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VOL. 35, No. 39 SERVING ANTHONY, VINTON, CANUTILLO, EAST MONTANA, HORIZON, SOCORRO, CLINT, FABENS, SAN ELIZARIO AND TORNILLO SEPTEMBER 25, 2008 NEWSBRIEFS Freshman receives Judges Coin Courier closed The West Texas County Courier will publish two editions early. The October 16 and October 23, 2008 issues will go to press on Tuesday, October 7, 2008. All material for these publications must be submitted to the Courier no later than Friday, Octo- ber 3, 2008. The Courier office will close beginning Tuesday, October 7, 2008. The office will open again on Monday, October 27, 2008.

Education conference UTEP College of Education will be host of the fourth annual A Better Beginning Conference for novice teachers from 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Sept. 27, in the College of Education. The conference is open to teachers with zero to three years experience. Topics include lesson planning, time management, school resources, assessment and grading, engaging parents and much more. The keynote speaker is Candelario Barragan, a recipient of the 2007 Milken Family Foundation’s Na- tional Education Award. He will speak at 11 a.m. in Union Building East, Tomás Rivera Conference Center. Information: http://eduprojects.utep.edu/tne/. Wind symphony The UTEP Wind Symphony will perform its first concert of the season at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, Fox Fine Arts Center, Recital Hall. The concert will include works by William Schuman, John Philip

Sousa, Richard Wagner and Joseph — Photo courtesy Socorro ISD Spaniola. Tickets are $5 for general ad- HIGH MARKS FOR CHAVEZ — The Socorro NJROTC Unarmed Drill Team, Armed Drill Team and Color Guard participated in The mission, $3 for non-UTEP students, and City of Socorro 10th Annual United Inter-Tribal Nations Art and Craft Festival Drill Meet, which honored America’s Returning free for UTEP faculty, staff and students. Wounded Warriors. Several members of the America’s Returning Wounded Warriors from Fort Bliss were there to judge the drill Information: Ron Hufstader, exhibition. Each team of the three Socorro teams won a trophy and several cadets won personal medals for their individual [email protected]. performance. One of the newest cadets Seaman Recruit Daleth Chavez was awarded the Secretary of Defense Gates Challenge Coin as the “Judges Choice” for her overall quality performance. She salutes one of the judges above. Her achievement is significant considering that she has only been with the NJROTC program for a month this year as a freshman. This coin is the third Manhunt highest rated coin of its type in the nation only junior to the President’s and Vice President’s coins of the United States. The Sheriff’s Office Sex Crime Unit is — Contributed by Irma Flores looking for Luis Lopez Rojas. He sometimes uses only Luis Lopez. In March 2008, Sheriff’s Martínez in Cambridge Who’s Who Lara named Principal of the Year Deputies were called to a residence in San Evangelina G. Martínez, Bilingual Tornillo Junior High Principal Ruth By Kim Guzman By Rudy Barreda Elizario, TX. Rojas Kindergarten Teacher at Deanna Dav- Lara has been selected to represent the Special to the Courier Special to the Courier was accused of sexu- enport Elementary School in the Texas Association of Secondary ally assaulting his Canutillo Independent School District, School Principals as a Region 19 Out- three granddaugh- has been recognized as a VIP Member by Cambridge Who’s Who for standing Principal of the Year. TASSP recognizes outstanding princi- ters. An arrest war- showing dedication, leadership and excellence in all aspects of bilin- pals and assistant principals from the twenty region Education Ser- rant has been issued gual education. vice Centers in the state. School administrators are nominated and Luis Lopez Rojas for the apprehension With an impressive background of more than 43 years of profes- chosen by their peers within their regions. Nominations are based of Rojas. The charges are 2 counts of Ag- sional experience, Martínez specializes in teaching reading and writ- upon exemplary performance and outstanding leadership. As a Re- gravated Sexual Assult on a Child ing in both Spanish and English. At her current post, she is charged gion 19 winner, Lara is eligible to compete for the state title of the ($300,000 combined bonds) & Indecency with teaching English as a second language Texas Principal of the Year. with a Child ($75,000 bond). Rojas has to kindergarten students. She has also trained Lara has been principal of Tornillo Junior been deported in the past for a narcotics district professionals and teachers. A recipi- High since February, 2006. Prior to taking trafficking felony conviction and being in ent of the Teacher of the Year Award from the over the principalship at TJH, she was the the United States Illegally. Rojas is known Gadsden Independent School District and the Director of Campus Support for Tornillo ISD. to run from law enforcement. Recent in- Canutillo Independent School District, She began her teaching career at Bel Air High formation received indicates Rojas has Martínez attributes her success to the support School in Ysleta ISD in 1997. Under Laraís altered his physical appearance by shav- she receives from her family and mentors. leadership, Tornillo Junior High was rated ing his mustache and he has dyed his hair Martínez received her Master’s Degree ìRecognizedî by the Texas Education Agency from New Mexico State University in 1983 in both 2007 and 2008. See BRIEFS, Page 5 and her Bachelor of Arts from Western New Lara attended UTEP and earned a Bachelorís Mexico University. Recently, she was cer- degree in History. She then earned a Masters tified in gifted and talented education. She of Education in Educational Leadership. We’re told that money isn’t everything. Evangalina Martínez is a member of Phi Kappa Phi and the Rio Each of the region winners will be recog- Ruth Lara The way things are going, it soon won’t Grande Women’s Education Association. nized during the Opening General Session of be anything. Twice recognized in Who’s Who Among American Teachers, the annual TASSP Summer