn’t that what everyone wants anyway?
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A GOD becoming one o f us, human in all sense except sin.
BORN in a STABLE to TEACH us HUMILITY to accept our lives in trials and difficulties, and
to grow in submission to His Will just as He was submitted to His earthly parents for 30 years obeying and learning St. Joseph’.s trade as a carpenter in loving and serving His parents and
neighbors.
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GOD - a loving FATHER sent us His only Begotten son to TEACH us how to live and LOVE
Him also.
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POOR and DESTITUTE o f comfort, and luxury, being the CREATOR o f all created things.
After 30 long years ofbeing with His mother, He went on His public life in \yhich He began to
teach us the second LIFE we too must LIVE.
A LIFE o f PRAYER and Sacrifice,
A LIFE o f SERVICE to others,
A LIFE o f LOVE,
A LIFE o f FORGIVING,
A LIFE o f DYING to our selfishness.
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This CHILD that was bom 2000 years on Christmas; died on the cross submitted to the will o f
His Father, to teach us that we too must live and die for God alone, then, we will reach our goal
o f accomplishing God’s plan on each o f us.
LET US BE THE CULTURE OF LIFE
As we wrap up another
holiday edition, we’d like
to deliver an extra measure
of thanks and best wishes
to all of you.
Here’s hoping all your news
is good news this season.
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A LIFE that offers LOVE, JOY, PEACE and ETERNAL GLORY
LIVE in Christ,
LOVE in Christ,
LOOK in Christmas,
A blessed gift of God Himself to us, and
A Pure Humble Beautiful Babe.
Thank You Jesus!
Our next edition will
be January 9, 2003.
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(4) The Big Bend Sentinel. Marfa. Texas. December 19. 2002
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Letters to the editor
Editor:
Happy birthday, Jesus. We love you.
From your family,
Calvary Baptist Church
Marfa
Editor:
Thank you for the coverage of McDonald Observatory’s
‘Operation Chrome Dome’ in last week’s Big Bend Sentinel. As
always, Marc Wetzel'did a fine job of explaining why the
observatory has undertaken this modification to the Hobby-Eberly
Telescope (HET) dome. I especially enjoyed reporter Sterry
Butcher’s sentence: “Slowly, the white exterior ofthe futuristic
looking cocoon that surrounds the telescope is turning a brilliant,
winking silver.” Exactly.
The term ‘Operation Chrome Dome’ was coined by another
Marfan who works at the observatory, Robert Poenisch, our HET
Mechanical Technician. Robert is currently a key member of the
joint Physical Plant - HET team responsible for the aluminum foil
application from the manlifts.
Thanks again for the coverage. Please call on me anytime I can
be of assistance to you.
Regards,
M a rk Adams
Assistant Director for West Texas Operations
University of Texas at Austin - McDonald Observatory
Fort Davis
Editor:
Do you feel as if you are on a run-away train? The faster the
train goes the more energy it creates until the energy seems to feed
on itself. You feel a disaster is about to happen - up the hill or
around the next curve. You feel helpless. You can do nothing to
stop the train. You are not the engineer. Bush is.
Bush reacted very forcefully to the terrorist attacks. He had the
>;aves bombed but didn’t get bin Laden. The terrorists scattered all
over the world. Even so we all had faith that he would continue on
after the Taliban. His approval rating shot through the roof.
Anything Bush wanted could have been his.
While the Americans were still suffering from shock, Bush
decided to go to war with Iraq. He very cleverly conditioned the
American people and they hung on his words, both Democrats and
the Republicans believing everything spoon-fed to them. He told
the American people that he did not need the approval of the
Congress. To keep his base happy, and to keep his approval rating
up, he engineered that train right through Congress gaining approval
for war within a week. He has told the American people and the
world that he is going to war with or without the UN approval.
Again to please his base and to keep his approval rating up, he
went before the UN and ask for a;r§solntion;ajid;gpt it,
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On this speeding train, we have movedTrom alight with the tr-rio
terrorists to a war with Saddam. There are several factors for this
state of affairs. 9/11 make the timing perfect. A large majority of
Democrats went into hiding, orjoined Bush enthusiastically or
stayed focus on the domestic issues. Many Democrats and
Republicans have misgivings about this war but feel there is no pay
off for them if they oppose it. This is the first war in modem history
in which we have been the instigator, so you would assume there
would be more debate.
Another very important factor in our state of affairs is the power
the dominant political party has over the media. Our so-called free
press is dominated by television (where most people get their
views). There, rabid talking heads and the power of the president
and/or his representatives to frame the story and shape the
message day after day make it the virtual equivalent of statecontrolled media.
We have heard the demonizing of Saddam repeated over and over
until it is drilled into our conscience. Does Bush really believe what
he tells the American people? It is hard to tell if Bush believes
what he says. Cheney and Rumsfeld know the world and
understand very well why people and governments in the region
despise Saddam but don’t fear him including Iran and Kuwait.
Saddam invaded Iran and Kuwait when he was a favored US
friend and ally. No one wants Iraq to have weapons of mass
destruction; and no sane person wants Israel, Pakistan, India, US, .
Russia, etc to have them either.
There is no need for war, with the implementation of Resolution
867, which calls for disarming Iraq through inspections. (The U.S.
has been desperately seeking to block the use of the Resolution)
Without the use of the resolution 867 and without powerful
opposition by other parties or polls showing his ratings going down,
there is little chance to derail the train. Bush is going to kick
Saddam’s behind regardless of the consequences in the region.
Joyce W right
Alpine
1Editor:
From Kirghizstan to the Persian Gulf, from Djibouti to the
Philippines to Columbia and beyond, the year 2002 has seen a
tremendous deployment of U. S. armed forces personnel.
Homeland Security has come to encompass a near constant flow of
soldiers and specialists criss-crossing the globe, even as war clouds
persistently shadow our national dialogue. Most average, intelligent
Americans agree that this unprecedented mobilization is not only
part of the War On Terrorism, but is also centered around the
protection of real and prospective American energy supplies in
foreign lands.
Whether or not one agrees with the policies that bring about these
facts, it still means that many of our nation’s finest young citizens
are spending their holiday season far away from home. With that in
mind the members of the Big Bend Green Party would like to offer
a humble suggestion to honor the sacrifices of our service men and
women: Turn off your Christmas lights one day a week.
Let a temporarily dark celebration be a remembrance of service
and a reminder that our energy consumption patterns have very real
consequences both here and abroad. Each of us can reflect on
which of our energy habits helps keep our troops overseas and
which actions we can regularly take to help bring them home again.
We might even consider decorating our houses and Christmas trees
with yellow ribbons as a show of love and support for the families
o f those who serve.
Politicians speak of “pre-emptive strategies”, “the need for
resources” and “regime change” all too easily. Somehow though,
they never seem to be the ones wintering in tents or eating sand in
their rations. Let’s underscore our respect for our service men and
women while demonstrating our concern over the policies that keep
them far from home. This holiday season why not take the simple
action of turning out the Christmas lights one day a week. After all,
more people committed to wise energy use will mean fewer young
Americans in harm’s way, both now and in the future.
With sincere wishes for happy holidays and a prosperous,
sustainable new year,
The members of the Big Bend Green Party
Pete Smyke, Co-chair
Alpine..............
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Editor:
I guess I should add my two cents worth to the recent tragedy in
the Kass family here in Fort Davis. I had known Julie Kass for
quite some time since she had been manager of our Hotel Limpia,
owned by my daughter Lanna and her husband, Joe Duncan. Then,
of course, my children bought the Hotel Paisano in Marfa and in
due course Julie took on its management also.
Her husband Don 1 also knew because back in 1999 I directed
him in one of the roles in a melodrama in which I also participated.
Since then 1 have stayed in comparative touch as his career led him
to his final position as manager of our Fort Davis Chamber of
Commerce. This tragedy came as a total surprise to all of us,
particularly since they had been married so short a time.
I was even more affected by the fact that they were married on
the grounds of the old fort, my old home when I first moved here
with my bride in the early 1950s. Lanna and Joe were then married
there also, but, as it turned out, much more happily. This has been a
terrible tragedy for both of the Kasses and, of course, for their
family, not to mention their many friends.
Putting all this aside, I now need to reflect on happier and more
constructive things. Having lived in this area for many, many years,
Marfa is one community I have watched with both interest and
affection. Back in 1952 my bride and I leased and ran the then
privately owned old Ft. Davis. By just a few months we missed
both the fort’s 100th celebration as well as the filming in Marfa of
‘Giant,’ starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson and that “new” star,
Jimmy Dean. They stayed at, or visited regularly, the Paisano
Hotel. There is still much promotional material on that film
displayed there. I have always admired that hotel and felt it sort of
represented the community, essentially a ranching one. I think you
can imagine my feelings when my daughter and her husband bought
that property just a year ago. My cup runneth over.
Now I am seeing the growth of theater interest in Marfa, another
world in which I have participated in for the past 55 years. I now
realize that this ranching world ofMarfa has undergone a very
significant change. The last theater activity I attended there, and
my kudus and bows to Michelle DeHart for its promotion, was
attended by a very significant number of our much respected
ranching community. 1 felt this was both a willingness on their part
to grant acceptance of this developing change in our area interests
as well as their desire to participate in it.
It strikes me that this development, along with the associated and
ever widening promotional influence of the Chinati Foundation, is a
sure sign of increasing maturity of outlook in this part of our great
Southwest. It can only be hailed as “progress” and a step forward
in our moving into an ever more involved and “enlightened” world.
Malcolm Tweedy
Fort Davis
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he ghost of Christmas past is giving me a gentle nudge and I'm
remembering that one of the highlights of the holiday season
used to be building a Christmas tree fort.
The town my family lived in down in the Rio Grande Valley
was laid out on a grid: Most of the streets ran at right angles to
each other. In one direction they were named for the presidents of
the United States; in the other direction, they were numbered. If
you knew your history and could count you'd never get lost. Each
symmetrical city block was dissected by an alley which ran
between the back yards of our houses.
The alleys were a wonderland, a kind of unofficial,
unauthorized playground for kids our age. People put their
garbage, cast-off furniture, old cars, and anything else they didn't
want in the alley, and right after Christmas they threw their
Christmas trees back there, thinking they’d be picked up by the
garbage truck. But the garbage man rarely saw those trees. They’d
been picked up by the our neighborhood army and put to use in
our annual fort.
On December 26th, we'd mount our bicycles, start patrolling the
alleys, and look for the first cast-offs. I was always amazed that
some people lost the Christmas spirit so quickly and threw their
trees out the day after, but I was glad they did because we needed
building material. Then we'd stake out some neglected vacant lot,
build a stockade, and defend our turf.
Sometimes our army numbered as many as three or four guys.
By working in shifts we could keep the fort secure all day. That is,
between sometime right after breakfast and just before supper.
Those were generally considered to be the live hours for Christmas
tree fort defense. The rest of the day and night, and of course the
other fifty one weeks of the year, a general amnesty existed.
As sixth-grade historians, we were well aware that the turf we
were defending had been the scene of real combat in the past: The
first shots in the war between the U.S. and Mexico in 1846 were
fired near there, and there was the Texas Revolution before that.
Armies involved in those conflicts had marched back and forth
across the area.
We reenacted battle after battle. Time after time, our bodies
slumped over the wall as we lost the battle of the Alamo. But we
always sprang back to life and charged across the lot as we
defeated Santa Anna at San Jacinto.
And we weren't limited to Texas history. If weather got cold we
became trapped and defended Bastogne. When our mothers issued
the call to supper, the fort became Dunkirk and we evacuated.
Wars could be changed to adapt to the situation, you understand.
All of our wars weren't imagined, though. We were well aware
that another army had a Christmas tree fort just a few blocks away
and they coveted our supply of trees. They were the Laurel Hills gang.
They were from a middle class neighborhood and considered
themselves a little more middle class than us and had let it be
known if we left our fort undefended they'd get our trees. Not only
were we outnumbered by the Mexican and German armies but a
bunch of snobs wanted our trees.
The pressure was real.
Frequently, we'd see bicycle patrols from Laurel Hills circling
our lot. Sometimes they'd send over an emissary to treat with us
about a possible merger between forces. We weren't fooled,
though. We knew they only wanted our trees and their negotiator
was only there to count how many we had. As we fought Santa
Anna and the Hun, we kept an eye peeled for tree poachers.
Today people are living in houses built on those lots. We
wonder if they know the price we paid to defend their urban
wilderness, how we reaffirmed our history by defending the Alamo
time and time again, how we whipped Santa Anna over and over,
and how we kept the Laurel Hills gang at bay.
We may organize a VCTF (Veterans of Christmas Tree Forts),
kind of like the VFW. We'll relive a few memories, toast each
other with Kool-Aid, and best of all, go home and have supper
with our moms over the holidays.
Rev. Philip McCraw
By the Rev. PHILLIP McCRAW, Pastor
First Baptist Church Alpine
G lo ry to G o d in th e H ig h est, a n d on earth, p e a c e , g o o d w ill
to w a r d m en. *
One of our most popular carols at Christmas time was originally a
poem composed by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on Christmas
Day, 1864, entitled “Christmas Bells.” The original poem was seven
stanzas in length. In today’s song books, two stanzas which
contained references to the Civil War are omitted making the song
relevant for virtually every Christmas since. When Longfellow
penned these words, America was still months and many battles
and deaths away before the South’s surrender.
“I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!”
The words of the poem overflow from the heart of an artist
struggling with much pain. Life was mostly very good for
Longfellow until 1861. In April, the Civil War began. But, in July,
Longfellow’s wife and the mother ofhis five children was burned
fatally. On fire, Fannie ran to him. Longfellow grabbed a rug
frantically attempting to snuff out the flames. When the rug proved
too small, he used his own body to attempt to extinquish the flames.
The typical portrait of Longfellow wearing a long beard is a direct
result ofhis futile effort. He could no longer shave even after his
bums healed. Longfellow’s joumal entry for December 25th, 1862,
reads: “A merry Christmas say the children, but that is no more for
me.”
“And thought how, as the day had come,
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along
The unbroken song
Of peace on earth, good will to men!”
Just before Christmas 1863, Longfellow’s oldest son, Charles, a
lieutenant in the Army of the Potomac, was severely wounded. The
bullet passed under his shoulder blade and injured his spine.
Christmas 1863, Longfellow ’s j oumal had no entries.
“Till, ringing, sieging on its way,
;
Th§.world revolved from night to day,
. ,. .
A voice, a chime,
A chant sublime
O f peace on earth, good will to men!”
Pain we all share. All, every human one of us, know pain in all its
variety-physical, emotional, spiritual. Peace we all seek. Peace we
long for. Peace from terrorists. Peace from our past. Peace from
our mistakes. Peace from people we know.
“And in despair I bowed my head;
“There is no peace on earth,” I said;
For hate is strong,
And mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!”
Christ in our Christmas. They say wise men still seek Him. If we
might discover peace, we will find it right there in the Christ of
Christmas. Any lasting peace only could come from God. Peace
certainly will not source itself out of the heart of man. I’m figuring
that out. It is important where you look for that which you need.
In the midst of a dark time for the nation, and out of the darkness
ofhis soul, Longfellow still found a place for trust and hope. So, on
Christmas, 1864, he wrote the song of bells that still ring.
“Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
“God is not dead; nor doth he sleep!
The Wrong shall fail,
The Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men!”
You k n o w th e m e ssa g e G o d se n t to th e p e o p le . . . te llin g th e
g o o d n e w s o f p e a c e th rou gh J e su s C h rist, w h o is L o r d o f a ll.
(Acts 10:36)
I pray that you hear those bells on Christmas Day.
Sam RichardsonTERLINGUA
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Flags will be flown to honor the survivors of Pearl Harbor,
their families and friends and to those who died during the
attack on that Sunday morning, December 7, 1941.
The flags will be left up during December for everyone to
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At year’s end 2002 we detect a sniff of economic downturn in the
air. All the states are pronouncing policies of economic retrenchment.
In Texas, the Comptroller will soon announce the size of the anticipated
biennial state budget shortfall, perhaps $5 to 8 billion of a total $115
billion.
