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We listen to our patients concerns. We take the time to do it right. We inform you about what is happening and explain the process. We care that you are happy with your services and prosthesis. You are what our business Easter, Mother’s Day and Memorial Day is all about. Weekends in the Parks Help keep Parks Clean!!! The City of El Paso Parks and Recreation Department is once • The simple rule "leave it again asking for the public’s assistance over the Easter, Moth - better than you found it" ers Day and Memorial Day weekends with their support of applies to all park users cleaning up after family festivities in the Parks. 1501 Arizona Suite 15-B • Any trash left in the El Paso, TX 79902 Over the Easter (April 22nd -24th), Mother’s Day (May 7th - parks should be contained 915-544-2961 8th ), and Memorial Day (May 27th – 30th) weekends thou - in a trash bag and de - 915-544-2963 Fax sands of people will descend on the city’s parks and the posited in a trash recepta - support of park goers is needed for a safe and fun-filled week - cle & not left in grocery 2930 Hillrise #3 1344 Zaragosa #A end for all. bags or empty boxes on Las Cruces, NM 88011 El Paso, TX 79936 575-373-2961 915-855-6116 the ground. Toll Free: 1-877-544-2961 915-855-6068 Fax Charcoal and other items should be taken home by park goers and thrown in the proper receptacle and not on the • No confetti or breaking piñatas. Do not hang any items in ground, next to the trash bins or trees as the charcoal can dam - trees. age the grass and kill the trees. • Charcoal should not be left on the ground, grass or by trees. Individuals should bring their own trash bags as Charcoal can kill the grass or trees. Charcoal should be put in well to assist with the clean up in the parks. a trash bag and disposed of properly in trash receptacle or taken home and disposed of properly. Checklist of Do’s and Don’ts for Park-goers • City ordinance violators should be immediately reported to • "No Alcoholic Beverages in City Parks" the police Information (915) 541-4826 SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS APRIL 22, 2011 PAGE 3 Five -Year old children to be registered at