Workshop, June 10, 2009, at the Austin — Quips & Quotes Martínez is especially proud to have been the first member of her Convention Center. They will be presented an award and recognized family to complete college. in a commemorative booklet entitle Texas Principals, Texas Heroes. Page 2 WEST TEXAS COUNTY COURIER September 25, 2008 Physicians say children should be vaccinated for flu of the flu. throughout August to ensure as many data showed Texas increased to a importance of timely vaccinations for By Brent Annear People need flu shots every year children as possible children received 77.3 percent vaccination rate. The their children is a long-term commit- Special to the Courier because the vaccination targets the their vaccinations to help them stay safe 3.5-percent increase over 2006 ment,” says Dr. Garretson. strains expected to cause the most ill- and healthy,” says Dr. Garretson. moved Texas up to a ranking of 22nd TMA started its Be Wise program The physicians of the Texas Medi- ness during the upcoming flu season. TMA’s and Texas families’ efforts in the nation, according to the CDC’s only four years ago. Since its incep- cal Association (TMA) have an im- People, especially those in higher- are paying off for the state, which tra- National Immunization Survey. tion, the program has administered portant message for parents as flu risk categories, can begin receiving ditionally ranks dismally among the “While I’m excited that the Texas more than 118,000 shots. Be Wise season approaches: Vaccinate your the flu vaccine as early as Septem- 50 states in vaccination rates. Earlier immunization ranking has improved, also provides free educational mate- child against the flu regardless of ber. Flu vaccinations continue this month, the CDC had good news we need to remember that helping rials in addition to conducting immu- whether he or she has chronic health through peak flu season, into the for Texans. The CDC’s new 2007 Texas families ‘Be Wise’ about the nization clinics. issues or is perfectly healthy. This early months of 2009. year, the U.S. Centers for Disease “Ensuring children receive a flu vac- Control and Prevention (CDC) newly cine — and those for other vaccine- Por la Gente By State Rep. Chente Quintanilla recommends all healthy children preventable diseases — is a simple aged 6 months through 18 years be way to protect their health,” says Dr. vaccinated, as well as children with Garretson, summing up the mission of chronic health conditions such as TMA’s Be Wise — Immunize pro- Middle income Americans asthma and heart disease. gram. TMA physicians and volunteers “Medicine has learned that the created the program to ensure children more people you safely vaccinate are vaccinated against potentially deserve better treatment against disease, the greater likelihood deadly diseases, such as whooping Hola mi the chain of command, economic have been prevented by proper over- of preventing anyone from contract- cough and chicken pox. gente. I know misery, if left uncorrected, will even- sight) will make it much harder for ing that disease,” says Melissa In August, volunteers from TMA’s that all of you tually find its way upward. That is our neighbors down by the gulf to Garretson, MD, Fort Worth, a Fort Be Wise — Immunize program vac- reading this are very much aware that the power of the middle class. receive adequate relief. They may Worth pediatrician and advisor to cinated more than 5,700 Texas chil- our financial markets have seen some The federal government is looking experience difficulties similar to TMA’s Be Wise — ImmunizeSM dren at free or low-cost back-to- tumultuous days recently. Now that at upwards of a trillion dollar cost to those suffered by the victims of Hur- vaccination advocacy program. school vaccination clinics. Nearly the rich boys on Wall Street are in a try and reverse the damage done to ricane Katrina; some victims are still The CDC estimates that more than 17,200 shots were given to kids in pinch, it looks like people are getting the economy. We incurred this dam- in cramped mobile homes. I hope not. 20,000 children younger than 5 years clinics across the state. serious about our financial crisis. age through the undisciplined sale of I wish the federal government and old are hospitalized annually because “The medical community worked hard I find it very shortsighted that our homes to marginal applicants. It used the wealthy corporations would treat economic health is measured by the to be that the feds made it hard for our middle income Americans better. ups and downs of the stock market. mortgages to be sold like that. We have had enough Enrons, record Sure the problems that cause down- Without the previous discipline, oil profits, tainted Chinese toys and Public Notice turns there affect the economics the housing industry jumped on food, and marginal mortgages. The throughout the nation and world. middle income Americans and wealthy should realize that without TO ALL INTERESTED The market will never be a true marketed mortgages with no re- a healthy middle income class, it is indicator of how the majority of gards for the consequences. their wealth that will diminish. PERSONS AND PARTIES: Americans are doing. After all, we Here in Texas, we have our own This may be the year that changes were all doing much worse economi- micro housing crisis. In the Rio the lives of an entire generation; simi- The West Texas County Courier will publish two cally many months ago. It could have Grande Valley and in the Houston lar to the events which occurred in editions early. The October 16 and October 23, 2008 been very easy for a so called expert area, thousands have had their homes 1929 resulting in the Great Depression. issues will go to press on Tuesday, October 7, 2008. to look at the financial hardships of damaged or demolished by hurri- We will survive; that I have no doubt. many of us and predict that things are canes and floods. The fact that so Gracias, mi gente, and I remain All material for these publications must be not going in the right direction. While much money is needed to fix the na- your friend and public servant, submitted to the West Texas County Courier it is true that