Here in the Big Bend, sales tax receipts are down significantly.
Realtors, bankers and others involved in property report definite signs
of a slowdown in our hot economy. The multimillion-resort development
at Lajitas is well endowed with vacancies.
In such circumstances, the city of Alpine, without a competitive bid,
has just invested in a new cosmetic makeover for their “administrative”
offices on Holland Avenue.
Our last Texas bust was in the middle and late 1980s. Here in the Big
Bend the bust was preceded by booms, which were the result of neo
Permian Basin wealth. When the Arab petro princes hiked prices in
1973 and 1979 some of our old wells suddenly became economically
viable. Though the Big Bend has no oil, we often receive the benefit
of good times in the Oil Patch.
Alpine and other communities also benefited from the free spending
of Joe Brown, a man who claimed a Houston oil technology innovation.
Joe Brown spent freely through the 1970s and early 1980s. He died
in 1987, leaving some odd monuments behind, among them a honkytonk named the Chute. Throughout the 1980s the Chute rocked with
country music and dancing. When Brown died, the Chute went
bankrupt but just in the nick of time the city of Alpine bailed out the
bank by buying the land and the building for about $200,000. The former
Chute offices are now the remodeled Alpine Administrative Offices.
Some citizens were angered by the transaction. The city’s purchase
of the Chute location frustrated the hopes of a group of residents led
by Robo Cross (now deceased), who had planned for years for a civic
center more like a county fairgrounds. The story, which circulated
around Alpine, was that hotel/motel tax funds were used. This is hard
to prove now because the city’s records are somewhat murky regarding
this deal.
What is not hard to prove, however, is that the Chute was really a
laundry for drug money. The principal agent of this activity was a
matronly lady riamed BettyAlten, who w^s Joe Brown’s “bookkeeper.”
Robert Chambers was a frfequent; custoiner arid Sam Dee Thomas,
son of a former Brewster County judge, was the bouncer. Betty Allen
also managed a million-dollar Marathon antique store. After the Chute
closed, Allen relocated to Arlington where she opened and operated
another country music emporium until it burned down.
Which was about the time federal law enforcement finally rounded
up the drug money launderers and convicted them at a trial in Dallas
in April 1995.
No one really believed the Chute was bankrupt when night after
night the tin building rocked with music and dancing. But it took years
for federal law enforcement to make the case. The feds only succeeded
when Robert Chambers, who was separately convicted in 1992, testified
against his former associates.
The city o f Alpine obtained an old tin building, thereby preventing
another empty hulk on Holland Avenue. In the course of that transaction
the city disappointed and angered a group who had played by the rules
and had long worked honestly for a project of civic improvement.
The civic center project is not dead; they have several acres and a
concrete slab in North Alpine just opposite the airport. The Alpine
City Council sits now on the site of our most famous drug money
laundry. At year’s end we summon up all our charitable impulses and
strive to wipe the smirk off our faces. There is no reason to become
overlyjudgmental about this, particularly after the recent lessons taught
to the nation by the Enron fraud. Nor should any direct imputation be
made against any city of Alpine elected official or employee. Only
one senior city staffer is in office here now who was here then and
none of our incumbent elected city officials were in city offices in the
late 1980s.
But it is the nature of this place, for which we are eternally thankful.
All City of Alpine Great Projects therefore deserve close scrutiny
because for some reason this place, the last frontier, seems to act as
an attraction for incompetents, scam artists, con men, grifters, and
hustlers. Whenever a boomer or a booster starts telling us what a
good deal he has for us our curiosity is therefore stimulated. So forget
the bust, 2003 looks like a boom year for writing about Alpine.
Happy Holidays.
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o f th e id e a l c o u p le w e w i l l s t r iv e to b e .
W e lo v e y o u .
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Ocotillo General Manager Bryan Deckert, left, and Lajitas General
Manager Daniel Hostettler welcomed guests to the party.
T h a n k y o u & G o d b le s s ,
J e s s ic a C a rra sc o a n d M o n r o e M e a d o r
Teresa Juarez o f Marfa, center, mingled with Lajitas resort owner Steve
Smith and his wife Sarah during the Lajitas Cowboy Christmas Concert
and Dinner last Saturday at the Ocotillo restaurant in Lajitas.
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Folksinger Allen Wayne Damron, left, performed at the event, and
afterwards hung out with south county resident Sam Richardson.
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ALPINE - Author Glenn Justice
will be available the afternoon of
Saturday, December 21st, at
Ocotillo Enterprises, to sign cop
ies o f his new book, ‘Little
Known History of the Texas Big
Bend.’ The book is subtitled
‘Documented Chronicles from
Cabeza de Vaca to the Era of
Pancho Villa.’
Material for the book, some of
it published here for the first
time, was gathered from many
sources, including personal inter
views and Sul Ross University
archives. The reader will appre
ciate the collection of this mate
rial into 10 concise chapters,
each dealing with some aspect
ofBig Bend history, such as the
first encounters with the native
inhabitants, events at locations
such as Candelaria and Shafter,
the Brite Ranch Raid, the Mas
sacre at Porvenir, and more.
Much ofthe material describes
events relating to the Mexican
Revolution and its border reper
cussions. A section at the back
of the book includes photographs
and a map. The book is published
by Rimrock Press.
Also available during the after
noon will be some of the several
contributors to the new ‘Big Bend
Gardener’s Guide,’ edited by Dal
las Baxter and published by the
Native Plant Society of Texas Big Bend Chapter. This is the
only guide to specifically address
the Big Bend growing area.
Ocotillo Enterprises at 205
North 5th Street, will host the
signing from 1-6 p.m. on Solstice
Day, Saturday, December 21.
Refreshments will be served, and
guests will be able to meet and
chat with the author.
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$ 1 5 per person/advance; $ 2 0 per person at the door
Tickets can be purchased with Manny Lujan or any AmVets member
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Family Crisis Center hosts
New Year’s bash in Marfa
MARFA - This New Year’s
eve, party with the music ex
travaganza Dash Riprock and the
Dragons and have some Mardi
Gras fun at a ‘New Year’s Eve
in New Orleans’ at the AmVets
Building in Marfa, Tuesday, De
cember 31.
This gala event is sponsored by
the Family Crisis Center of the
Big Bend as a major matchinggrant fundraiser. For every $1
locally donated the crisis center
receives up to $9 in grant money
to continue its help to area
women, men, children and fami
lies in need.
Dash and his band will make
50s, 60s and 70s music in their
fast-paced, audience involved
show. There will be dance con
tests, a costume contest, two
raffles, a silent auction and door
prizes.
The party begins about 8 p.m.
New Year’s eve with an hors
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d’oeurve buffet and beverages
at the AmVets building, the
former USO club for Marfa
Army Air Field and Fort DA
Russell during World War II. The
old wooden hall, anteroom and
stage reverberate with good
times and dancing.
At the stroke of midnight toast
in the New Year with cham
pagne and conclude the gala with
a breakfast buffet following the
New Year’s Toast.
You are invited dress in theme
specific costumes, but this is not
required. A photographer will be
available to provide keepsake
photographs.
A wide range of silent auction
items will be offered including
travel, lodging, personal services,
art, and gift items.
Call now for reservations:
915.364.0004,915.364.2268 and
915.837.7254.
Native Plant Society members look over the Big Bend chapter's new
publication, “The BigBend Gardener’s Guide. ’’Dallas Baxter, left, is the
editor, Petei Zelazney, center, is an artist along with artist and writer
Patty Manning, right. Alice Stevens, top, owns One Way Plant Nursery in
Alpine, which offers native plants.
school district’s lawyer.
“At this point in time, I cannot
supply you with the terms or a
copy o f the ag reem en t,”
Hamilton wrote.
In his reply, Hamilton enclosed
a copy of a letter that notified
Ward that he would receive paid
administrative leave until his ef
fective resignation date of De.cember 13, 2002. The superin
tendent also wrote that he did not
know the amount of legal ex
penses the district incurred from
Ward’s resignation, as the school
district’s lawyer had not yet sent
a bill for those services.
In its reluctance to disclose in
formation about Ward’s agree
ment, the district’s lawyer has
sent the request to the Office of
the Texas Attorney General, ask
ing them to determine whether the
district must release the terms of
the agreement.
“On behalf of the Marfa ISD,
we request that your office re
solve this potential dispute,”
Trevino wrote to the AG.
On Wednesday, the Sentinel re
ceived a copy of the paperwork
Trevino compiled for the attor
ney general. In it, Trevino ex
plains that the district “does not
resist the release and asserts no
exception in its own interest.”
The district is worried, though,
' about whether the public release
of the agreement will violate a
confidentiality element in the
settlem ent and im pact Pat
Ward’s privacy.
Part of the agreement, accord
ing to Trevino, is to “keep the
terms of the settlement and re
lease confidential to the extent
permitted by law. ”
The lawyer also quotes a sub
section of the Public Information
Act that deals with a public
employee’s right to privacy. “Un
der this subsection,” Trevino
wrote, “information should be
withheld if it contains highly em
barrassing facts, the publication
ofwhich would be highly objec
tionable to a reasonable person,
and information not oflegitimate
concern to the public.”
The Sentinel awaits the AG’s
decision.
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New Year’s Menu:
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Salmon
SOUP or SALAD
COURSE:
Black-eyed Pea and
Smoked Brisket Stew |
or Smoked
Pheasant Salad
ENTREE:
Grilled Boar Chop
or Smoked
Beef Tenderloin
DESSERT:
Fresh and Dried Fruit i
with Chocolate
Fondue
915/424-5003’
reservations
Two dinner menus
to choose from and a
New Year’s
Eve Dance
with the
Pinche Gringos.
for
*The Ocotiilo Bar will open at 7p.m. with an Ante reception to ensue
at 8p.m. Seating for dinner at 9p.m. $75 per person.
Following dinner there will be a ja zz ensem ble and party favors.
Guests at the Ocotiilo will receive complimentary admission to the
dance in the Pavilion.
•The Candellia will seat by reservation. $45 per person. Guests at
the Candellia receive complimentary admission to the dance in
the Pavilion.
Ocotiilo
Restaurant New
Year's Eve
Celebraton Dinner:
ANTE'
Passed H ori
U'Oeuives and
Aparytif of Col dt Luna|
Proscecco
APPETIZER:
Smoked Shrimp
Quesadilla
SALAD;
Wilted Spinach with a |
Hot Wild Pig Musard
Dressing Topped with |
Smoked Quail
ENTREES:
Davis fountains
Venison Backstrap
with Smoked Lobster |
and Topped with
Guajilto and Cabrito
Cream Reduction
or Smoked Atlantic
Salmon Topped with
King Crab and a
Chipotle Lime Buerre |
DESSERT:
Prickly Pear Creme
Brulee served with a j
twice baked cookie
915/424-5035
$10 cover to the Pinch§ Gringos dance without dinner reservations
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of good things and an
abundance of happiness and
holiday spirit.
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at our doorstep this year.
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rnodate the after school project.
A summer program will likely still
occur, but on a smaller scale.
“This is for kindergarten
through eighth grade,” he said,
“for students who are weak in
reading, writing or math skills.”
As many as 60 children are ex
pected to participate. The district
will provide a snack and trans
portation home.
High School Principal Cherri
Franklin updated board members
Monday on the progress of the
district’s health advisory com
mittee, which she chairs. The
advisory committee is just now
coming together, and will be
made up o f parents, teachers,
administrators and community
members such as Sister Luz and
Kate Wanstrom, a family nurse
practitioner who directs the
Marfa Rural Health Clinic.
“We’re responsible for recom
mending to the board the health
education we use in school, the
sex education we use in school,”
Franklin said. “In January we will
get the committee going. Our
goal by August is to recommend
some kind of sex ed we can uti
lize that promotes abstinence.”
The group will likewise address
the idea o f how to promote a
program of healthy eating and
exercise.
Also at the meeting, Superin
tendent Gary Hamilton dis
cussed the progress o f the
district’s construction project.
“Things are going up pretty
fast,” he said. “Henry Ng, a con
struction engineer, was here on
a surprise visit recently and had
some concerns.”
Those concerns, which included
how rebar was tied into concrete
in two areas, were relatively mi
nor, Hamilton said, and were
being dealt with this week by the
architect and the construction
manager.
Hunter Gymnasium, however,
could someday be a big concern
of its own. Renovation of the
gym is not in the current con
struction project’s scope, but the
much-beloved building is going to
require significant work at some
point. The building has ongoing
problems with peeling walls and
buckling floors, which are re
paired to some extent every year.
“There are things we need to
do there,” Hamilton said. “We
need to spend some money to fix
it in the summer. Hopefully in the
summer we can get the floor
fixed in places, but we’re going
to need to do some major work
in there.”
In L oving M em ory
Javier G. Quintana
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W e love you & m iss you
G o d b le s s y o u
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Catch the Texana Dames at the Marfa Studio o f the Arts fundraising
party on New Year’s Eve.
In other district business, school
board members:
• accepted the district and cam
pus plans for the elementary and
high school campuses.
• adopted a resolution support
ing the “Marfa Youth Initiative:
Safe and Drug Free Community
and Schools Grant.”
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Alpine artist
exhibits vases
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often depicts grass, sky and
mountains, there’s a lack of de
tail in the work that distinctly sets
it apart from the nostalgia or super-realistic images of Western
art.
“I’m trying to go toward less
representation,” she explained.
She plans on painting more ani
mals in the next year, but first she
wanted to concentrate on the idea
of paring down. She’s after the
sky-ness of the sky and the plain
ness of the plain. In one painting
that is only about the size of the
menu at Carmen’s, Baxter some
how conveys the hugeness of the
$ky and the yellow plain, while
she reduces Cathedral Mountain
to a little silhouette. The enormity
of sky and plain define the moun
tain, instead o f the landmark
mountain defining the sky and
plain. It’s pretty neat.
“I used to use photos for refer
ence, but I don’t anymore and I
feel much happier now,” Baxter
said. “Originally there was too
much detail and just this year am
I getting that down.”
More days than not, Baxter
wakes up and goes out to look
for the right light, the right col
ors, the particular, just-right some
thing that will make a painting.
“Sometimes I know where I’m
going in advance and sometimes
I don’t know where I’m going
until I get out of the driveway and
I have to choose a direction,” she
said. “T h at’s the beauty o f
Marfa, that you can go in any di
rection and it will be okay.”
Baxter carries different sized
canvases in her truck and often
begins a painting right at the site.
She usually finishes them over the
course of the next several days,
and sometimes will return to the
place to make more drawings or
studies for the final work.
The places or things that she
paints often present themselves
When she’s not- at work, when
she’sjust driving around.
“Sometimes I’ll be out looking
for a painting and I’ll be trying
too hard,” Baxter said. “Then I’ll
be out just enjoying the beauty of
everything and I’ll catch count
less paintings.”
She likes the work of Wayne
Thiebaud and George Bellows,
and she relies on her friends
around here, especially Marathon
photographer James Evans and
Marfa painter Aedwyn Darroll,
for critical commentary and sup
port. Baxter was content for a
long time to paint for this limited
audience, but Evans urged her to
show the work at the building,
which was recently bought by
Jenny Lebermann. Baxter’s glad
she went ahead with the show.
“One of the biggest bonuses of
the show was that people who
lived here all their lives under
stood these paintings,” the painter
said. “They know the land and
they said to me, ‘you got it.’
That’s a big thrill.”
Baxter knows that her paintings
o f yuccas in bloom, zigzaggy
shadows on a country road and
faraway cattle in field aren’t the
kind of paintings that show up in
Art in America these days. It
doesn’t seem to bother her,
though.
“I think sometimes that land
scapes are considered passe, but
maybe someday there will be a
renaissance. We don’t want to
imagine it, but in 100 years, this
land may be changed. What I’m
doing is a form of documentation,
really.”
The land is really important to
Baxter.
“I feel like I can make a prod
uct, and hopefully a living, off of
the land and the land is totally
unchanged,” she said. “I can use
it and I don’t hurt it. I love that.”
To see the work at the old
Comida Market building, call
Baxter at 729.3759.
(sta ff pho to b y ST E R R Y BU T C H E R )
Mary Baxter, with Burr, has landscape paintings on display at the former
Comida Market building in Marfa.