complaints flow down tional banking crisis (which could Chente por la gente. no later than Friday, October 3, 2008. Reyes Reports By U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes The West Texas County Courier office will close beginning Tuesday, October 7, 2008. The office will open again on Monday, October 27, 2008. House passes energy bill Last week, issued in 1998 and 1999 in the Gulf sites. National monuments and na- I joined a ma- of Mexico that are costing taxpayers tional marine sanctuaries are perma- jority in the billions of dollars. The revenue from nently withdrawn from oil and gas 1973 U.S. Repre- these measures will help pay for criti- leasing. All leasing activities must pro- sentatives in cal investments in renewable energy, tect the coastal, marine and human passing H.R. 6899, the Comprehen- and will lay the foundation for mil- environment of the state coastal zones 35YEARS 200 8 sive American Energy Security and lions of new innovative “green” jobs and the Outer Continental Shelf. SERVING ANTHONY, VINTON, CANUTILLO, EAST MONTANA, HORIZON, SOCORRO, CLINT, FABENS, SAN ELIZARIO AND TORNILLO Consumer Protection Act. This his- in the United States. It is interesting to note that the toric measure repeals tax breaks for It is imperative that we reduce our United States possess less than 3 per- PUBLISHED: AD DEADLINE: Published each Thursday by Monday 4 p.m. for Thursday large oil companies, and invests in dependence on foreign sources of cent of the world’s oil reserves, yet Homesteader News, Inc. Appreciation publication. renewable energy sources to reduce energy such as oil, and this measure our country consumes approximately to our many contributors. Office open Monday through Thursday. CLASSIFIED RATES America’s dependence on foreign oil. will help achieve this goal by extend- 25 percent of the world’s entire en- $10 for 25 words, $15 for 40 words. The bill passed by a vote of 236–189. ing and expanding tax incentives for ergy supply. The price of oil will con- COPYRIGHT: Ad must be in writing and pre-paid. 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Call for more information or to set an portant legislation strikes a balance leadership to extend these important resource. For this reason, this legis- appointment. The Courier reserves between Republican and Democratic tax credits for renewable energy. The lation makes significant investments LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: the right not to print advertising it Letter must not be more than 250 considers inappropriate. proposals, and includes measures to bill also requires utility companies to in renewable energy and provides words in length. They should be expand domestic drilling while also generate 15 percent of electricity from incentives to American businesses dated, must be signed and have an MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS: address and daytime phone number. 52 issues for $35. investing in renewable energy, and renewable sources — such as wind and consumers to reduce their reli- Only the name and city will be printed Delivery via 1st class mail. other measures to help lower prices power, biomass, geothermal and solar ance on oil. with the letter. The Courier reserves at the pump. Americans want real so- energy — by 2020, which will save H.R. 6899 will also help bring im- the right not to print letters to the MAIL: editor or other submitted materials it 15344 Werling Ct. lutions to the current energy crisis, American consumers approximately mediate relief at the gas pump by considers inappropriate. Horizon City, TX 79928 and this bill is major step in the right $13-18 billion and reduce dangerous temporarily releasing nearly 10 per- direction. global warming emissions. cent of the oil from the Strategic Pe- Phone: 852-3235 Fax: 852-0123 The Comprehensive American The bill will also help increase U.S. troleum Reserve (SPR), and replac- E-mail: [email protected] Energy Security and Consumer Pro- oil production by expanding domes- ing it later with heavier, cheaper Website: wtxcc.com tection Act repeals tax breaks and tic drilling both offshore and on land. crude oil. Publisher royalty exemptions for large oil com- The compromise bill permits leasing This comprehensive strategy to Rick Shrum panies. America’s largest oil compa- between 50 and 100 miles offshore expand domestic production while Business Manager nies have been reaping record prof- if a state ‘opts-in’ to allow leasing off investing in renewable energy Francis D. Shrum Contributors Homesteader its at the expense of American con- its coastline by enacting a state law. sources is a balanced approach to Don Woodyard Est. 1973 sumers, and this legislation rescinds The House also incorporated envi- ensure America will have the ability Member Texas Community Steve Escajeda tax breaks and also requires them to ronmental protections to ensure re- to meet its growing energy needs in Newspaper Association Jan Engels News, Inc. pay royalties owed on oil field leases sponsible use of these new drilling the years ahead. September 25, 2008 WEST TEXAS COUNTY COURIER Page 3

What’s up, doc? By Albert Balesh, M.D. HIV/AIDS by the numbers The XVII International AIDS Conference Europe, particularly Russia and the was held in Mexico City in early August Ukraine, now lays claim to some of the 2008, and, while that clinical showcase was largest HIV epidemics. Decreased avail- no longer a premier venue for dissemination ability of methadone and clean syringes of information on current, cutting-edge re- to injection-drug users would appear to ac- search being done in the field, it nonethe- count for the latter. less served as a vehicle for spreading the The pharmacological arsenal in the fight word internationally against HIV/AIDS and acting as a barom- has grown consider- eter of the progress in … an estimated 33 million ably over the years, the fight against this people live with HIV and, while no ìmagic viral plague of modern worldwide, and 2.7 million bulletî currently ex- times. A total of of them became infected ists, the costs of drug 20,716 delegates were development continue present at the confer- in 2007… to rise, and there is no ence, with nearly