T w o C h in a t i F o u n d a ti o n s ta ff
m e m b e r s r e s ig n fr o m
By STERRY BUTCHER
MARFA - I t’s adios to two
Chinati Foundation staff members
who are leaving their posts this
month.
Business manager Lora Sheldon
and public affairs administrator
Steffen Boddeker started at the
museum at the same time six years
ago. Each is moving on to do
something new.
“I’m making a life change,” said
Sheldon. “I ’m going to absolutely
miss working with the people in
Marfa. I’ve really enjoyed it.”
Dolores Johnson, who already
does financial and development
consultation for the museum, will
take on Sheldon’s duties.
Boddeker is off to a job with the
m u se u m
Armand Hammer Museum in Los
Angeles.
Chinati has fielded nearly 80 in
quiries and applications for
B oddeker’s position. The
museum’s administrators hope to
have someone hired by the first
of next year.
“Lora and Steffen have contrib
uted enormously to C hinati’s
progress and success over the
past six years,” said Associate Di
rector Rob Weiner. “This is a small
office and it’s felt like family, so
it|s tough to see them g@£l Wish*
them the best of luck arid we’re
tremendously grateful for the hard
work they’ve done here and for
all they accomplished on behalf of
the museum.”
In Loving Memory o f
Hector Manuel Sanchez
February 2, 1951 - December 28,1997
Alpine artist John Davis is part
of a Texas artist’s show at the
Hanson Galleries in Houston.
Davis will be exhibiting his oneof-a-kind ceramic floral vases in
Hanson’s ‘Totally Texan’ show,
which will be highlighting the
work of 20 of the state’s talented
craftsmen.
Davis, owner of J. Davis Stu
dio, will be displaying his Sculp
tural Vases Collection of deco
rative ceramic vessels that are
inlaid with floral bouquets and
then painted with earthy colored
matte underglazes
Throughout this collection,
Davis draws inspiration from the
surrounding Big Bend desert
landscape, with its wide variety
of colors and natural textures. He
hand-sculpts flowers and leaves
in clay with exquisite detail, and'
then applies them to the shape
o f a vessel, staying within its
natural lines. Davis then air
brushes the fine details of the in
laid flowers with soft colors to
make them pop right out with a
delightful three dimensional ap
pearance.
Hanson Galleries was recently
recognized as one of the nation’s
top retailers of American Craft
by Niche Magazine, a magazine
that connects art galleries and
craft retailers with the finest
products made in the USA and
Canada. Hanson Galleries was
awarded third place in Niche’s
list of top 100 American crafts
retailers. This award honors re
tailers for their marketing of
American crafts, and giving back
time and energy to the craft com
munity.
Hanson Galleries has two loca
tions; one in the Town and Coun
try JVIall, and another in Uptown
Park. The show will be up
through the month ofDecember.
‘ THE BROKEN CHAIN
We little knew that morning that God
was going to call your name. In life we
loved you dearly, in death we do the
same. It broke our hearts to lose you,
you did riot go alone, for part of us
went with you the day God called you
home. You left us peaceful memories
your love is still our guide and though
we cannot see you, you are always at
our side. Our family chain is broken
and nothing seems the same, but as
God calls us one by one the chain will
link again.
Author Unknown
W e love y o u and m iss you.
Mass in memory of Hector will be held at 6 p.m.
Saturday, December 28 at St. M ary’s Catholic Church
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bond has been set at $25,000, and
the other four men are being held
without bond.
In May of this year, federal au
thorities closed traditional but un
official crossing points in the
park at Boquillas, Santa Elena,
and San Vicente as well as just
west of the park at Lajitas. While
residents on both sides of the
border have criticized the policy,
Customs officials point to the
weekend’s bust as evidence that
stricter control of the river is a
necessity.
“This load of narcotics came out
of the Big Bend National Park,
an area where we have had
some concerns about our en
forcement o f the low water
crossings,” said Jeff Boyette,
U.S. Customs Service Resident
Agent in Charge in Alpine. “Ob
viously, they’re being used for all
kinds of illicit activity, if a semi
truck’s worth of illegal narcotics
can be brought through without
detection. This could just have
easily been something that could
have been used in a terrorist
event.”
Park Superintendent Frank
Deckert stressed the p ark ’s
commitment to law enforcement
but expressed his hope that the
traditional crossings might re
open in the future. While Cus
toms officials declined to say
which crossings the smugglers
had used, park officials con
firmed that the load had not come
through Boquillas, Santa Elena,
or San Vicente.
“I still feel that the traditional
crossings should be reopened for
visitor use, not only to allow visi
tors to experience the Mexican
villages, but also because it does
give those villages a source of
legal income that hopefully might
deter some of the illegal activity
that is going on,” he said. “If we
could work that out so it’s a more
controlled situation, it will be a
benefit rather than a detriment to
th | long-term issue.” .
On Sunday, Customs officials in
the air and on the ground shad
owed the suspects as they alleg
edly hauled their load of contra
band up from an isolated river
crossing, through the park’s back
roads, and west to Study Butte.
There the three pickups met with
a 1996 Kenworth semi-truck pull
ing a type of open-top trailer of
ten seen in the area hauling loads
ofbentonite gravel mined nearby.
Under continuous surveillance
by Customs officials, the caravan
retreated to a secluded spot in the
desert south ofTerlingua Ranch,
where the suspects were seen
transferring large bundles from
the pickups to the gravel trailer.
Two of the three pickups at the
loading site then left separately
and headed north on Highway
118 on what officials said could
have been a mission to scout out
the route. The two trucks, carry
ing Douglas, Meeks, and Elrod
but none of the contraband, were
allowed to pass through the Bor
der Patrol checkpoint south of
Alpine, but agents there took
down there vehicles’ license plate
numbers and detailed description
of the suspects.
A number of local law enforce
ment agencies discreetly followed
the pickups through Alpine,
where the drivers stopped to
make a few phone calls before
heading on to Fort Stockton, of
ficials said.
Meanwhile, the two suspects
left behind had driven the loaded
tractor-trailer and a third pickup
back into Study Butte.
“They had (the contraband)
covered up at that point so that
they could bring it back out into
civilization,” Boyette said.
Customs agents made their
move when the scouts reached
Fort Stockton. While local law
enforcement assisted in arresting
Douglas, Meeks, and Elrod as
they entered the city, Customs
agents in Study Butte pounced on
the gravel trailer. An inspection
of the trailer uncovered the load
of marijuana, and agents arrested
Higgins and Davidson nearby,
close to the intersection of 118
and FM 170, known locally as the
‘Y.’
A Customs press release cred
ited a number of area law en
forcement agencies for their as
sistance in arresting the suspects,
including the Border Patrol, Drug
Enforcement Administration,
Texas Department o f Public
Safety, sheriffs offices o f both
Brewster and Pecos counties,
Texas Paxks and Wildlife Game
Wardens and the Fort Stockton
Police,
P r e s id io
and a visit from Santa.
Please help support this event
by attending, participating and
purchasing a drawing ticket for
a DVD player and other items.
Tickets are available at City Hall
and Harper Hardware for $1
each.
The drawing will take place af
ter the parade.
Information: the Presidio Cham
ber ofCommerce, 229-3199.
On that Saturday evening, from
6-9 p.m., is Las Posadas at Fort
Leaton State Historic Site. The
event is free and open to the pub
lic.
The fort will be serving an asado,
beans and rice dinner and
Panaderia La Francesa from
Ojinaga will fire up the earthen
oven for baked goodies. There
will be holiday music, folklorico
dancers and a pinata.
Information: Fort Leaton: 2293613.
C o u n ty m e e tin g
ticket buyers.
“We had a planning committee
that spent weeks trying to sort out
what to do,” he said. “With David
Lee Garza and Shelly Laine, I
thought we had a great lineup, but
we came up short. We learned a
lot this year and we’ll tweak it
accordingly and improve.”
The Marfa Lights Festival is an
event that thousands of people
enjoy each year, but from year to
year it’s the same tiny band of
volunteers, usually board mem
bers, who produce the festival.
Whitley hopes to spread the work
around a bit by drawing together
a group of interested individuals
who will help design the festival.
He already foresees some other
changes, but not everything will
be modified.
“The festival is not going to go
away, since it is a part of Far
West Texas culture,” he said.
“Some elements of the festival
should not change, like the pa
rades, the booths or the Sunday
night dance. But we do need the
support of the community to help
make the festival better.”
Whitley said he got good re
views about the local talent lineup
at the Friday street dance this
year and he reported that there
were more local bands than could
be accommodated for the Satur
day and Sunday entertainment
stage at the courthouse.
“In my opinion, I’d like to con
tinue the local music theme at the
festival and try to expand that,”
he said. Whitley attended the
rock-and-roll show produced at
the AmVets Hall over the
Congratulations
Thanksgiving holiday and it got
him thinking.
“The music and energy was
righteous,” he said. “I’d like to
see those kinds of folks here in
the summer and have summer
music events that lead up to the
festival.”
There’s also room for improve
ment regarding the chamber it
self. In the attempt to breathe
new life and fire into the organi
zation, the executive committee
has recently come up with a set
of goals for the chamber, includ
ing a diversification of the board,
bettering the chamber’s media
presence and hiring an executive
director.
Refreshing the board’s make-up
and getting the chamber’s name
out there is pretty straightforward
stuff, but how will the organiza
tion hire an executive director?
“We haven’t fleshed out how to
do this,” Whitley smiled. “You’ve
got to have a proper plan with
proper priorities. You can’t get
from here to there without a map
and these priorities are a map.”
The chamber is a recipient of the
city’s hotel-motel tax, which
brings in about $15,000 per year.
The cham ber’s other income
comes from membership dues,
merchandise sales and net pro
ceeds from events.
“I believe that the executive di
rector is essential to the contin
ued success of the chamber,” the
president said. “If the community
sees the chamber as a vital en
tity, these things could happen.
I’m counting on that.”
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on your 40th anniversary
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Friday, December 20
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The agenda items from the can
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at commissioners’ next regular
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Obituaries
J o h n s o n -K a s s
R a m o n a A g u ila r D u tc h o v e r
D u tc h o v e r
, Ramona Aguilar Dutchover, 75,
died Saturday, November 9,2002
in El Paso. She was a longtime
resident of El Paso and a mem
ber of the Catholic Church.
Mrs. Dutchover was a retired
cafeteria employee from the
Ysleta Independent School Dis
trict. She was preceded in death
by son James Dutchover and in
fant son Joris Lee Dutchover,
brother Oscar Aguilar and par
ents Cruz and Celestina Aguilar
of Marfa.
She is survived by her husband
Jim D utchover, grown sons
Wilfred Dutchover and Joris Lee
D utchover both o f El Paso,
daughter Rosem ary W aters,
seven grandchildren and three
great grandchildren, sister Josey
Aguilar of Marfa, three nieces
Sally Ann Leos of El Paso, Diane
Macias o f Alpine and Arlene
Conners of Marfa.
Julie Johnson-Kass, 38, died Sun
day, December 8, 2002 in Fort
Davis.
Visitation was held on Friday,
December 13, 2002 at the Meth
odist Church in Fort Davis. Fu
neral services were 11 a.m. Sat
urday, December 14, 2002 at the
church with Pastor Ernie Vineyard
officiating. Graveside services
will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at the
Fort Davis cemetery.
Julie was bom on September 7,
1964 in Dallas to Richard and
Anita Norton. She had been a resi
dent ofFort Davis for five years
and had been employed as a gen
eral manager of the Hotel Limpia
and the Hotel Paisano. She was a
graduate of Leadership Big Bend
and served on its board of direc
tors. She was also a member of
the board of the Chamber of Com
merce in Fort Davis.
Julie was a loving mother, daugh
ter, sister and friend who will be
greatly missed.
Survivors include her mother,
Anita Norton of Fort Davis, her
father Richard M. Norton and his
wife Ann o f Corpus Christi,
daughter Chelsea Ane Johnson
and son Chaz Mark Johnson of
Fort Davis, sisters Kerry Newkirk
and her husband James o f
Granbury and Leslie Hadjiev and
her huband Stevan of Pennsylva
nia; three nieces and nephews and
special friends Sam and Curtis
Pittman ofFort Davis.
In lieu of flowers, contributions
can be made to the United Meth
odist Women in benefit for Chaz
and Chelsea Johnson, Fort Davis
State Bank, PO Box 1336, port
Davis 79734.
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entine passed away to be with
our Lord on December 13,2002,
at Big Bend Regional Medical
Center in Alpine.
She was born December 8,
1942 in Colorado City and was
self employed as a home care
provider.
Graveside services were on
Tuesday, December 17 at Elm
Grove Cemetery in Alpine.
Her parents, Irene and William
Cape, and her husband, Bill
Evans, preceded her in death.
She will be missed by many of
friends and family, including her
two daughters, Shari Hawkins
and Shelley Boettcher, both of
Alpine; two step-children, Hal
and his wife, Charolette, o f
Balmorhea, and Nikki Word of
Longview; six grandchildren,
Monica Hawkins and Tasha
Carrasco, both of Alpine, Jason
Word of Longview, Hayle Evans
of Balmorhea, and Shelby and
Savannah Boecher, both of Al
pine.
Geeslin Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
J a im e
Mancimiana ‘Manchi’ Jaime,
80, longtime resident of Marfa,
died Monday, December 16,
2002, at Big Bend Regional
Medical Center in Alpine.
Rosary will be at 7 p.m. tonight
at M em orial Funeral Home
Chapel in Marfa. Funeral Mass
will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St.
Maxy’s Catholic Church in Marfa
with Father Mike Alcuino offici
ating. Burial will follow at Merced
Cemetery under the direction of
M em orial Funeral Home of
Marfa.
Survivors include a daughter,
Amelia Vargas and her husband,
Benito; a son, Ben Jaime Jr., all
ofMarfa; two grandchildren; and
five great-grandchildren.
... John_Sto>n£,. 75,,.pf Fort Davis, ,
died FriSay, December 13,2002,
at his residence.
He was bom in Munday on
September 2 4 ,1927. He lived in
Fort Davis the past 23 years. He
served in the Army Air Corps
during World War II in Berlin
and in the Korean War.
Mr. Stone was retired from Pan
American Airlines where he was
a pilot for 28 years.
Survivors include his wife,
Medrith Stone, ofFort. Davis; a
daughter, Catherine Bayless and
husband, Tim, of Fort Davis; a
step-daughter,
Aslynne
DeVirgeless and husband, Larry,
of East Rutherford, New Jersey;
two stepsons, Russell Payton and
his
wife,
Becky,
of
Norman,Oklahoma, Charles
Payton and his wife, Debbie, of
Cheyenne, Wyoming.
A memorial service will take
place at the First United Meth
odist Church in Fort Davis at a
later date.
W illia m s
Logan Michael Williams, 25 of
Alpine, died December 11,2002,
after a lenghty illness.
He was bom September 5,1977,
in Van Hom.
Graveside services were Tues
day, December 17 in Valentine.
Logan graduated as Salutatorian
ofhis class from Valentine where
he was active in sports, UIL, stu
dent council, his high school ro
deo and American Junior Rodeo
Association. He was the AJRA
saddlebronc world champion in
1996. He attended Sul Ross State
University in Alpine where he was
a member of the rodeo team, sev
eral clubs and an active member
in peer support and counseling
groups.
He is survived by his wife, Jess
Williams, of Alpine; his parents,
Mike and Leslie Earline Bell Wil
liams o f Valentine; a sister,
Michelle Williams of Kerrvile; a
brother, Lance Williams of Min
eral Wells; grandparents Les and
Helen Bell and Ginny Williams all
of Fort Davis; also five aunts,
three uncles, 12 first cousins and
numerous extended family mem
bers and good friends.
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‘Tistheseasonforposole
By ALEX MANLEY
My favorite way to learn about different cultures is through food.
Holiday traditions play an important role in every culture and food is
an important part of the holidays, bringing family and friends
together at the table. Every culture, or so it seems, has special
dishes eaten on new years to bring good luck in the year to come.