half AIDS vaccine on the of them coming from the United States and current horizon, antiretroviral therapy con- Mexico, a testimony to the concern and in- tinues to reduce viral loads to nondetectable terest in the malady demonstrated by the in- levels in many of the afflicted and guaran- dustrialized world. HIV/AIDS is no longer tee heretofore unheard of normal lives and considered a watershed of developing coun- life spans. Barriers to HIV/AIDS reduction tries, but also a scourge of some of the most and prevention in low- and middle-income technologically advanced nations in the countries still exist, however, as poverty, world. A quarter-century after the discovery stigma, discrimination, and inadequate of the human immunodeficiency virus health care systems make the logistics of (HIV), the conference served as a repository prevention and pharmacological treatment a of facts, data, and numbers that was both sur- proverbial distribution nightmare. Effective prising and encouraging in its scope. preventive interventions to encourage male It appears that the fight against HIV/AIDS circumcision, prevent mother-to-child trans- has made a considerable amount of progress, mission, and discourage multiple sexual part- and clinical and epidemiological evidence ners are simply not in place in many areas demonstrates that with over 25 antiretroviral hit hard by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Were drugs currently on the market, scientists are that not enough, time and time again evi- making headway in what was once consid- dence has shown that antiretroviral therapy, ered a lost cause. That is not to say, how- while effective, is not reaching sufficient ever, that the millions of new infections and number of the afflicted. A case in point, al- deaths each year are acceptable, nor is a cure though far from the only example, is sub- or vaccination for the syndrome imminent. Saharan Africa, where 2.1 million people and There is still a long road to go, and the sta- 200,000 children were receiving tistics presented at the conference were so- antiretroviral medications in 2007. Those bering. Currently, an estimated 33 million numbers sound encouraging, until it is real- people live with HIV worldwide, and 2.7 ized that only 20% of the people know that million of them became infected in 2007, they are infected, less than a third of the af- with a total of 2 million people dying from flicted are receiving therapy, and only a third AIDS in that same year. No real surprises of infected pregnant women receive there, as the picture had always been glum. antiretroviral medications to prevent trans- A silver lining, however, did appear, when mission to the child. it was announced at the conference that So, one might say that although progress for the first time in recent years, fewer in the fight against HIV/AIDS has, indeed, children (who currently account for about been made, the international medical and for about 15% of the infected population) political communities still have their work and fewer adults are becoming infected by cut out for them, before the XVIII Interna- HIV, and fewer people are dying, than in tional AIDS Conference convenes in Vienna previous years. Epidemics have stabilized in July 2010. for the most part in Africa, although pock- ______ets of increased infection continue to ex- 2008, Albert M. Balesh, M.D. ist in nations such as Kenya, and Eastern All rights reserved. Page 4 WEST TEXAS COUNTY COURIER September 25, 2008

Notice of Public Meeting to Discuss Anthony Independent School District’s State Financial Accountability Rating The Anthony Independent School District will hold a public meeting at 6:30 P.M. on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 in the Board Room, 813 Sixth Street, Anthony, Texas 79821. — Photo courtesy San Elizario ISD THINK SAFETY — Laura Davila, a Trauma Injury Prevention Technician with Thomason Hospital, gave an The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and distribute a audio-visual presentation containing surprising data and important information on subjects such as drink- financial management report that explains the district’s ing and driving, child car seats, and seatbelt use. The goal was to get parents to promise to put safety first. performance under each of the 21 indicators and the resultant District’s Financial Accountability Rating. San Elizario ISD parents make promise of safety WTCC: 09/25/08 and 10/02/08 Padrinos Traffic Safety Project will Technician with Thomason Hospital, By Cynthia P. Marentes assist families in easing some of these who provided surprising data and Special to the Courier concerns and providing them with the important revelations on subjects information they need to become bet- such as drinking and driving, child Notice of Public Meeting Hearing about another life lost due ter, more responsible drivers and car seats, and seatbelt use. to a car accident seems to be a news share their knowledge with relatives The Madrinas-Padrinos Traffic To Discuss San Elizario story that we hear on a regular basis. and acquaintances. Safety Project is a relatively new col- Independent School District’s State In a small and tight-knit community From Sept. 17-18, over 50 parents laborative program by the University such as San Elizario the impact of from the San Elizario Independent of Texas Health Science Center at Financial Accountability Rating such a tragic occurrence, although di- School District participated in the San Antonio and the Texas Depart- rectly affecting only a few, may be Madrinas-Padrinos Traffic Safety ment of Transportation which is be- The San Elizario Independent School District will hold a felt by many more residents who Project offered at Garcia-Enriquez ing implemented in El Paso County public hearing at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, October 8, 2008 in worry about their own family’s safety Middle School. The two-hour ses- by Thomason Hospital. It is geared the boardroom of the San Elizario ISD Administration on the road. The San Elizario Inde- sions were held in the morning and primarily toward Hispanic popula- Building, 1050 Chicken Ranch Road, San Elizario, Texas. pendent