My family, being of Russian decent, eats pickled herring and drinks
vodka just as the clock strikes midnight for good luck in the new
year. In the South, black-eyed peas are thought to bring luck when
eaten on new year’s day. Our neighbors to the west, in New
Mexico, eat a soup called posole.
Posole, or pozole as it is called in Mexico, is both the name of the
soup and the name for its main ingredient, com. The word posole
comes from the Nahuatl word pozolli meaning foam. Posole com is
similar to hominy, but posole is smaller, more flavorful and has a
firmer texture than hominy. The process for making posole com
involves soaking the com kernels in lime water, boiling it and then
rinsing the posole in many changes of water. The transparent
sheaths and the “eye” or “head” at the base of each sheath of each
kernel are then removed. In Mexico they refer to this process as
beheading the kernels. The kernels are beheaded so that they will
swell or, as the say in Mexico, so they will open like a flower when
cooked. Luckily, in the modem world already prepared posole com
can be found dried and packaged in plastic bags at the grocery
store. Posole com is also available frozen and canned. (Although
Diana Kennedy warns in her book M y M e x i c o “use the canned
pozole only when desperate”.)
Posole is a dish of infinite variation. Everyone seems to have his or
her own version. It can be made with chicken, pork, veal, beef or
chicken and pork together. I found a recipe for a posole made with
shrimp which is eaten during lent. Posole can be made with either
green or red chili, or both green and red chili can be used together.
Here is my version of posole.. .enjoy and good luck in 2003!
A le x ’s Posole *fo r the soup
12 oz. dried white corn posole
2-3 quarts water plus extra
1 1. salt or to taste
1 lb. cubed pork
3 cloves garlic
I onion
5 dried red New Mexican chili pods, seeded destemmed and deveined
5 prunes
‘A t. cumin
Z2 t. dried Mexican oregano
'At. dried marjoram
olive oil
Ai cup beer
for garnishing the soup
chopped radish
chopped onion
shredded cabbage
crushed dried chili piquin
dried Mexican oregano
avocado cubes
lime wedges
warm tortillas
Soak the posole in enough water to cover it by a couple inches
overnight. Strain posole and rinse well. Place the posole in a soup
pot with salt and two quarts of water, bring to a boil and simmer for
about two hours.
Meanwhile, while the posole cooks roast the garlic and onion either
directly over a low flame or in a hot, dry cast iron skillet until the
skin chars. Peel the garlic and onion, cut the onion in V2 and place 14
the onion and all of the garlic in a blender or food processor.
Tear the chili pods into pieces and put them into a saucepan with a
cup or two of water and the prunes, bring to a boil. Cook until the
chilies are soft. Remove the chilies from the heat and allow them to
cool. Add the cooled chilies and their cooking liquid to the onions
and garlic and blend until smooth. Poor the chili mixture through a
sieve into the posole pot, smushing it through with a wooden spoon
so only the chili skins are left behind.
Heat a little olive oil in a cast iron skillet over medium high to high
heat. When the skillet is hot add the cubed pork, cumin, oregano,
marjoram and the other Vz of the onion, coarsely chopped. Brown
the meat and then add it to the posole pot. Pour the beer into the
skillet and deglaze the pan, scraping off any goodies that are stuck
to the bottom with a wooden spoon. Pour the beer mixture into the
posole. Cook the posole for another hour or so, adding more water
as necessary, until the posole com is soft, but still has some tooth to
it, or as they say in Italy, until it is al dente.
Place all the garnishes in separate bowls and invite everyone to
garnish their bowl of posole as they please.
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liciting sealed bids for the Com
prehensive Energy Assistance
Program for FY 2003. Contrac
tor is to repair, retrofit or replace
cooling systems in eligible low
income dwellings throughout
Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth,
Jeff Davis and Presidio Counties.
These services are delivered pur
suant to the Comprehensive En
ergy A ssistance Program
(CEAP), heating and cooling
component and are designed to in
crease heating and cooling equip
ment energy efficiency or mitigate
HVAC related health and or
safety hazards. Three years docu
mented experience work is re
quired. Bid packages may be ob
tained during normal working
hours, (8 a. m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Friday) from Emma
Vasquez, executive Director at
BBCAC, 200 W. San Antonio
Street, Marfa, Texas 79843 no
later than 4 p.m. (CST), on Thurs
day, January 2, 2003. Bids may
be mailed to BBCAC, P.O. Box
265 Marfa, Texas 79843. All pro
posals must be in a sealed enve
lope marked “Comprehensive
Energy Assistance Program .”
BBCAC shall not be responsible
for late or delayed delivery. A
public bid opening will be held
January 9,2003 at 11 a.m. at Big
Bend Community Action, 200 W.
San Antonio Street, Marfa, Texas.
BBCAC 12-19-02 It
Big Bend Community Action
Committee, Inc. (BBCAC) is so
liciting sealed bids for the Com
prehensive Energy Assistance
Program for FY 2003. Contrac
tor is to repair, retrofit or replace
heating systems in eligible low
income dwellings throughout
Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth,
JeffDavis and Presidio Counties.
These services are delivered pur
suant to the Comprehensive En
ergy A ssistance Program
(CEAP), heating and cooling
component and are designed to in
crease heating and cooling equip
ment energy efficiency or mitigate
HVAC related health and or
safety hazards. Three years docu
mented experience work is re
quired. Bid packages may be ob
tained during normal working
hours, (8 a. m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Friday) from Emma
Vasquez, executive Director at
BBCAC, 200 W. San Antonio
Street, Marfa, Texas 79843 no
later than 4 p.m. (CST), on Thurs
day, January 2, 2003. Bids may
be mailed to BBCAC, P.O. Box
265 Marfa, Texas 79843. All pro
posals must be in a sealed enve
lope marked “Comprehensive
Energy Assistance Program .”
BBCAC shall not be responsible
for late or delayed delivery. A
public bid opening will be held
January 9,2003 at 11 a.m. at Big
Bend Community Action, 200 W.
San Antonio Street, Marfa, Texas:
BBCAC 12-19-02 lt
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Davis Mountains Property
Owners Association Inc. is plan
ning a small remodeling project
for its office in the Davis Moun
tains Resort. If you are interested
in bidding, call 915.426.3374 and
leave a message, dmpoa 12-1902
DMPOA
HCR 74, Box 94-A
Fort Davis, TX 79734
PUBLIC NOTICE
The following are owed restitu
tion or refund of fees from the
Permian Basin Community Super
vision and Corrections Depart
ment (Adult Probation):
Victor Arzate
If your name appears on this list,
please contact Helen Saler or
Nanda Bryan before March 1,
2003 at:
Permian Basin Community Su
pervision and Corrections Depart
ment, P.O. Box 1706, Fort Stock
ton, Texas 79735-1706
915.336.8562
Identification will be required to
claim your money.
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MOBILE HOMES
A - l H om es, Odessa
4750 Andrews H ighw ay
• BANK REPOS for sale: 3 to
choose from, 2 singles, 1 double.
Call Jorge @915.363.0881
• T r a i l e r f o r s a l e , I will deliver
anyw here, call C arlos @
915.363.0882 or 1.800.725.0881.
• UNDER $8,000: 3/2 single
wide with fireplace CASH. Call
Ms. Russel at 915.363.0884or
1.800.725.0881.
• C a s a m o v i l d o b l e , abajo de
$25,000. Para mas informacion,
hable a Maria, 915.368.4109 o
1.800.725.0881.
• USED 1998 single wide. Great
lake home under S15K. Call
915.550.4033 and ask for Miguel.
• Great office unit for sale. Call
1.800.725.0881 for more details.
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HELPWANTED
Sul Ross State University
Police Officer
Position # 0 3 -2 9 . $ 2 2 ,5 6 0 . R e q u ir e d : High school graduate or equivalent;
m u s t have m e t requirements ofbasic peace o f f ic e r certification as required
b y the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards a n d
Education; good interpersonal skills and r e p o r t writing a b ility ; one to two
y e a rs law enforcement related experience; valid driver’s license with driving
record acceptable to the University must be maintained as a condition of
employment. P r e f e r r e d : T h i r t y or more semester college hours;
understanding of sc h o o l-b a s e d environment. Position may expect irregular
working hours and days off; may be required to work during n ig h t hours,
weekends, and rotating shifts; exposure to inclement and extreme weather
conditions. Involves a degree of hazards and various other physical
difficulties including stairs; steep inclines and livestock; position is Security
Sensitive. A p p ly To Human Resources Director, Sul Ross State University,
Box C-13, Alpine, TX 79832. (9 1 5 ) 8 3 7 -8 0 5 8 . A p p lic a tio n s accepted until
position is filled. Application form is available o n the S u l Ross website
(www.sulross.edu) “employment” page. EEO/AAE. Sul Ross is a member
of the Texas State University System.
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Technical Services Librarian
Position # 0 3 - 3 5 . $ 3 3 ,4 2 0 . Required: Master’s degree in Library Science
from an ALA accredited library program; experience using automated
serials system and a bibliographic utility; strong knowledge of current
library technologies and traditional information sources; demonstrated
ability to communicate and work in a team environment. Preferred:
Coursework with an emphasis on technical services and/or two years
professional experience working with serials in technical services;
experience in working in an academic library; experience with SIRSI
library automation system and OCLC. Please view the entire
announcement on the Sul Ross website for job responsibilities. Submit
letter of in te re s t, transcripts, official Sul Ross employment application,
resume, and contact information for three references to Human
Resources Director, Sul Ross State University, Box C-13, Alpine, TX
79832. (9 1 5 ) 8 3 7 -8 0 5 8 . Review of applications begins immediately and
will continue until the position is filled. The application form is available
on the Sul Ross website, www.sulross.edu. “employment” page. E E O /
AAE. Sul Ross is a member of the Texas S ta te University System. 3 9 - ltb
Part-Time Lecturer in Communication
Position # 0 3 -3 4 . One semester, possibility of renewal. Spring, 2 0 0 3 .
$ 2 ,1 3 0 per 3 semester credit hour course. Required: Master’s degree
with 18 SCH graduate credit in Communication or highly related area.
Preferred: Master’s degree in Communication. Teach one section of
COMM 1303 - Introduction to Speech Communication. Submit letter of
application, curriculum vitae/resume, complete academic transcripts
(student copy accepted), and names and contact information for three
references to Human Resources Director, Sul Ross State University,
Box C-13, Alpine, TX 79832. (9 1 5 ) 8 3 7 -8 0 5 8 . Applications accepted
until position is filled. Contact the Sul Ross Human Resources Office
for faculty application form. Qualified women and minorities
encouraged to apply. EEO/AAE. Sul Ross is a member of the Texas
State University System.
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SPECIAL NOTICE
T o m ’s
Appliances
Selling A m ana & Frigidaire
appliances - new & used
120 N. H ighland Ave.,
in M arfa
915-729-3091
P.O. Box 1494
^
Marfa, TX 79843
915-229-3278 Fax:915-229-4546
J
Seeking honorable, diligent, and
hard-working people.
M ail or f a x resume
P O S IT IO N S A V A IL A B L E
FOR RENT
BLOCK MASON, ($ 10/hour)
Duties: build walls, cement work
HOUSE FOR RENT - 2 bed
room, 1 bath, stove & refrigera
tor, furnished, vented heat. $350
m o., plus deposit. Call
915.729.4073 or 729.4656.39-2tb
FOREMAN’S ASSISTANT,
(M: $2,000/month, W: $10.5/hour)
Husband-wife team preferred
Duties: man: grounds keeping,
cement work, fence maintenance,
manual labor, woman: clean
houses, gardening
FORMHT
2 bedroom, 2 bath
apartments in Marfa.
Furnished or
unfurnished, equipped
with washer and
dryer.
contact:
915-729-3207 or
729-4829
*
Not a cattle operation. *
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COOK I
Indian Lodge
P.O. Box 1707
F ort Davis, TX 79734
Job Posting #02-44-399
Closing date: Dec. 23, 2002
Food preparation for full-service
restaurant. 40 hour work week.
Salaried position with State ben
efits. Qualifications: completion
of 8th grade and one year experi
ence in food preparation in a fullservice restaurant. Submit State
o f Texas application to Leroy
Rodriguez or call 915-426-3254,
ext. 346 for information.
D M S T - D ec 19
Casas Movil
Abandonadas
Buenas, bonitas, y
baratas
Pagos de $150 por mes
hasta $350
5% down, 180 mos. 8.0% APR w.a.c.
Llame hoy al
915-563-9007
A-1 Homes
Midland
I M M a B ^ Sm tinei Marfa. Texas. December 19- 2002 r m
E v e ry o n e ifiv ited
to c a n d le lig h t
C h r is tm a s E v e
♦MARFA - The First United
Methodist Church of Marfa in
vites the community to join them
for a candlelight service at 7 p.m.
*bn December 24.
; The service will include Scrip
ture readings, singing and the
celebration ofHoly Communion.
I “Come and join us for this as
)ve celebrate the birth of our
Savior, Jesus Christ.”
M e th o d is ts to
h o s t b ilin g u a l
h o lid a y p r o g r a m
’ MARFA - The First United
Methodist Church of Marfa in
vites the community to join them
fo a special Christmas program
at 2 p.m. Saturday, December
22.
‘ The choir from El Redentor
t)ivino United Methodist Church
js coming to share the ‘Good
News o f Christmas through mu
sic. The program will be in both
the Spanish and English lan
guages.
; “Come join us at First UMC for
this special service.
C h r is tm a s E v e
m ass in L a jita s
b e g in s a t 7 p .m .
•LAJITAS - The Christmas eve
Mass in Lajitas will take place in
the Chapel of St. Mary and St.
Joseph at 7 p.m., December 24.
The celebrant will be the Rev.
Canon M elvin W alker La
Follette, retired Canon Missioner
o f the Episcopal Diocese of the
Rio Grande.
Information: 915-384-2321.
(staff photos by ROBERT HALPERN)
From left, bellringers Lee Bennett, Jennifer Calderone, Terry Saunders, Sandy Loomis, and Director Grace Baldridge
made ajoyful noise at the Marfa Ministerial Alliance Community Christmas Program Sunday evening at the First
Baptist Church in Marfa.
Madelyne Farmer o f Shafter lent her beautiful
voice to ‘Sing We Now o f Christmas’and
‘Lo, How a Rose E ’er Blooming. ’
1L1HEV02LD
Sandra Wright, left, and Grace Baldridge sang ‘O Holy Night’along with
Jim Kitchens (notpictured.)
Clemmie Bales accompanied Sunday’s performers on the piano.
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To our valued customers we extend our sincere gratitude
and best wishes fo r a season that’s filled with good health,
good fortune and good friends.
We know we’re thankful fo r the precious gift of your
goodwill and friendship.
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L a u r a M a r q u e z , a n d C a r la M a r q u e z . M id d le r o w f r o m le ft, A l m a R o s a
B a e z a , C h r is ty M a d r id , L a u r a H a r t, J o s ie M a r tin e z , a n d M a r y J a n e
H e r n a n d e z . B a c k r o w f r o m le ft, R o s e M e d ia n o , L u p ita R a m ir e z , G le n n
G a r c ia , R e y V e s e lk a , J o h n L a r a , M a r y L u ja n , a n d L y r a S e r r a n o .
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THE MARFA NATIONAL BANK
9 15 729-4344 * Post Office Box S • Marfa, TX 79843
Member FDIC
Brandon Jackson won a second fo r his lightweight
rabbit.
(staff photos by BETO HALPERN)
JW Clifford congratulates Javier Castro on his grand champion hog.
Juanita Parsons with Chicora Mellard and her grand champion goat.
Show
Chicora M ellard’s goat was
named Grand Champion and
Jerek Gilly’s goat was Reserve
Champ.
Junior and senior showmanship
honors were also presented.
Nate Jackson was the winner of
thejunior showmanship award for
rabbits, while Brandon Jackson
won the senior honors.
Chicora Mellard was given the
junior showmanship award for the
handling ofher goat.
In the swine category, Eleazar
Ibarra was tapped as the junior
showman and Lissa Castro was
given the senior showmanship
title.
Kit wood received a special
award at the show, presented by
the Presidio County Livestock
Association in recognition for his
outstanding leadership in 4-H,
FFA and his extra effort through
out the years.