School District in partner- each day a different topic was cov- tions to promote safe driving and also ship with Thomason Hospital hopes ered. The presenter was Laura a new program called the Madrinas- Davila, a Trauma Injury Prevention The purpose of this hearing is to discuss San Elizario See SAFETY, Page 8 Independent School District’s rating on the state’s financial accountability system. School board notes By Don Woodyard WTCC: 09/18/08 & 09/25/08 EL PASO COUNTY — The Cou- at Borrego Elementary on Chicken year. She said this was a significant rier focuses on four area school board Ranch Road and on Alarcon Road. increase and that she expects this stu- meetings this week. They will fea- The new student drop-off and new dent population growth to continue. ture highlights of actions by trustees bus drop-off at Garcia-Enriquez The board recognized and honored Town of Anthony in the Clint, San Elizario, Canutillo Middle School went very well. Blanca Licerio, a student at North- and Anthony school districts. Luevano also said the water treat- west Early College High School PUBLIC NOTICE ment plant was removed from the (NECHS). She was named a national Clint ISD, Sept. 17 middle school Aug. 21 by the Bor- finalist in the “Do the Write Thing THE TOWN OF ANTHONY adopted the following (Taken from official minutes of the der Environmental Commission. It Texas Challenge” essay writing con- ordinances on Tuesday, September 23, 2008: CISD board meeting) was sold for $10,000. test. Also recognized was Patricia Special graduation ceremonies for Adam Starke, director of at-risk Gallardo, a CMS language arts 1) Ordinance No. 453. An ordinance adopt- Clint summer graduates were held programs for the district, reported on teacher, for her work in promoting ing a Budget for the Fiscal Year commenc- immediately prior to the regular the results of the “fitness gram,” a the program. ing October 1, 2006 and ending September school board meeting. Fifteen stu- program mandated by the state In the consent agenda, which was 30, 2008 for the Town of Anthony, Texas; dents from Horizon and Mountain through Senate Bill 530. It is for stu- approved by the board, was a budget View High schools were scheduled dents in grades three through 12. amendment to cover construction 2) Ordinance No. 454. An ordinance autho- to receive diplomas. Ten were on They are assessed on a variety of projects at NECHS. hand to receive the diplomas. physical fitness tests. Tests were rizing the Assessment and Collection of Anthony ISD, Sept. 16 Property Taxes within the Town of Anthony, Olivia Campos, CISD’s assistant given to 2,500 students. superintendent for instructional ser- San Elizario ISD, it was pointed (Taken from The Day After, Notes Texas and further, authorizing the El Paso City vices, congratulated the students on out, had one of the highest percent- from the Board Meeting) Tax Office to perform the actual Assessment and their accomplishments and encourages of participation in the region. Trustees approved the purchase of Collection of said Property Taxes on behalf of the aged them to continue their educa- Results: an electronic marquee sign which Town of Anthony, Texas for the Fiscal Year of tion and improve their skills to be- Sixth-graders were the most would be erected on Wildcat Drive October 1, 2006 and ending September 30, come better leaders in the future. healthy. across from the high school. Project During the regular board meeting, Fourth-graders were the second costs would be shared with the town 2008. Sandra Odenborg, director of facili- healthiest, followed by third-graders. of Anthony. The sign will promote Ordinances are too extensive to print. Ordinances are ties and construction services, up- Twelfth graders were the least town and school district activities. always available for viewing or copying upon request from dated board members on the status healthy. The board also approved an out- of Phase 1 and Phase 2 construction Eighty percent of students in reach effort to the community, a pro- the Town Clerk at the above address. Those that are projects in the district. grades 3-6 were able to reach the gram to assist qualified families in unable to attend may submit their written comments to healthy fitness zone in three areas of the purchase of computers. It also the Town of Anthony, P.O. Box 1269, Anthony, Texas San Elizario ISD, Sept. 10 the assessment. provides financial planning work- 79821. Persons in need of assistance to attend are (Taken from official minutes of the Canutillo ISD, Sept. 9 shops for parents. encouraged to contact the Town Clerk at 886-3944. SEISD board meeting) The board also gave approval of George Luevano, director of sup- (Taken from CISD Board Notes) the purchase of supplemental district Myriam P. Uribe port services, told the trustees that the Dr. Pam Padilla, superintendent, instructional materials/programs. Town Clerk startup of school on Aug.25 went reported the CISD enrollment, after Total cost of the purchase of the two smoothly. the second week of the school year, programs in $135,740. WTCC: 09/25/08 He said additional security and was 5,838—an increase of 211 stu- Maria Magallon was recognized as traffic control measures were in place dents over the same period of last District Support Person of the Month. 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taste it. Pregnant women must be especially careful Sun Ridge Realty Briefs — if their unborn baby gets infected, they can go Edward Martinez From Page 1 into early labor. To learn more, including a list of the ______(915) 526-1739 •(915) 252-7426 foods that can harbor listeria and how to keep your [email protected] kitchen safe, send for a free copy of the Listeria fact www.eddiemartinezelpaso.com black. It is also said Rojas is back in the U.S. and has sheet from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration been seen around San Elizario. Rojas is 54 years old, and the Federal Citizen Information Center. To get a 5’7" tall and weighs 130 pounds. He has a tattoo of copy, send your name and address to the Federal Citi- the Virgin Mary on his back that runs from his neck zen Information Center, Dept. 602R, Pueblo, CO area all the way down to his lower back. He has a 81009. Or call toll-free 1 (888) 878-3256, and ask tattoo on either his right or left bicep of a drawing of for Item 602R. Visit www.pueblo.gsa.gov to read or his wife and the name “Rosa”. On his other arm, op- print this and hundreds of other FCIC publications posite to the drawing of his wife, he has another tat- for free. too of a saint. Rojas also has a scar of the shape of a heart on his left chest area. Franchise seminar — Contributed by Deputy Jesus Tovar Scholarships are available for UTEP’s Oct. 23–25 Franchise Management Certificate Program Seminar. Charter school The scholarships, which cover tuition and materials A new public charter school, Premier High School- for the two-and-a-half day seminar, are available to El Paso, is open at 1035 Belvidere. The school ad- applicants from the Paso del Norte region. Applica- dresses and serves students who need the following: tions are available by calling the Franchise Center at • Graduation recovery for students needing credit 747-7729 and must be completed by Tuesday, Sept. recovery and/or TAKS test preparation; 30. Information: www.organizations.utep.edu/fc. • Droput recovery for students who have dropped out and are willing to come back to school to earn their English for adults high school diploma; and Adult English language learners now have the op- • Accelerated learning for those students who want portunity to learn English that relates directly to en- to be on a fast track to earn a high school diploma. try-level jobs in high-growth industries across Texas. Tuition is free. To inquire call (915) 581-4300 or A free course in this new program provides instruc- parents can visit the school in person. tion in language, math, and computer applications specifically geared to the Health Service field. The Crime Stoppers course will be offered through the Socorro ISD Com- A person or persons unknown committed an outrage munity Education beginning on Oct. 20 at 313 South against the citizens of El Paso by intentionally set- Rio Vista. Students enrolling in the English for Health ting a school playground on fire, causing a tremen- Services Course will participate in instruction for 10 dous amount of damage, and making this the “Crime hours per week for approximately six months. Also of the Week.” On Wednesday, Aug. 20, at approxi- offered in the course are employability lessons in mately 3:15 p.m., unidentified individuals intention- which participants can develop skills they will need ally set fire to the jungle gym at Edgemere Elemen- to locate job openings and complete the application/ tary School, located at 10300 Edgemere Boulevard interview process. Students will also learn how to on the east side. The fire spread rapidly and totally access short-term job training programs leading to Notice of Public Hearing consumed both the jungle gym and the shade canopy certification for entry-level positions in the health above it. Investigators from the Fire Marshals office services field. Health Services is one of the fastest Town of Anthony, Texas estimated the damages to be more than $300,000. growing employment sectors, according to the Unfortunately, it is the citizens of El Paso who will Texas Workforce Commission. The Texas have to pay the bill for this outrageous incident. This Workforce Commission estimates that some 6,000 Texas Community Development is the third time this same school has been victim- new nursing aide, orderly, home health aide, medi- Block Grant Program ized by arson. Crime Stoppers, along with the El Paso cal assistant, and related jobs will be available per Completion and Closeout of Project #726011 Police Department, the El Paso Fire Department, and year in Texas through 2012. Interested individu- the Ysleta Independent School District Security De- als can attend an information session on Monday, partment are all joining together to ask the public for Oct. 13 at 313 South Rio Vista from 12:45 to 2:45 The Town of Anthony will conduct a public hearing to help in locating the subjects who committed this p.m. For more information, call either Martha solicit the input and participation of its residents in its crime. There is no description of the individuals in- Serna or Rosanne Loya at 937-1700. Texas Community Development Block Grant (TxCDBG) volved, so please try to remember if you saw any suspicious person or vehicle on the school campus, Program project. Residents are encouraged to attend this In the Navy meeting and voice opinions concerning the completion or nearby, on Wednesday, Aug. 20 after 3:00 p.m. Many area recruits recently completed U.S. Navy Our community needs to work together to stop this basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great of a sewer system improvements project that has been type of travesty and bring the guilty party to justice. Lakes, Ill. During the eight-week program, they com- carried out under TxCDBG/CD Contract No. 726011. If you have any information at all about this crime, pleted a variety of training which included classroom Topics to be discussed will include the completed activities please call Crime Stoppers of El Paso at 566-TIPS study and practical instruction on naval customs, first (8477) or submit your tip online at of the project, and the town’s implementation of the aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and ship- project, including location, general cost, and project benefits. www.crimestoppersofelpaso.org. You will remain board and aircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed anonymous and, if your tip leads to an arrest, you on physical fitness. They are: may earn a cash reward up to $1,000. Location: Anthony Town Hall • Navy Seaman Jorge L. Lujan, son of Maria D. Copyrights Estrada and Jorge L. Lujan of El Paso. Lujan is a Date: Monday, September 29, 2008 2008 graduate of Socorro High School. Here’s a quick quiz. Which of these items could be Time: 5:00 p.m. covered by a copyright: A) one of your photos on a • Navy Seaman Antonio Arango, a 2008 graduate of Web-based photo sharing site, B) your friend’s newly Socorro High School. The Town of Anthony has a Citizen Participation Plan self-published play, C) an online video of a