Buckles for the various events
were donated by Alpine Family
Practice, Bobby, Melissa and
Cody Blaylock and Livingston
Ranch Supplies.
Donating reserve grand cham
pion awards were Dr. Eileen
Conner, American Plume and
Fort Davis Family Practice.
The rosettes for grand and re
serve champs were each donated
by American Plume.
The results for the show were
as follows:
Lightweight rabbit
Nate Jackson, first, Brandon
Jackson, second, Bailey Walker,
third.
Medium weight rabbit
Katy Applegate, first, Nate
Jackson, second, Raquel Nunez,
third.
Heavyweight rabbit
Katy Applegate, first and sec
ond, Brandon Jackson, third,
Bailey Walker fourth.
Lightweight goat
Chicora Mellard, first and third,
Stormy Walker, second, Janika
Gilly, fourth, Neal Foster, fifth,
Desire Williams sixth and seventh.
Heavyweight goat
Jerik Gilly, first, Kit Wood, sec
ond and fifth, Chicora Mellard,
third, Stormy Walker, fourth.
Lightweight hog
Javier Castro, first, Eleazar
Ibarra, second, Lissa Castro, third,
Ben Castro, fourth, Robert Mo
rales, fifth.
Mediumweight hog
Grady Vasquez, first and third,
Gavin Livingston, second.
Heavyweight hog
Gavin Livingston, first, Ian Hunt,
second, Jon Michael Fierro, third.
Seattle Jackson, and friend.
THANKYOU
I w ould like to th a n k th e following businesses an d
individuals for sponsoring me in th e D istinguished
Y outh of T exas P rogram held in A ustin.
Big B end Telephone Company, M arfa Book
Company, M arfa S tudio of A rts, M arfa N ational
B ank, D an Petrosky, D.C.,
Rio G ran d e E lectric Co-op,
G ran d m a a n d G ran d p a S errano.
I t w as a w onderful experience! T h an k you so m uch
for your support!
Stockshow participants, l-r, Bailey Walker, Nate Jackson, Desire Williams, Katy Applegate and Brandon
Jackson line up their rabbits for the judge.
S in c e r e ly ,
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Bill Jenkins, in hat, helps direct swine traffic as Ian Hunt shows his hog.
Robert Morales, in the show ring.
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c h in e a n d N ik e s h o e s ?
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D e a r S a n ta ,
T h e s e a re th e le tte rs fro m o u r th ird
g ra d e c la ss . I h o p e y o u e n jo y e a c h
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c a s h r e g i s t e r , a g o -c a r t, a n d a c o m
p u te r. T h a n k s .
I ’v e b e e n a g o o d g irl in c a s e i f y o u
w a n t to k n o w . W h e n y o u c o m e to
m y h o u s e , I w ill h a v e s o m e m ilk a n d
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1 w o u ld lik e to h a v e a n e w b ik e a n d
a c o m p u te r a n d a g o -c a rt. I lik e th e se
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to o th e rs . I h o p e y o u a n d R u d o lp h
a re d o in g w e ll. L o o k
fo r th e c o o k ie s a n d m ilk .
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c o o k ie s f o r y o u .
L o v e, M a n u e la
D e a r S a n ta ,
I w a n t a P e lle t G u n , a D irt B i k e , a
2 2 ” R if le , a n e le ctro n ic K e r P l u n k , a
p u r p le f o u r w h e e le r fo r m y s is te r a n
X -B o x a n d g a m e s . I h a v e b e e n re
a lly g o o d a n d I r e a lly w a n t to g e t
th a t p u r p le fo u r w h e e le r f o r m y s is
D e a r.S a n ta ,
W h a t 1 w a n t f o r C h r i s t m a s is a
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B ox. A lso , 1 w o u ld lik e a D ra g o n b a ll
Z , a c tio n f ig u re a n d a t- s h irt th a t
h a s a s k u ll o n it. 1 w o u ld lik e p a n ts
w ith fire o n th e sid es. L astly , a G a m e
S h a rk w o u ld b e n ice .
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ter.
S in c e re ly , N e il
Foster
D e a r S a n ta ,
H o w is M rs. C la u s ? H o w a re y o u ?
I f i t is o k a y , c o u ld I h a v e a N in te n d o
G a m e C u b e ? Is it a ls o o k a y i f I c o u ld
h a v e a fe w P o k e m o n p a c k s ? H o w is
R u d o lp h ? L o o k fo r th e b e e f j e r k y it
is o n th e c o ffe e ta b le . W h a t w o u ld
y o u lik e to d r in k ? W o u ld y o u lik e
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te a o r w h a t? C o u ld I h a v e a b o n e f o r
m y d o g s to o ?
S in c e re ly , Tanner Saige
D e a r S a n ta ,
I w a n t an X B o x a n d a g a m e fo r m y
G a m e C u b e w ith a G a m e s h a rk a n d a
p e lle t g u n . I h o p e y o u a n d M rs. C la u s
a re fin e u p in th e N o r th p o le . T h is is
th e la st t h in g 1 w a n t a D irt b ik e w ith
tw o ty p e s o f w h e e ls - n u m b e r n in e
b lu e. I w a n t it th a t c o lo r a n d n u m b e r. .
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y o u g e t s o m e re st.
L ove, C o n r a d D o m in g u e z
D e a r S a n ta ,
I w o u ld lik e a s h o r t p la y g u n a n d a
m o v ie f o r C h r is tm a s . I th in k I h a v e
b e e n g o o d th is y e a r.
L o v e, Tony Gonzales
D e a r S a n ta ,
I w o u ld lik e a H o tw h e e ls tra c k a n d
a tr a n s f o rm e r to p la y w ith . A ls o , I
w a n t s o m e b a tte rie s a n d a fa rm se t
w ith tra c to rs . 1 h o p e y o u h a v e a g re a t
C h ristm a s!
L ove, D r a k e M a r q u e z
D e a r S a n ta ,
P le a se b rin g m e a g a m e c u b e w ith a
g a m e s h a rk a n d a g a m e to p la y . A lso ,
a clog a n d a c a t, to o . H o w a r e y o u
a n d M rs. C la u s d o in g u p th e re ? T h e
la st th in g s I w a n t a re a p e lle t, g u n ,,
a n d a n A T V fo u r-w h e e le r; a n d a d irt
b ik e . A f te r y o u fin is h , I h o p e y o u
g e t so m e rest. Y o u ’ll fin d the m ilk and
c o o k ic s o n th e ta b le .
S in c ere ly , H e n r y S a n c h e z III
Martinez
D e a r S a n ta ,
M y n a m e is A le x S o lis a n d I a m in
th e th ird g ra d e . I h a v e b e e n a g o o d
b o y th is y e ar. F o r C h ris tm a s 1 w o u ld
lik e to g e t a g o -c a rt, a s e t o f d ru m s
a n d a n e le c tric g u ita r. F o r m y s is te r
c a n y o u b rin g h e r s o m e d o lls . T h a n k
y o u S a n ta C la u s .
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W h a t I w a n t fo r C h ris tm a s is a c a r
a n d a n o th e r to y fo r m e a n d a n e c k
lac e a n d a f rie n d s a n d a n o w g la sse s.
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Kaylee Bruttomesso
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I lo v e y o u S a n ta b e c a u s e y o u a re
n ic e to p e o p le a n d 1 a m n ic e to y o u .
I n e e d d is h e s , s o a p , p la te s , c u p s , a n d
th a t is a ll w e n e e d . W e w a n t to p la y
w ith a g a m c b o y , p la n e s, c a rs , d ru m s,
c a rd s , a n d p la y g u n s , a n d th a t is all
w e n e e d to p la y . W e w ill u s e p a n ts ,
h a t, c a p , a n d b o o ts a n d th a t is all w e
w ill use. I w ill le t y o u h a v e s o m e c o f
fe e a n d c o o k ie s .
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D e a r S a n ta ,
H o w a re y o u r r e in d e e r ? I h o p e y o u
a re fe e lin g g o o d . I h a v e b e e n a g o o d
b o y th is y e a r. I w a n t a tr u c k w ith a
tra ile r, c a rs , b a c h k h o e , a n d a je e p .
C a n y o u b r in g B lu a to y to o ? H e h a s
b e e n g o o d to o .
Love, Casey Walker
D e a r S a n ta ,
I h a v e b e e n a g o o d b o y th is y e a r . I
w o u ld lik e a c o n s tr u c tio n t r u c k se t, a
D e a r S a n ta ,
H o w a re y o u a n d M rs. C la u s ? I
w a n t s o m e P o k e m o n p a c k e ts a n d a
P la y s ta tio n 2 a n d s o m e s c ie n c e k its.
1 w a n t a n e w c o m p u te r g a m e . 1 th in k
I d e s e rv e th e s e th in g s b e c a u s e I w a s
g o o d a ll y e a r lo n g . T h a n k y o u fo r
th e g ifts i f y o u g e t it fo r m e.
L o v e, J a r e t t L u ja n
r a ilr o a d tra in a n d B o b th e B u ild e r
to y s . I ’ll le a v e s o m e c o o k ie s a n d m ilk
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H o w a re y o u a n d M is s C la u s .
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th e b ig trip ! W e ll a ll I w a n t fo r
C h ris tm a s is tw o m e m o r y c a r d s a n d
D e a r S a n ta ,
I h a v e b e e n a v e r y g o o d g irl. I
w o u ld lik e a m e ta l d e te c to r, S p o n g e
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a n d f o r y o u a n d m y fa m ily , h a v e a
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I t h in k I ’v e b e e n a n ic e g irl th is
y e a r. I w is h f o r p e o p le to s to p
fig h tin g a n d I w is h th a t G o d l e t ’s
m y m o m a n d m y s is te rs b e w ith u s
th is C h ris tm a s .
A n d I w is h th a t e v e r y o n e in th e
w o rld h a s a h a p p y C h ris tm a s . I
r e a lly t h in k th is C h ris tm a s is g o in g
to b e g re at.
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I w a n t s o m e c lo th e s fo r C h ris tm a s
a n d I w a n t m y o w n r o o m , a b ra n d n e w V C R . I a ls o w a n t s o m e n e w
s h o e s a n d a n e w s te re o . I a ls o w a n t
so m e n e w C D s a n d je w e lry . M e rr y
C h ristm a s!
S in c e re ly , Ashley Martinez
S in c e re ly ,
Laura Del Bosque
D e a r S a n ta ,
I w a n t a C D p la y e r, I w a n t m y
m o m to b e o f f f ro m w o rk a t
D e a r S a n ta ,
I w a n t c lo th e s , m y o w n T V , m y
o w n V C R , m y o w n ro o m , a c o m
p u te r, a n d s o m e to y s.
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a n o w l.
L o v e , Marissa Marquez
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H o w a re y o u d o in g , a n d h o w is
y o u r re in d e e r ? I h a v e b e e n a n
D e a r S a n ta ,
I h a v e b e e n a v e ry g o o d little
a n g e l. I w a n t a d ig ita l p ia n o a n d
a n g e l. I w a n t a p ix te r p lu s , a n d a.
M e rr y C h ristm a s.
S in c e re ly , C l a u d i a Sailler
P .S . H a v e a M e rry C h ris tm a s
m o r e P la y s ta tio n g a m e s a n d a
P ix te r P lu s a n d a lo t m o re G a m e b o y
c o lo r g a m e s. A c tu a lly .......I w a n t
e v e ry 9 -y e a r- o ld g irl to y s in th e
w o r ld ! !! T h a n k y o u ! !!!!!
S in c ere ly , Raquel Nunez
D e a r S a n ta ,
I h a v e b e e n a g o o d g irl th is y e a r.
W h a t I w o u ld lik e f o r C h ris tm a s is
b o o k s a n d to y s . I w o u ld lik e a
H a r ry P o tte r b o o k . I w o u ld lik e a
S c o o b y - d o o s tu f f e d a n im a l.
S in c e re ly , Deidra Francis
With best wishes and heartfelt
thanks to our many kind neighbors.
D e a r S a n ta ,
I h a v e b e e n a v e r y g o o d g irl.
W h a t I w a n t fo r C h ris tm a s is th e
H a r r y P o tte r b o o k s , a d re s s , a
m a k e u p , a n d jo y .
S in c ere ly , Thania Nunez
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w a n t a c a t a n d a d o g , a b ik e o r a
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•Sincerely,
Issac Avila
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h o lid a y .
S in c e re ly , Jasmine Pineda
D e a r S a n ta ,
I w a n t a c e ll p h o n e , a c o m p u te r, a
rin g , a b ig s w im m in g p o o l, a
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G r e a t s h o w in g
b y M a r f a te a m
a t S ul R oss
a c a d e m ic m e e t
(staff photo by ALBERTO
HALPERN)
Marfa hoopsters Kyle Bell, partially hidden on the left, #10 Daniel Acosta, and #32 Ricky Ramos wait outside the
circle as Shorthorn center Abel Flores prepares to jump fo r the ball during the seventh grade A team’s game
against the Van Horn Eagles Monday night.
Jr. High boys win one, lose two against Van Horn
points. Charlie Selgado and Eric
Quintano put in a great effort on
defense.
The seventh grade A team fell
to the Eagles 31-20. Abel Flores
kicked in 10 points for the Homs
while Isai Hernandez added six
and Kyle Bell scored four. Daniel
Acosta, Ricky Ramos, and Jun
ior Villalobos rounded out the
Marfa team effort.
The Eagles proved too much for
the Marfa eighth graders, defeat
MARFA - The Marfa Junior
High boys’ basketball teams
faced off against Van Hom on
Monday at their home court here
in Marfa. The eighth grade and
seventh grade A team lost while
the seventh grade team B earned
a hard-fought victory.
The seventh grade B team
topped the eagles 12-10, with
Jesus Corrales scoring eight
points and Luis Rosas and Beto
Hernandez each chipping in two
7
ing the Homs by a score of 3524. Jaime Madrid led the Marfa
effort with 11 points, while Jacob
Urias contributed six points.
Adam Torres and Clint Devine
each added a bucket for the
Homs.
Other eighth graders giving a
great effort in the game were An
thony Cano, Ben Castro, Ricky
Valenzuela, Levi Bruttemesso,
Kevin Cortez, Jonathan Lujan,
and Ricardo Nunez.
th, th grade girls sweep the Eagles on the road
8
Angel CJatano.
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“The team is going to miss the
great defensive and offensive play
of Alaina who will not be return
ing after the holidays,” said Coach
Belinda Dominguez. “We all want
to wish her and her family the
best of luck.”
The 8th grade team’s top scorer
was Trisha Salgado with a total
7points, including a 3 pointer.
Trisha also played a great defen
sive game stealing the ball from
Van Hom a total 5 times.
Cassi Lujan and Vanessa Flores
Had 4 points apiece, Adela
■JyIARFA, VAN HORN - The
[ylarfajunior high school basket
ball girls traveled to Van Hom on
Monday and both the seventhand eighth-grade units were vic
torious.
The 7 th graders downed the
Eagles 24-14, and the 8th-graders won 20-8.
Marfa’s 7th-grade leading scor
ers were Kayla Urias and Eliza
beth Catano with 8 points a piece,
Dione Acosta had 6 and Ashley
Watts had 2 points.
Also contributing to the team’s
win were Alaina Schroeder and
Mediano had 3 points and Jackie
Hernandez had 2.
Other team members contribut
ing to the win were Micheala
Ramirez, Denise Del Bosque,
Chelsea Rios, M alorie Cano,
Lauren H am ilton and Alex
Colomo.
“The 8th graders are finally com
ing around and are passing the ball
and playing as a team,” the coach
commented.
The girls will be off for two
weeks and then return to action
on Saturday, January 11, 2003,
with an 11 a.m. game in Tomillo.
Varsity girls one of three at Fort Davis tournament
FORT DAVIS - The M arfa
Shorthorns varsity girls’ basketball
teams traveled over the hill to Fort
Davis last week for a three day
tournament, and came away with
one win and two losses.
A furious fourth quarter rally by
the Marfa girls could not quite
make up the difference in their
game last Thursday against the
Fort Davis Indians. The final pe
riod saw the Horns put up 14
points while holding the Indians
scoreless, but when the' buzzer
sounded Fort Davis remained on
top, 37-31.
Yosly Gallegos’ ten points led
Marfa with ten points, and sank
both of her two free throws.
Stephanie Upshaw added seven
points and Joanna Harris scored
five.
On Friday, the girls reversed their
fortunes with a 41 -20 win over the
Valentine Pirates. Upshaw had a
banner day, spearheading the
Marfa offense with 19 points.
Gallegos added seven points and
Tina Carrillo tossed in six.
The weekend’s final matchup
came on Sunday when the Marfa
team faced off against the Juarez
Academy. The Homs battled hard
but succumbed to the academy
team 43-29. Individual stats for
the Marfa team were unavailable
at press time.
The varsity girls’ last contest be
fore the Christmas break will be
this Friday against the Marathon
Mustangs at 4 p.m. in Hunter Gym
nasium. Come on out and show
the team some hometown holiday
cheer!
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ALPINE - The Big Bend
Amateur Softball Association is
sponsoring an all-skills softball
camp to be held Friday and Sat
urday, Jan. 3-4 at Payne Field in
Alpine.
A pitching camp will be held in
the morning, and an all-skills soft
ball camp in the afternoon. Girls
ages 6 through high school as
well as parents, coaches, and
umpires are invited.
Cost is $40 per child; $10 per
pitcher. To pre-register or for
more information, please call Mo
or Carol Morrow at 837-3071.
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ALPINE - Students from Marfa
High School made a great show
ing at last Saturday’s UIL aca
demic meet held at Sul Ross State
University in Alpine.
Competing against a tough 16school field, the team of Marco
Garcia, Adrian Vasquez, Alberto
Halpern and Luis Pippen com
bined their knowledge of current
events and issues for a second
place overall finish.
Marco Garcia also brought in a Christina Gallegos o f Presidio, left, won f ir s t runn er-u p in th e 2002
third place individual award for Distinguished Youth o f Texas scholarship program, while A lyssa Fields o f
Marfa, right, was second runner-up.
current events and issues.
In other categories, Margaret
Travis earned a sixth place in M a r f a ’s F ie ld s is s e c o n d r u n n e r - u p
ready w riting and K areem
Cervantes won a sixth place in lit
a t y o u t h s c h o la r s h ip c o m p e titio n
erary criticism.
Way to go!
Service to School and Commu
MARFA - Alyssa Fields, 9nity, 30%; Interview, 25%; Per
year old daughter of Sylvia and
M H S s tu d e n ts
sonality Projection, 15%.
Charles E. Fields III of Marfa,
The young woman selected as
was named Second Runner-up
p a r t o f H is p a n ic at the 2002 Distinguished Youth Distinguished Youth Young Miss
of Texas Scholarship and Rec and Little Miss ofTexas each re
le a d e rs h ip
ognition Program held Novem ceived a $1,000 educational sav
ings bond and $250 grant to
ber 29 - Dec.l in Austin.
present to her school on behalf
c o n fe re n c e
T hree-hundred girls from
across the state participated in of the Distinguished Youth of
Marfa High School students
the event, which culminated with America Program.
Javier Castro, Kareem Cervantes
Alyssa was sponsored in the
the naming of the new state titleand Lissa Castro were among the
pageant
by: Big Bend Telephone
holders Carly Johnson, Little
2,000 students nationwide who
Company,
Marfa Book Com
Miss ofTexas from Sweetwater
took part in youth leadership train and Krista Hill, Young Miss of pany, Marfa National Bank,
ing from the National Hispanic In Texas from Plano.
M arfa Studio o f Arts, Dan
stitute last summer.
Petrosky
D.C., Rio Grande Elec
Alyssa was awarded with a tro
Eleventh graders Castro and
tric
Co-op,
and Johnny and Anita
phy, a medallion, a $ 100 savings
C ervantes were part o f the
Serrano.
bond, and a bouquet of flowers.
Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legis
Also representing West Texas
The Distinguished Youth of
lative Session for sophomores and
was
C hristina G allegos of
Lexa Program is not a beauty
juniors, while ninth grader Lissa
Presidio.
Christina was named
p iy-'mt. Rather, each candidate
Castro took part in the Young
is scored in four areas: Scholas First Runner-iip-in the'competi-•
Leaders Conference.
tic Record, 30%; Activities & tion.
Students from more than 200 pub
lic and private schools participated
in the event.
The programs took place at vari S h o r t h o r n b o y s b e a t C o m s to c k
ous sites that included Rice Uni
versity in Houston, Sul Ross State P a n t h e r s , f a ll to M i d l a n d T r i n i t y
University in Alpine, Texas A&M
University in College Station,
FORT DAVIS - The varsity rebounder with 12.
Texas A&M Corps Christi, Uni boys’ basketball team defeated
On Friday, the boys lost to Fort
versity ofDallas, Austin College Comstock 42-26 at the Fort Davis Davis 87-58. Monty Morales
in Sherman, Occidental College in tournament last Thursday.
scored 14, Chester Melvin 12,
Los Angeles, California and uni Ruben Madrid scored 16 points, Ruben Madrid 10, Luis Aguilar 9,
versities in Colorado, Illinois and Monty Morales 13, Justin Carrillo Grady Vasquez 7, PJ Serrano 4,
New Mexico.
5, Chster Melvin 3, Luis Pippen 3 Mario Serrano 2 and Justin Carrillo
1.
and Luis Aguilar 2.
Monty Morales was the leading
Ruben Madrid was the leading
rebounder with 11.
The team lost 44-35 Saturday to
Midland Trinity. Ruben Madrid
scored 13, Monty Morales 9, Luis
Aguilar 5, Grady Vasquez 3, Jus
.♦ 3
tin Carrillo 3 and Luis Pippen 2.
Monty Morales was the leading
rebounder with 11.
The varsity record is now 4-5.
The team plays at home Friday
December 24
against Marathon.
On the previous weekend, the
Shorthorns traveled to Imperial to
Love,
participate in the Buena Vista
Tournament,
where their two wins
Cindy, Jennifer,
and one loss earned the boys the
Stacey, Wesley
third place trophy. Marfa defeated
Comstock 63-45 on Thursday, fell
& Trenton
to Balmorhea 73-63 on Friday, and
ended the weekend with a 54-48
defeat of the home team Buena
Vista..
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A ll I W a n t f o r C h r is tm a s ...
Miss Poenisch and M rs.
E ppenauer’s K indergarten
students
Dear Santa,
This year for Christmas I want
a fire truck, cars, diesel truck,
and clothes. Even though I have
not been nice, but I am trying.
Love Nicolas
Dear Santa,
All I want is a transformer toy
and a Spiderman Web-Caster.
From Patrick Portillo
Little Mermaid castle, Lilo and
Stitch movie, a purse, a com
puter game, and an Alexa Diva
doll. I hope you have a nice
Christmas and don’t get to tired.
I will have a snack for you
when you get here.
Love Alexis
P.S. A shiny new necklace
please.
Dear Santa,
I would like a dirt bike, one
with a real motor.
Damian Guevara
Dear Santa,
My name is Anthony. I have
been a good boy this yea. For
Christmas I want a Play Station
2, with some football games, and
a wrestling game. I also want a
Spiderman Blaster Web and
Dragon Ball Z toys. For my
baby brother, bring him some
toys ofhis own. I will leave
some cookies and milk out for
you. Thank you.
Sincerely, Anthony Nunez
Dear Santa,
You rock and I think you are
cool. I want a telescope, Mega
Man, every Spiderman toy that
you can find that I don’t have
yet, a new TV and DVD player
for my room, a Spiderman
clock, a Tonka toy, a construc
tion tool set for my tree house
and a paint ball gun.
Thank you, Eduardo Amaro
Dear Santa,
I want a Barbie scooter, a tea
party set, and a doll.
Love K arina
Dear Santa,
I want a teddy bear, zebra, and
a cat with kittens in a basket
from the dollar store.
Thank you, Star Dodson
Dear Santa,
I want a pretend dully truck
like my cousin Donathon, a
pretend train, and also a new
house for Grandma Ester and
us.
Love Vicente Guevara
Dear Santa,
Hi. I’ve been a good boy this
year. So if you can, please bring
a Playstation 2, Spiderman
bedding, Spiderman shirts, a
brand new tooth and Yu-Gi-Oh
cards. That would be GREAT.
Thank you Santa. I’ll leave you
some Spiderman cookies and
milk.
Love you
O rlando Miguel Sanchez.
P.S. Say hi to Mrs. Claus and
all the elves and reindeer.
Dear Santa,
What I want for Christmas is a
BRAT doll, a baby doll house,
makeup, and a my size doll.
Thank you Anissa Lujan
Dear Santa,
I would like a tea party
kitchen.
Love Aaliyah Sanchez
Dear Santa,
I have been a good boy. Please
bring me a Gameboy Advance
and a Spiderman City.
Thanks M atthew Chavez
Dear Santa,
Please bring me a colored
game boy and some games.
Also, I want some transformers,
and a pretty coat for my mom.
Love Brian Catano
P.S. Save some room for the
cookies I made for you.
Dear Santa,
I hope you give me a lot of
presents, like a Barbie, baby doll
that talks, high heels, a crown, a
Dear Santa,
For Christmas I would like a
big dinosaur, a motorcycle with
a controller, a robot with a
vacuum cleaner to vacuum my
room, and a pet turtle with a
little pond and crystal rocks and
I would feed it bugs.
Love, M anuel Elguezabal
Dear Santa,
Are you going to see me and
Mrs. Eppenaur? I have been
good this year, Mrs. Epp has
too. Would you please bring me
a Barbie outfit and a Barbie
backpack. Would you please
give all the children who can’t
afford Christmas presents some
presients?'firing my brother JJ.
a truck, and my sister Crystal
and my brother John a
Walkman. I love you Santa. I
will leave you some milk and
cookies.
Love M arissa G arcia
Dear Santa,
I have been a good boy this
year. Please send me lots of
toys and clothes, a bike, and I
think that’s all.
Thank you, A rthur G arza
Dear Santa,
I would like a Big Barbie
House, a pretty dress, and the
thing that would be my favorite
would be a play kitchen so I can
cook for Mommy.
Thank you, Raven Hollins
P.S. Cookies and milk waiting
for you.
Dear Santa,
I have been a really nice girl
although I don’t like school. This
is what I want Rupunzel doll,
doll hotel, Chu Chu trains,
computer games, and a peaceful
Christmas. Happy Christmas
Santa, and a good milk and
cookie dinner.
With love, Abril Pineda
e r r y
Dear Santa,
I have been a good girl. If you
could, I would like a sleigh, a
Barbie house with glitter, clothes
with little Barbies, a baby
carriage, a bike with training
wheels, a day bed, a princess
doll as tall as me, a little TV, and
a table to put it on. That’s all,
thank you.
I love you
Juanita “Janie” Nuftez
Dear Santa,
I am five years old and I have
been a good boy. For Christmas
I want a Spiderman web blaster,
a train, and a racecar set. I will
leave you cookies and milk.
Love Elijah Prieto
Dear Santa,
Bring me some Hotwheels
cars, a Superman toy, some
candy, and soldiers.
Sincerely Alberto Ramos
Dear Santa Claus,
I hope you are having a
wonderful year. This Christmas
I want:
1 Doll that has makeup
2 Scooter
3 Roller-Blades Barbie
4 Dora the Explorer doll
I have been a good little girl,
but I am trying to do better. I
will leave cookies and milk for
you.
Love Aitana Isabella Reyes
Dear Santa,
My name is Jestice and I
would like to let you know what
I want for Christmas, and I hope
you will get me at least one out
of two things that I want,
because I have been a very
good girl. Anyway, I would like
a Motor Jeep and a bike. Santa,
there will be cookies and milk
for you.
Thank you Santa
Jestice Spitzer
Dear Santa,
I have been a good boy this
year. Please bring me a
Spiderman and Power Rangers
toothbrush. Please bring my
Dad something really nice
because he is the best dad in the
world! We will have cookies and
milk for you.
Love Jam es Cordell Lewis
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Dear Santa,
All I want for Christmas is a
HE-MAN, X-Box, and most of
all for my Mommy and sister to
be here for Christmas.
Thanks I ’ve been a good boy,
JoMichael Salazar
Dear Santa,
My name is Michaela. I have
been a good girl. Please bring
me skates, clothes, and toys for
my brother.
Love Michaela Serrano
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Santa Claus,
I want a trailer to play with and
a helicopter with a remote
control. Thank you Santa.
Cesar Alan Torres
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Dear Santa,
I want a new Barbie, some
shoes, and my Mom will make
some cookies and coffee.
Thank you
M aria Juanita Franco
Dear Santa,
I am trying very hard to be a
good girl. Will you please bring
me a stereo for Christmas?
Love Tristen
Dear Santa,
I want a movie called The
Beauty and the Beast. I also
want a Barbie doll with a
Dream Castle.
Love M onique Aguilar
Santo Clos,
Yo soy una buen nina y quiero
una monita y un osito y quiero
muchos dulces y unos
trastesitos. Y tambien que me
traiga muchos regalos y le voy a
decir a mis amigas y a mis
amigos.
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Is th e rea so n !
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Dear Santa,
Please can you get me a Game
Cube and a Sonic Adventures 2
battle and a Sonic Advance by
THO and also a Hot Wheels
Accelerator Electronic learning Set.
Please bring my brother some toys
too. We will leave you some milk
and cookies.
Love,
S im o n R a is
Dear Santa,
Hi! How are you doing? All I want
for Christmas is some Playstation
games, new bike, and a puppy is
Andrew. I’m asking.
D a n ie l C h r i s A r m e n d a r i z
Dear Santa,
Please bring me some toys. I have
been a good boy. Please bring my
brother a Game Cube. He has been
a good boy too. Merry Christmas.
Love,
M a tth e w P u lid o
Dear Santa,
I want more books for my Leap
Pad and I want a real guitar with a
microphone. Also, I would like a
Barbie and a go-cart.
N oel M a r tin A rm e n d a riz
S h e a W rig h t
M o ir a D e lg a d o
Dear Santa,
I have been a good girl all year.
Please bring me a Barbie Talking
town house, a big red Teddy Bear, a
toy hamster with a rolling ball and a
toy dog. I will leave you some
cookies.
Love,
F ra n c h esc a P a rra s
Dear Santa,
I make good grades in school. I
want a Santa and a Dasher toy, and
E.T. video and a monopoly ScoobyDoo Edition.
Love,
A ile e n F l o r e s
Dear Santa,
For Christmas, I want a Play
Station 2 and an X-Box, a Kingdom
Heart game, and a new pair of Yugi-oh Cards and a Shrinky Dink and
a Baby Arinabelle Doll and I want
my frilnd Billy Ra^ to come Back to
Marfa! IHThaffk you.
Love,
J a s a l y n G illy
(staff photo by ROSARIO HALPERN)
Librarian Ester Sanchez ladles some punch while Sharon Roosevelt, left,
and Kate Wanstrom chat at the librarian’s holiday party last Thursday.
Dear Santa,
I’ve been a good girl. Please bring
me some school supplies, a doll and
some clothes.
Love,
E r i c a M u n iz
Dear Santa,
My name is Ricardo V. and I am 6
years old. I live in Marfa. I have
been a good boy with my parents
and at school I am leaning a lot
because I pay attention. This year I
would like a big, big car that I can
drive.
Love,
R ic a r d o V e la z q u e z
Dear Santa,
My name is Ivan and I have been
a good boy. Please bring me a
football and a Play Station and a
red bike. Please bring my brothers
some toys too. Thank you.
Love,
Iv a n I b a r r a
Dear Santa,
I would like a Gameboy Advance •
with games. I also want some ,
games for my PS2.
Love,
Dear Santa,
bring me a Leap pad deluxe, and
something for my big brother
Gilbert. I will leave you some milk
and cookies.
Lots of Love,
A n d y G a r c ia .
Merry Christmas. See you soon.
Dear Santa,
I have been a good girl all year.