drive you • Navy Seaman Apprentice Manuel J. Hernandez, a that provides for and encourages citizen participation at took around town? If you answered all three, you’re 2008 graduate of Montwood High School. correct. Copyright infringement has been in the news all stages of the Community Development Program; cop- a lot lately, but it can be tricky to figure out what is • Navy Seaman Recruit Ivan Acosta, son of Estella ies are available upon request. Individuals unable to at- and isn’t covered. To clear up some of the confusion, Acosta of El Paso. Acosta is a 2000 graduate of tend this public hearing may submit their views at the read Copyright Basics from the Library of Congress Montwood High School. Anthony Town Hall during regular hours. and the Federal Citizen Information Center. This in- • Navy Seaman Recruit Bryan R. Poulin, son of formative brochure outlines what can and can’t be Cresencia C. Gomez and Richird N. Poulin of El Paso. Accommodations for handicapped persons will be avail- copyrighted and tells you how to register your own Poulin is a 2008 graduate of Montwood High School. materials with the Copyright Office. For a copy, send able; handicapped persons in need of special assistance • Navy Seaman Apprentice Bianca M. Navarrette, your name, address, and a check or money order for for attending the hearings are encouraged to contact the daughter of Monica Kapadia and Abelardo Navarrette $1.00 to the Federal Citizen Information Center, Dept. of El Paso. Navarrette is a 2008 graduate of Ameri- Town Clerk by telephone at (915) 886-3944. 314R, Pueblo, CO 81009. Or call toll-free 1 (888) cas High School. 878-3256, and ask for Item 314R. Have your credit card handy. Visit www.pueblo.gsa.gov to read or print • Navy Seaman Crystal M. Garcia, daughter of Sylvia El publico en general está invitado a asistir a estas audiencias. this and hundreds of other FCIC publications for free. and Ricardo Garcia of Fabens. Garcia is a 2008 gradu- La presentación y discusión del Programa de Desarrollo de la ate of Fabens High School. Comunidad del Estado de Texas se haran en español para Listeria • Navy Constructionman Oscar U. Barbosa, son of aque las personas que asi lo deseen. It’s not something you hear about often, but listeria Laura Atwell of Beaufort, S. C. and Jose L. Barbosa can be dangerous. It’s a bacteria that grows on food, of El Paso. Barbosa is a 2008 graduate of Socorro Art Franco Date Published: even in the refrigerator, and you can’t see, smell, or High School. Mayor 09/25/08 Page 6 WEST TEXAS COUNTY COURIER September 25, 2008 You might need a program for UTEP basketball first main course of the season, a Nov. 24 home games are on the road. They open at SMU on different results. By Steve Escajeda game against UNLV. Yeah, the same UNLV Jan. 10 and play their first home league game The last two conference home games are Special to the Courier who finished with a 27-8 record last season on Jan. 14 against Houston. against SMU on Feb. 25 and Alabama-Bir- and a trip to the NCAA Tournament. The Miners return home for four of their next mingham on March 4. I know we’re still in the midst of the foot- Then it’s off to the 76 Classic basketball tour- six conference games, beginning with the Jan. After the Miners close out the regular sea- ball season. In fact, we’re actually very early nament in Anaheim against a very tough St. 24 encounter with Tulsa. UTEP then plays son at Southern Miss on March 7, the Confer- in the high school, college and pro football Mary’s team that will probably be ranked in home games against Southern Mississippi on ence USA Tournament awaits them at the season. the top-25 polls. There’s a chance that the Min- Jan. 31, Central Florida on Feb. 11 and against FedEx Forum in Memphis from March 11-14. But the way the UTEP football Miners have ers could play Wake Forest in the second round. Marshall on Feb. 14. This season promises to be an exciting one played this year, I find myself glancing over to After a potential home yawner against Sam After a road game against Rice on Feb. 18, with most publications expecting the Miners basketball news more and more. Houston State on Dec. 6, the Miners begin a the most anticipated home game of the season to make the NCAA Tournament. And the most interesting news on the bas- stretch of extremely tough games. will be at hand. But no matter how successful the UTEP basketball side of the ledger is the release of the On Dec. 14, UTEP makes the short trek to On Feb. 21 at 2 p.m., the Memphis Tigers ketball season is, it will still be painful every Miners’ schedule. Las Cruces to renew the Battle of I-10. The will be at “the Don” in what should resemble time I glance over at that empty chair just out- This is Tony Barbee’s third season at UTEP, Aggies are always tough, especially in the Pan the UTEP-Texas Longhorns football game in side the Don Haskins Center tunnel — I hear a and it’s the third straight season that Miner fans American Center. terms of hype and hullabaloo, hopefully with bear of a man used to sit there. have needed to purchase a game program to UTEP is then home for two consecutive tests, identify most of the roster. against Texas Tech on Dec. 17, and the return You may recognize some of the players’ engagement against NMSU on Dec. 20. Valencia receives national volleyball honor names like Stefon Jackson, Randy Culpepper, Then it’s off to another California tourna- Julyan Stone, Gabriel McCulley, Wayne ment, the Cable Car Classic in Santa Barbara. Victoria Valencia, a junior at San Portalatin, Tavaris Watts and Claude Britten. UTEP will open with James Madison on Dec. Elizario High School, was named High But there are just as many guys who will be 29. The Miners will take on either Santa Bar- School Player of the Week for the state of Texas by the American Volleyball bara or Belmont in the tourney’s second day. donning the orange and blue for the first time. Coaches Association (AVCA) and CBS The new guys are Kareem Cooper, Blaise Before any of you wish for the Miners to MaxPreps, Inc. Valencia was nominated French, Isaac Gordon, Jason Jones, Arnett meet Belmont for an easy victory in the cham- by Coach Aaron Bajek based on her Moultrie and Chano