Please bring me Barbie and Kelly
dolls, the Green Goblin doll, the
Brazt doll and a car. I also want a
Spiderman. Have a safe trip. Don’t
forget about my brother.
Love,
S u z z e tte S a n c h e z
Dear Santa,
This year I have been a very good
girl. Please bring me a blue bike a
Barbie doll and bring Leslie a Barbie
car and Sarahi a computer. Bring all
of us some clothes.
Thank you,
S h e ila G u t i e r r e z
Dear Santa,
Hi. I have been a good boy this
year. I would like a remote control
truck, a train and a tape player. I
also want a red bike. Merry
Christmas.
Love,
A n to n io L o p e z
Dear Santa,
I have been a good boy this year.
I would like to get a Playstation. I
will leave some cookies for you to
eat.
Merry Christmas,
Christian L a r a .
Dear Santa,
For Christmas I want a slushy
maker, a cotton maker, a go cart, a
watch that glows. I also want a
remote control car, a VCR, a Play
Qflpme
Station 2 and a Harry Potter Stamp.
Thank you Santa. I will have some
cookies for you.
Love,
Adam Mediano
San Ju a n a G a rza
R o g e lio A lv a r e z
Dear Santa,
lama nice little girl and I love
you. For Christmas I would like a
little toy house and a Barbie Doll
with lots of clothes. I also want a
red bike. I will leave some cookies
for you Santa.
Love,
*
Dear Santa;
I want a boom box, kid Harry
Potter game, phone, candy,
computer, TV, little cars, biahte,
Sweny, and to see my dad ride a
horse.
From,
M is s R o j o ’s f i r s t g r a d e c la s s
Dear Santa,
You know that I have not been
very good all the time and so from
now on I promise to do better at
home and at school. I want Brat the
painting kit and an ice maker. Thank
you and I will pay attention to my
teacher and to my mom.
Love,
v
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Dear Santa,
bring me a football and a football
uniform. I will have some Oreos
and a glass of milk waiting for you.
Thank you very much,
M a r tin Q u in ta n a r J r .
Dear Santa,
My name is Joe Michael and I am
six years old. Please bring me a
football, a diesel toy truck and a
go-cart.
Love,
J o e M ic h a e l B a l t a z a r
Dear Santa,
For Christmas I would like
whatever is on your list for my little
sister and I.
Love,
J a s o n C e rv a n te s
from the staff o f the
Dear Santa,
I have been a good girl. May I
please have a Barbie cash register
and a princess dress up set? I.will
leave you a glass of milk and
cookies. Also, some carrots for the
reindeer.
Love,
Dear Santa,
My name is Timothy Flores. This
year for Christmas I would like a
Playstation 2.
Thank you,
Tim
P.S. I will leave you milk and
cookies.
Dear Santa,
I want a Bare Cash register and a
Barbie Jeep. I love you, and can I
have a rela phone Jeep.
Love,
K i a r r a Patterson
Dear Santa,
Can I have a new bike, a phone, a
real puppy, and a hamster.
My name is M e g a n K n o e ll.
Dear Santa,
I want a big dog and a Gameboy
with games.
Love,
D a v id A c o sta
Dear Santa,
I would like these toys, thank
you. A Polly puppy and a big red
white and blue bike. I have been a
good girl.
M ic h e lle L e e M c D o le
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Maivas
I s a i a h M a r t in e z
Dear Santa,
Please bring me a helicopter and a
set of Hotwheels for Christmas.
Love,
J o n a t h a n L la n e z
Dear Santa,
I am Armida Nunez. I want a bike
for Christmas. ,
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Dear Santa,
I am Isabel Jacquez. I would like a
computer and clothes.
Thank you,
Isa b el Ja c q u e z
Dear Santa,
I want a bike and lots of toys for
Christmas for my brother Manuel
so he can have a lot of fun. I want
my mother to bake.
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We’d like to give thanks to the Lord for His many good graces,
including friends and neighbors like you! Noels
Y a n e tE lg u e z a b a l
Dear Santa,
I am Charles Zapata. I have not
been a good boy, but I will try to
be good. I want a blue bike for
Christmas.
I love you,
C h a r le s Z a p a t a
Big Bend Community
Action Agency
'Em m a ya sq u e z, 'Rosie (g arcia, LiiciCCe
Tofanco, QCoria g a rc ia , & Josie C onners
Dear Santa,
I am Tyler Cullum. I am seven
years old. I have been a good boy.
For Christmas please bring me a
blue bike. Thank you. I love you.
Tyler Cullum
Dear Santa,
Please bring me a blue bike, a
glow in the dark basketball. I have
been a good girl.
Thank you.
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will be closed also on Wednesday, Jan. 1,2003.
Dear Santa,
I want games for my Playstation,
or I want a glow in the dark.
Love,
A rm id a N u n e z
B a ile y K a y e W a l k e r
Marfa Public Library
K ris te n W rig h t
M r s . A c o s t a ’s F i r s t G r a d e C la s s
Dear Santa,
How is Mrs. Claus? I want a
Barbie doll and a Jeep. Can you
bring my baby brother Blu a
blanket?
Love,
We’re stocking up on lots of good cheer
To spread to those who stop by here.
We’re displaying our gratitude, too
‘Cause it’s been great hanging out with you.
John Poindexter
and the Cibolo Creek Ranch staff
The Big Bend Sentinel. Marfa. Texas. December 19. 2002 ( 19^
Sealed with a Wish
'What do good boys and girls really want for Christmas? Read Sant&’s
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M r s . H a m il t o n ’s T h i r d G r a d e
Dear Santa,
How are you? I have been a
good boy. I want a remote control
track.
Love, S e r g i o B a e z a
Dear Santa,
How are you? I am fine. I have
been a good boy. For Christmas I
would like a remote control truck.
For my sister a Barbie doll and for
my dad tools. I want a toy for my
brother. I want a watch for mom.
Thanks, A l v a r o
Dear Santa,
I wish I had a new bike. I wish my
cat had a new toy. I wish my dad
had a tire pump for his bike. I wish
my mom had some new earrings.
Love, D o n a ld
Dear Santa,
been good girl. For Christmas I
would like a computer.
Love, E v a Y v e tte S o te lo
Dear Santa,
I have been a good boy this year
and I want 3 things for Christmas. I
want a Slammer, white or purple
ninja and another video game.
That’s all.
Your friend,
Dear Santa,
How are you? I am fine I have
been a good girl for Christmas I
would like a computer and for my
brother I want a remote control
truck.
Love, N o h e m i M o r a le s
' Dear Santa,
How are you? I am fine. For
Christmas I would like a computer.
Love, A b d ie l M a r t i n e z
Dear Santa,
been a good boy for Christmas I
would like a dog.
Love, D a n n y
Dear Santa,
been a good girl. For Christmas I
would like computer and a Barbie.
Love, L e s ly U r i a s
Dear Santa Claus,
I want a camera for Christmas,
some games, a special, a cotton
candy maker, and an Ice cream
maker. If you can find some of
those.
LOVE, B r i tt a n y C r u z
C y n t h ia M a r t in e z
Dear Santa,
would like a computer.
Love, L i l i a n n a
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Mando Garcia
Insurance Agency
Dear Santa,
I want a real horse, nails, and
slippers that are purple with red
dog
Prints size 7, buy my dad a new
puppy.
Please bring my horse.
By I s a b e l C a ta f to
I have been a good girl.
Dear Santa Clause,
I would like a camera. Would you
please get my brother a basketball,
and my baby brother a toy dog.
Also, would you get my mom some
candles for my dad a coffee cup
that is pretty.
Love, L a t i s h a
Dear Santa,
I want purple slippers and nails
with flowers. I have been a very
good girl.I also want a new puppy,
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Dear Santa,
l a m a good boy I wish I had a
bike a 20 speed and little t.v. and a
Playstation2 and a videogame
named Grand Theft Auto 3.
From J u s t i n G u e v a r a
M r s . A v e r y ’s C la s s
Dear Santa,
I love you. I want a Barbie for my
sister. I like you. You are very
good with me.
Love,
Dear Santa,
There are only two things that I
really want the most. First, if is a
remote control monster truck.
Secondly, I want a Tony Hawk’s
Proskater 4 .1also would like the
two games Need for Speed 4 and
007.
Sincerely yours,
Troy
Dear Santa,
How are you? I am fine. Ihave
would like a toy.
Love, J e s u s G a r c i a
A r is d e l
D a n ie l
Dear Santa,
I would like a CD player for
Christmas, a CD that’s Back Street
Boys and NS.
Love, G a b r i e l a
Dear Santa,
How are you? I am fine, lhave
been a boy for Christmas I would
like a real motorcycle.
Love, M a n n y G a r c i a
Dear Santa,
I love you? I want a remote
control truck.
Dear Santa,
Not much this year. Only four
things are what I wish for. First, I’d
like the cool game Metroid. I ’d also
like a skateboard and a Tony
Hawk’s Proskater 4. Oh, and one
more thing, Sonic the Hedgehog.
Please help the needy children.
Yours truly,
E ric
Dear Santa,
would like a Benshe motorcycle.
Love, G u a d a lu lp e C a m p o s
Dear Santa,
How are you I am fine. I have
would like a bike.
Love, L il l ia n
^ T h in k in g O
Dear Santa,
would like a shushu doll and a
Borbyjeep.
Love, P a o l a L o z a n o
Dear Santa,
Please give me a DVD player, a
Joe Dirt CD,
andabarbie.
Your Friend, Leandra
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hung,
The tree’s all aglow;
We’re sending glad tidings
To the people we know;
So before all the festivities begin
We’d like to thank you for your dropping in!
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Dear Santa,
I would like a bike for me, a bike
for my little brother, CDs, a puppy,
a Playstation 2, a scooter, and a
stuffed dog.
Love, M e r c e d e s
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Dear Santa,
I would like a B.B. gun, a bike and
a paintball gun.
Love Always,
It's the small things in life
a plate of cookies, a smile,
a chance to say “thanks"that make the most difference,
so we thank you for makins
such a big difference in ours.
R u s s e ll
Dear Santa Claus,
What I would like for Christmas is
a Kaorki Machine that comes with
two microphones and a Britney
Spears CD and a blue telephone.
That comes with a little micro
phone and, a blue watch that
say’s mudd on it and comes with a
purple back pack and also says
mudd on it.
Your friend, Va n e s s a
We wish you all a most
wonderful holiday and a very
happy new year.
Baeza
Feeds
LLC
We will close at noon on Christmas Eve, closed Christmas day.
Open regular hours on Dec. 26. We will close at noon on New
Year’s Eve and all day New Year’s day. Open regular hours on
Jan. 2,2003.
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How can we thank thee? Let us count the ways:
1. Thank you for being such considerate neighbors.
You re a lly m a k e us fe el w e lc o m e here.
2 . Thank you for putting your trust in us.
It lets us know we're doing a good job.
3 . Thank you for your loyal patronage.
We couldn't have made it without your support.
4 . Thank you for the gift of your friendship.
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It makes it all worthwhile.
5 . Thank you for making us a part of your lives. #
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Wishing You All A Joyous Holiday And A Happy New Year.
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Christmas holiday, and on January 1, 2003.
Regular hours will resume on January 2, 2003.
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To Santa, with love
Just in the “ Nick” o f time, we’re pleased to present these heartwarming letters from our local kids to their favorite holiday hero.
Dear Santa,
All I want is a CD and some solders.
I hope your elves can make them.
Oh and I want a X box. Does
Rudolph really have a red nose?
How many raindeer do you have?
Santa, say hello to Mrs. Clause. Do
you drink cocoa?
Love,
Mrs. T andy’s S e c o n d
g ra d e rs
Dear Santa,
I want a GI Joe, and a remote control
truck. I also want you to be happy this
Christmas.
Your Best Friend,
Alex C l a r k
Dear Santa,
My name is Anissa Q. I am writing
you this letter to tell you that I have
been a good girl and to tell you what
I want for Christmas. I want a
motorcycle, bike and a scooter. I
also want a skate bard. I will have a
cake and cola waiting for you.
Good Health
A n is s a Q u i n t a n a r
Dear Santa,
I want a bike and a dog. I also
want a doll and a cat. I would like a
bear. I am good not bad.
Love, A s h le y M a r q u e z
DEAR SANTA,
IWANTA BARBIE JEEP THAT
HAS PADDLES. I WANT A BABY
WITH BOTTLES AND PACIFIERS,
and PAMPERS.
I WANT TOYS WITH MY BABY
STROLLER TOO, ONE
THAT ACTS REAL. I WANT
CLOTHES FORIT TOO.
I WANT A SMALL BABY BED
WITH BABY SOCKS.
LOVE, A U X LV N N A G O N Z A L E Z
Dear Santa,
I have tried to be a good boy. Can
you please?
Bring me a laptop, GI Joe, a remote
control truck. And a rifle. I would
also like to have an AEP jacket. Like
my dad.
Your friend, G e o r g e S a lg a d o
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Merry Christmas and
many thanks.
Dear Santa,
I want a Spiderman web blaster, a
Spiderman sky rider playset,
A dragon z s.s Goku with aYakon
figure, a Harry Potter T shirt,Harry
Potter poly juice potion maker and
that’s all I want for Christmas.
Your Friend Richard
Dear Santa,
How are you? I will leave you
$ome cookies and some milk.
All I want is a bike and a few
toys and aTV. V.C.R.
I have been a Little good. Bring
m y sister
something good.
PS We moved to a different house.
J e n n i f e r Conners
Dear Santa,
I want a bike this Christmas. I also
want a motorcycle and a water gun
and a television. I have been good
today. The last thing I want is a
good life.
Thank You Santa,
Paulo Ramos
Merry Christmas
Dear Santa,
I want a game cube, shoes size >
6, pants, two shrits, bells for my
shoes, presents for my famliy,
Spiderman web blaster, toys to play
with, books to read, funny movies, a
bike, stereo, and $10.00 and a video
camera.
I have been very good and working
hard in school.
By J o e l V illa n u e v a
Ventura and Luz Herrera’s home features a nativity scene this holiday.
Dear Santa,
For Christmas this year I would like
video tapes and a blouse with a
picture of a cat on it. I also want
CD’s to hear and a CD case. I also
want a Barbie Van and a blue Teddy
Bear. I will leave you some milk and
cookies by the tree.
Love, L u c y M a r q u e z
wmmm
Dear Santa,
I want any CD-Rom and a Barbie
Grand Hotel. Also, any of the My
Scene Dolls.
Love,
A J . Ju ra d o
P.S.
Merry Christmas
Dear Santa,
I want a bike calculator, a Barbie
and a puppy. I also want earrings, a
necklace, shoes (size 2). I want paint
to paint a picture.
I have been a good girL f ,/ ;'
By J u l i a M u r o
A ll th e b e s t to y o u a n d
yo u rs w h e re v e r you
go this h o lid a y se a so n .
DEAR SANTA,
I want a Game boy. I want a dirt
bike. My sister wants a Barbie cash
register and the Barbie motel and a
Barbie CD player. I want a
playstation 2 and a new bike and a
medium 4- wheeler.
Love, J u s t i n Thornton
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Dear Santa,
May I have a barbie
cashregister,the ice age on
DVD,some clothes,a
book,Barbies(toys),the wizard of Oz
(Glinda),Barbie
collectibles,barbie3 5mm
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lip closs maker,home sweet dream
house and barbie airplane, thank
you, Santa
Love, S o p h ia R o m a n
(I been good)
Dear Santa,
Would you please get me a new
bike and a basketball, brat, a book, a
backpack, new clothes and I want a
new sweater I have been good.
FromLovette
Thank yo u kindly fo r
y o u r loyal su p p o rt.
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For a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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To each and every one o f you!
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Presidio County Commissioner
Felipe Cordero & family
Jim m y Chambers and M ary Foster
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W e’re serving up an extra order of thanks for our many dear
patrons and friends. Serving you is always a treat for us.
M e r r y C h ris tm a s !
from all the staff of
Carm en’s Cafe
pear Santa...
M r s . B a k e r ’s F o u r t h g r a d e r s
Dear Santa,
Hi Santa did you have a good
year? Are your reindeer good? I
hope so.
I have been very good. I start the
truck every morning for my parents.