Rashiduddin. pionship game, this is the same Belmont team performance in games played the week See what I mean, there are a whole lot of who advanced to the NCAA Tournament a year of Aug. 31 to Sept. 7, 2008. The High new faces on the team this year and suppos- ago and lost to Duke by the narrowest of mar- School Player of the Week Program is edly, a lot more talent. gins, 71-70, in the opening round. a partnership between the AVCA and We’ll definitely see how talented they are After celebrating the New Year, UTEP MaxPreps. Only athletes whose when they take on the teams on their tough should get a break with a home game against coaches are members of MaxPreps are considered for this national honor Texas-Pan American on Jan. 2. schedule. where each week MaxPreps and AVCA The Miners kick off the season in less than UTEP won’t have the luxury of easing their recognize outstanding student athletes two months in the Don Haskins Center against way into Conference USA action. They travel from the states of Kentucky, Michigan, Texas Southern on Nov. 14 and Georgia South- to New Mexico on Jan. 6 to meet the Lobos in Minnesota, North Carolina and Texas. ern on Nov. 18. their final non-conference game. — Contributed by Cynthia P. Marentes — Photo courtesy San Elizario ISD Those are a couple of nice appetizers for the Three of the Miners first four conference Classified Ads

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Sarah Palin’s level Oldies” video.) of experience, there is one issue — A fitness class that could prom- perhaps the transcendent issue of ise real results would be much our age — where her preeminence more useful than the old business- is unquestioned. as-usual discussion of the issues, It is the extraordinary weighti- which only turns people away from ness of this issue that had many politics. Americans reaching out to Palin Why bore people with health for answers so soon after she care proposals when you can you took the national stage: How did can actually help people get she manage to get her figure healthier by leading a national fit- back — at age 44 — only four ness program? AMBER WAVES By Dave T. Phipps months after giving birth to her Speaking about fitness and pag- fifth child? eants, I’m sure many readers saw I may be on shaky ground the item about the Rev. Antonio here, but I’m willing to wager Rungi of Naples, Italy, planning a that there hasn’t been a similar beauty pageant for nuns — Miss accomplishment from another Sister 2008. vice-presidential candidate in This is wrong on so many our entire history. levels. And don’t start yapping about First off, it’s an online pageant. my being sexist here. If Sen. Joe So we won’t get to see the nuns Biden, the Democratic vice-presi- strut on stage and announce, “I’m dential nominee, had regained his Sister Mary Ellen representing the boyish figure four months after great convent of the Sisters of Di- giving birth to his fifth child, the vine Providence of Hoboken, New THE SPATS By Jeff Pickering nation would be asking him the Jersey!” same question. (Cut to crowd of supporters (According to his official cam- madly waving “Go Sister Mary paign biography, Biden has not Ellen!” and “Mary Ellen for Miss given birth to a single child. Nor Sister 2008: It’s Divine Will” did he win Miss Congeniality in posters.) the Miss Alaska pageant.) This will also mean no talent To his credit, John McCain ap- competition and no opportunity for pears pretty fit himself, especially a crowd-pleasing round of ques- for age 72, though, like Biden, he tions concerning matters of church also has yet to give birth. (Given doctrine. the advancements of science that Admittedly, a swimsuit com- allow those in their 60s to give petition would be a little taste- R.F.D. By Mike Marland birth, there is still hope for less — though probably neces- McCain.) sary if you want Donald Trump What this means for the country to sponsor the show — but would is obvious. For the first time in his- it be so wrong to have the nuns tory, our president and vice presi- model their habits? dent could lead us in a national fit- At the least they should have ness class for both men and some kind of fitness routine. women. 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“The promesa that the participants make Safety talks about their loved ones and how they will From Page 4 promise to talk to them because they don’t want ______to see these people that they care about lose their lives,” Davila said. to educate the community about traffic laws. Davila who has been making presentations “Sometimes many of us don’t know that we around the El Paso area since May has thus far are breaking the law by some of the things that been receiving very positive responses about we do,” added Davila. Davila provided many the Madrinas-Padrinos Traffic Safety Project examples of seemingly innocent habits that from participants. Davila believes that the pro- may lead to negative consequences such as gram is resonating among the different com- not buckling up when driving a short dis- munities she has visited because she encour- tance within your neighborhood, not prop- ages audience members to contribute to the erly installing child car seats, or driving an discussion. overcrowded car with passengers sharing “I want to try to involve people to be able to safety belts. share their experiences because the stories that The feature that makes this traffic safety they tell help not only to educate them but oth- project unique is that it incorporates elements ers as well,” Davila stated. Although Davila of the Hispanic culture by asking participants will use many of the stories that she hears to to serve as madrinas (godmothers) and padrinos make connections with other communities, she (godfathers) in their community by promising hopes that the participants of the Madrinas- to look after the safety of people they care Padrinos Traffic Safety Project recount their about. According to Davila, the promesa own stories to their children and friends so that (promise) that all participants recite during the they can also begin to follow a lifestyle that workshop is a powerful incentive. includes safe driving behavior. To Advertise Call 852-3235