I feed the animals sometimes. I mow
the lawn during the summer and
sometimes I help my family with
chores around the house.
Santa can you get me Scooby Doo
dvd, and the Rookie for dvd too.
Good bye I hope you can get me
these things and have a good
.Merry Christmas.
Sincerely, A a r o n M o n to y a
©ear Santa,
How are you and Mrs. Claus
doing in the North Pole? I hope the
reindeer are ready for Christmas.
And they are well fed.
Santa I have been good and bad
this year, but I’ve mostly tired to be
good, but the fourth grade is easy.
I am passing every subject. I got on
the AB honor roll too.
Santa for Christmas I want a new
BB gun, an X Box and a jacket, a
stereo, and a lap top.
Yours truly, A lo n s o F lo r e s
Dear Santa,
How have you been? How are
your reindeer? I’ve been taking,well
care of my puppy. For Christmas I
want Spy gear spy track and a
Picture, the hand held computer
that lets you design pictures. I want
a Dragon Ball Z drawing book.
I will promise to get those cookies.
Your friend, B r a n d o n
Dear Santa,
Hi Santa! How are you doing?
How are the elves? I bet the elves
are working hard because it’s
almost Christmas. How is Mrs.
Claus?
I’ve been very good this year. I’ve
been helping with the chores, and
I’ve been helping my dad at the
tomato farm.
Santa, what I want for Christmas is
a little puppy and for my sister I
want you to give her a little kittin.
k my mom I want you to give her
autiful necklace that she has
never seen and for my dad I would
like a big screen TV.
- Santa be careful coming to Marfa,
Sincerely, C l a u d i a H e r n a n d e z
Dear Santa,
How are you doing. How is
Rudolph, Mrs. Claus and the elves?
I will leave you 10 cookies and milk,
Take care of the reindeer, Mrs.
Clause, and the elves.
Santa I’ve been good. I gave a
dollar to my dad, I’ve helped my
mom with my sister, I’ve helped
people when they were hurt.
This Christmas I want a
Playstation 2 ora Gamecube. I’d
prefer a Playstation 2, some CDs for
my stereo, a portable CD player and
for my family to be together. I have
to go to music with my class. Bye.
Sincerely, C h r i s
Dear Santa,
How are you? Are you doing fine?
I’m doing well. How are your
reindeer? I hope they are good.
I have been good in school. I am
helping my Mom around the house.
I want a bike and a Playstation 2.
Bye, bye, I hope you have a nice
year.
Sincerely, C o r y M o n te m a y o r
Dear Santa,
How are the elves? What have
they been doing? How have you
been so far?
My great grandma is going to die.
I would like for her to live for this
Christmas. I would also like to see
her before she dies. I have been
good, so would you please let me
see her before she dies.
Could you please have some of
these things for Christmas: a
keyboard, a book of piano songs,
Harry Potter polly potion set,
Hermione clothes, all the Harry
Potter books, 101 best cheers, cool
clothes, some pets, and a good
time.
Have a safe trip around the world.
Yours truly, C a it l in K n o e ll
Dear Santa,
How are you doing at the North
Pote Santa Claus? How are the
elves? Are they working hard? Are
the reindeer, warming up for the big
night? How is Mrs. Claus? Ok?
Don’t make her work too hard.
Santa, I’ve been a good boy. I
help my mom in the kitchen and my
dad in the yard. I help my brother
with his homework.
All I want for Christmas is a
playstation 2 because it has more
games. I want a pet rabbit. I want a
pet rabbit, because they are cute. I
want a Harry Potter and the
Chamber of Secrets for game boy
color because it is fun.
Santa Claus, I hope that you have
a good year, good-bye.
Sincerely, G i l b e r t G a r c i a
Dear Santa,
How are you doing? Hope you
don’t get lost on the trip? How are
your reindeer? Why is Rudolph’s
nose so bright?
I’ve been good. I’ve helped my
dad at work. I did what my big
brother told me to do. I’ve been
quiet. I went to my grandpa’s
funeral.
I want a laptop, I want it green
with plenty of space and I want it
to be a Dell that takes DVDs,
because I ’ve helped my dad at
work.
That’s it, bye.
Sincerely, Herman A c o s ta
Dear Santa,
How are you doing? How are the
elves doing? Are the reindeer ok?
Is it cold in the North Pole? Are
you very busy? I’ve been really
good this year. I’ve helped my dad
at the golf course in Alpine and,
I’ve cooked dinner from my mom.
I’ve cleaned my room by myself.
All I want for Christmas is a new
house, a transformer Armada action
figure and another brother. I hope
you have a good Christmas this
year. I’ll have some cookies and
milk waiting.
Stormy Walker
Dear Santa,
How are you doing? How was
your year so far? How are Mrs.
Claus and your elves doing? I’ve
been good. I help my mom do
chores. I help her with the baby
and help my mom by washing the
dishes. I think my baby sister
Samantha Rose Jimenez deserves
something like clothes and some
baby toys and two pairs of shoes.
I would like clothes and some
toys. I don’t need a lot, maybe just
one or two. I’m not picky.
Well Santa, I’ve got to go. I
promise you I will have some
cookies and milk.
Love, Yvette McGuire
*Cbry to Cod in the highest, and on earth peace,
good will toward men, *
-Luke 2:14
W ishing you exceedinggreatja y a$ we celebrate the birth o four Savior.
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M a ry Iso u R a m ir e z
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS
J o y c e a n d C h y r e ll P o e n is c h s a y M e r r y C h r is tm a s w it h p ic t u r e s o f S a n ta
a n d M s . C la u s o n t h e i r f e n c e t h r e e m ile s w e s t o f M a r f a o n U .S . 9 0 . B e lo w ,
J o s e J im e n e z h a s s e t u p t h e l ig h t u p m a n g e r s c e n e w h ic h t r a d it i o n a l a d o r n s
th e M a r f a b u s s to p e a c h y e a r.
In ihe spirit of ihe season, we wish you and yauf'Hmily a happy, healthy
holiday filled with lots of good food, good friends and good news.
We feel fortunate to have such good neighbors like you. ■
Kenneth D. D eH arW tw lge
394th State Judicial District
Dear Santa,
How have you been? How is Mrs.
Claus? How are the elves?
Me, I’m fine. I’ve been good. I
help my mom do the dishes, fix my
bed, clean the backyard, all by
myself and wash my clothes. This
is what I need. I need a bike
because people on the bus trip me
a lot. Not just a regular bike, but a
Mongoose bike. I need something
else, too. I want an electrical
scooter that is red.
Well Santa got to go because I
have to go to the store with my
mom
Yours truly, R u b y O r t e g a
Dear Santa,
Hi how are you dong? Have you
had a good year? How are the
elves doing? Are they working
hard?
For Christmas I don’t want
anything. I only want gifts for my
family. I don’t want anything
because my family has been
working very hard. For my mom I
want a kitchen set that has new
cups, plates, and silverware. For my
brothers I want new clothes, for my
dad I want new clothes and new
tools.
Thank you, S a m a n t h a Avila
S h o p
M a ry f lr r i^ ta , o w iw ,
Dear Santa,
How is Rudolf? How are the
elves? Have any of the reindeer
made you mad?
I’ve been a good boy. I feedmy
tow dogs and a cat. Then I helped
my mother make beds. I played
with my sister.
All I want is a medieval castle
catapult that shoots rocks and little
warriors.
Say hi to Mrs. Claus for me and say
hi to the elves for me.
Well, I have to go to computers.
Sincerely, J o n L u j a n
Dear Santa,
Hi Santa, how are you doing?
How are all the elves? How is Mrs.
Claus?
Santa, I’ve been a good girl this
year. I’ve been helping my mom
with the house, and I’ve been
helping my dad in the garage. I’ve
been helping to feed my baby
brother.
Santa, my mom wants a new car.
My dad wants a dog, and my
brother wants a play car. My baby
brother wants a loon tunes car. I
want a brats car. I just want
ev rybody to be: happy.
Santa,.be.careful when you come ij
to Marfa.
Sincerely, K r i s t a B a l t a z a r
ift
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T h a n k you fo r th e good will you’ve show n
to w a rd u s th is year.
Have a tru ly s p e c ta c u la r holiday se a so n .
The Spur gins
'B iC C ie , S t e v e , T y C e r &
S te p h a n ie
Jcwle/ cvnd/ VCch
VetyiAWM/
Peace On Earth
❖
AU the best to y o u a n d yo u rs f o r a b e a u tifu l
a n d sparkling holiday season.
It's been a privilege a n d a plea su re serving you.
T hanks, everyone!
Patsy’s
.ThunderbirdRestaurant
Patsy & Tommy Tompkins & staff
• We will close at 2 p.m. on December 24 through Dec. 31.
We will open at 6 a.m. on January 1, 2003
Ha
C h a m b e r o f C o m m e rc e
207 N. Highland / 729.4042
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(22) The Bis Bend Sentinel. Marfa. Texas. December 19. 2002
Dear Santa
Miss O liver’s Second
graders
D e a r S a n ta ,
I w a n t a lo t o f p r e s e n ts u n d e r m y
tre e . W h e n y o u c o m e I a m g o in g
D e a r S a n ta ,
H o w is e v e r y th in g g o in g ? I h o p e
I a m b e h a v in g , a n d i f I a m c a n y o u
D e a r S a n ta ,
I w o u ld lik e a b ik e , a b a b y d o ll, a
c h a lk b o a r d , c h a lk , p e n c ils , a n d a
D e a r S a n ta ,
I w a n t a b ik e , a N in te n d o 6 4 G a m e
B o y , a n d c lo th e s . A ls o , s h o e s a n d
w h a te v e r y o u c a n b rin g m e. M y
a u n t w ill m a k e y o u c o o k ie s a n d
to le a v e y o u a g la s s o f w a te r o n
th e ta b le . W h a t I w a n t f o r C h r is t
m a s is a c d p la y e r . I w a n t a b ig
r o o m f o r C h ris tm a s to o b u t I w a n t
it to b e v e r y b i g a n d n ic e . W h e n it
is C h r is tm a s I w a n t to r id e o n y o u r
s le d f o r a little b i t w h ile m y m o m a n
b r o th e r s a re a s le e p . I a m g o in g to
b e r e a lly g o o d so I c a n g e t
p r e s e n ts .
L o v e , A n is a
p le a s e g iv e m e a h a p p y fa m ily . I
h o p e y o u h a v e b e e n b e h a v in g
b e c a u s e I w ill b e w a tc h in g y o u
S a n ta C la u s . I h o p e y o u a re so
h a p p y o f m e a n d y o u r fa m ily .
L o v e, N a t a s h a
book.
L o v e, A m b e r
s o m e c o ffe e .
T h a n k y o u , L io n e l
D e a r S a n ta ,
I w a n t a s c o o te r p le a s e . A n d a
B a rb ie c a r, a sle d , a n d a B a rb ie .
A ls o a b ik e , a b a g o f c a rd s , a d ia ry ,
a n d a n o te b o o k . A n d a b a g o f
s tic k e rs a n d a b a g o f p la y d o e
L o v e, Y a s m in e
D e a r S a n ta ,
I w a n t a d o ll w ith s o m e c lo th e s ,
s h o e s a n d d ia p e rs.
R e s p e c tfu lly , S e le n e
D e a r S a n ta ,
I w a n t y o u to b r in g a 4 w h e e le r, a
b ik e , k n e e p a d s , a h e lm e t, a n d
e lb o w p a d s . I w a n t a c d p l a y e r a n d
4 a c tio n fig u re s .
L o v e , D u s ty
D e a r S a n ta ,
I w a n t m y m o m a n d dad.
L o v e, Jo s e ly n
D e a r S a n ta ,
I a m a g o o d g irl. I w a n t a M y s te ry
D a te g a m e , B ra t a n d B a rb ie to o .
C o u ld y o u p le a s e g e t a P la y s ta tio n
f o r m y b r o th e r to o ?
L o v e , V a le r ie
D e a r S a n ta ,
I w a n t a M o n g o o s e r a c in g b ik e , a
b o w a n d a rro w , a n d a G a m e B o y
A d v a n ta g e .
L o v e, R o b e r t
D e a r S a n ta ,
I have been a g o o d b o y but I
h a v e b e e n a b a d b o y in sc h o o l.
P le a s e b r i n g m e s o m e th in g . I w a n t
a b ig b ik e , a p a r a ly z e r , a n d a
fo o tb a ll.
L ove, C a se y
D e a r S a n ta ,
F o r C h ris tm a s I w a n t a b o x o f s o ft
sto n e s , a h it c lip th a t h a s th e s o n g
o f 3 L W , a r in g th a t h a s a d ia m o n d
in it, a n d a c h a r m b r a c e le t. I w a n t
e v e ry b o d y to h a v e a h a p p y M e r ry
C h r is tm a s a n d I a ls o w a n t e v e r y
b o d y to h a v e a p re s e n t.
L o v e , A r e ly
D e a r S a n ta ,
I w a n t a sta r, a p rin c e s s d re ss,
a n d a fla g o f th e U S A .
L o v e , V a s h ti
D e a r S a n ta ,
I w a n t a j a c k r a b b it, lig h ts , a
p e lle t g u n , a n d G I J o e a c tio n
fig u re s . I w a n t e v e r y a c tio n f ig u re
an d X B ox.
L o v e , J e s s ie
Watching theûle log (ills us with a burning desire to say.
“Have a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year!"
We appreciatej/our business. Thanks!
P residio C o u n ty A b stra ct C o.
D e a r S a n ta ,
I h a v e b e e n a g o o d b o y . P le a s e
g iv e m e a m illio n d o lla rs , a ll th e
d if fe r e n t k in d s o f P o k e m o n c a rd s ,
Y u -G i- O h c a rd s , a n d a g ia n t ro b o t.
Y o u r friend, R o n n y
.S B
Marla Livingston, Jeanne Hall &
Ramona Lara
§ * * * * *
Attiag 3n A flJangw
As we throw another Yule log on the fire, our hearts are warmed by
thoughts of the many kind people we've had the pleasure to serve
throughout the year, and we hope that your homes are warmed
by the blessings of love and friendship this Christmas.
D e a r S a n ta ,
M y te a c h e r a n d m y m o m a n d d a d
a re n ic e . M y te a c h e r a n d m o m a re
p re tty . I w a n t a B ig B ird y . I se e
v o u ’re n ic e to o . M y m o m , d a d , a n d
t a c h e r lo v e S a n ta , I lo v e m y m o m
n d dad.
R e sp e c tfu lly , B r a n d y
w tefs tijKt tu frf rum# intu t i * huuae tfj«t .law iijs gating
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and staff, Bernice, Jeanie, Rosa.
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Wishingyouandyours,amostmiraculoushoiidayseason Wefrankyouforyourkindsupport. s
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Little Creek
Laundromat
Nunez Insurance Agency
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Open 24 hours
West Hwy 90 in Marfa?
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LITTLE DRUMMER BOY
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Time marches on. and o n ce again we’re p leased to deliver
our m essag e of goodwill and gratitude to a ll o f you.
Merry Christmas!
'
T o be able to say “Thanks” to our
many good customers!
It’s been a real treat serving you.
Happy Holidays!
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Marfa TV Cable Co,
, The Bread and
B reakfast
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Emmy and Ron and staff
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MERRY CHRISTMAS
Cfellz Q^midad QJ-
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Muchas gracias, amigos.
Pablo Alvarado
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Attorney at Law
Dallas-Marfa
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O u r G ra titu d e
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a ll o u
m e a s u r
w is h e s fo
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r F rie n d s a n d n e ig h b o r
e o f g o o d c h e e r a lo n g
r a h a p p y a n d h e a lth y
a lw a y s a p le a s u r e to s
If home is where the heart is, we knowthat ours resides with
all the kind folk who’ve made us feel sowelcome here.
s
g o e s a n e x tra
w ith o u r w e ll
h o lid a y s e a s o n .
e rv e y o u .
Thanks, everyone!
Highland Drug Inc.
L iv in g s to n
Insurance
& R eal E s ta te
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Soza, pharmacist, &
em ployees
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2002-12-19 The Big Bend Sentinel

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