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Carmen Dominguez, who teaches at the Primary School, said that three bilingual educators, in - cluding Ms. Berumen, Ms. Guevara, and herself decided to incorporate a meaningful and life-learning experience that will help the youngsters make an educational choice. “Hopefully, this can turn into a yearly project, but, it de - SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS APRIL 22, 2011 PAGE 4 POLICE WARN OF MAN Redistricting EXPOSING HIMSELF TO KIDS Date/Time: 01-01-11 through 04-10-11 Update Location: Pebble Hills Regional Command Suspect: Hispanic male, 18-20 years of age, black short hair, bushy eyebrows a district because the others are paired with Vehicle: Small black 2 door car, sporty looking he chairman of T incumbents. EL PASO, TEXAS – Since January of this year Officers from the Pebble Hills Regional the redistricting Command have received a total of 4 reports related to suspicious activity involving an adults committee re - The proposed map also paired interactions with school aged kids. Police have been told that a male subject was approaching leased the pro - four long time members. One pairing of school aged kids while inside his vehicle and starting up a conversation with them. During posed map of members in the panhandle won't be a con - two of these conversations the male has exposed his penis to the students and began to mas - redistricting for tested race if the plan remains the same. turbate in front of them. The male suspect has never attempted to physically control the kids the state of Texas. There has already been an announcement by force but has offered to give them a ride. Detectives have not been able to identify any Although there by one of leaving the legislature. suspects in these cases. The police department is asking that parents remind their children to were changes, the not speak with strangers and to report anyone they feel is acting suspicious at or near their boundaries for the five El Paso House The other pairing of longtime schools or playgrounds to police, school employees or a parent. If anyone has information on members remain relatively unchanged. members is not one that is easily called. these cases they are asked to contact police at 915-832-4400 or to remain anonymous they can Before going further on redistrict - The final pairing of Republicans call Crime Stoppers at 915-566-8477. ing, I would like to commend Representa - involves one member who switched parties tive Pickett's office for handling the this past year. I will let you decide who has responsibility of drawing our maps. Eddie the advantage in that race. Tierra Del Este Park #27 Miranda, the Chief of Staff, did most of the leg work tweaking maps after input from On Friday the fifteenth of April, members. It was not an easy task but he the Redistricting Committee had its first has new Dog Park Equipment installed did an excellent job of coordinating the hearing on the proposed boundaries. There drawing for Representative Pickett. were a few members who discussed con - Park is now open to Public cerns at the hearing. The members of the With a lopsided majority, some southern Rio Grande area and members in a were fearful that the Republican majority certain Houston area presented their con - The Tierra Del Este Park #27, tative Quintana will be the was going to draw maps that were unrea - cerns. 12701 Pebble Hills St. is now guest speaker for the annual sonable. Had there been the atmosphere of open to the public after hav - tree planting celebration. 2003 to 2007, the likelihood of an unrea - The longest testimony was given ing new dog park equipment sonable map would have been greater. by the Mexican American Legal Defense installed by General Services Rep. Quintana stated, “She is Chairman Solomons allowed the delega - and Education Fund(MALDEF). Their staff with the City of El Paso very excited that the animal tions to design their boundaries. That re - concern was primarily creating more Latino that was recently purchased loving community now has a sulted in very few concerns. districts. The map they presented also re - by City Council Representa - place to take their dogs. Some drew the boundaries for the El Paso delega - tive Rachel Quintana. of the dog park equipment to As a matter of fact, before the tion. I was not very pleased with their El be installed is a flex pole, wall map was released, there were comments Paso County map. We have requested in - The site will also be the loca - jumps and hound hoops.” from some of the more conservative mem - formation from them to determine their rea - tion for the Arbor Day Cele - bers about the process being too generous soning. I think it is important to address bration by the City of El Paso Information - (915) 373-6708 with Democrats. that issue because if MALDEF succeeded Parks and Recreation Depart - in court, El Paso County would not benefit. ment on April 29th at 4:00 In the redistricting process, there p.m. City Council Represen - inevitably arises a situation where sitting The five house members of the El members are placed into the same district. Paso delegation contributed to the map pro - That is referred to as "pairing". There were posed by Chairman Solomons. If eight districts drawn that resulted in pair - MALDEF agrees to leave El Paso county ings. Only one paired Democrats. The with the boundaries in that map, then there other fourteen members were Republican. will be no concerns if there is some litiga - tion against the statewide redistricting. The leadership put six newly elected Republican members swept in by Chente Quintanilla the teaparty excitement into the pairing process. Of those, only two are guaranteed State Representative 24/7 www.spotlightepnews.com SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS APRIL 22, 2011 PAGE 5

By: “Doppler” Dave Speelman What to Expect for the Next Three The Climate Prediction Center has issued the latest forecast for the month of May, June and July across the United States.

The models are indicating that as we look ahead to the be - ginning of summer we are likely going to continue with above normal high temperatures. There will likely be some well above normal days. May is typically a fairly warm month as daily high temperatures average around 87 degrees

The models are leaning toward a time period of precipitation near normal for this time of year. As you may be well aware, the month of May is the third driest month of they year preceded by April and March. May typically receives .38” of rain per year while June averages nearly one inch and July about an inch and one half.

Note: A=Above Normal B=Below Normal EC=Equal Chance N=Normal Weather Trivia:

Out of all the 100 degree tem - peratures we receive in a given year, what percentage occurs during the month of May?

A. 3.3% B. 8.9% C. 15% “Doppler" Dave Speelman is the chief meteorologist at KVIA-TV in El Paso. You can watch his forecasts at 4, 5, 6 and 10 pm on ABC-7 (channel 6 cable). If you would like Doppler

Dave to address (explain) any weather issues you can email him at [email protected]. D. 24%

% 3 . 3 – A : r e w s n A SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS APRIL 22, 2011 PAGE 6 Bulldog Brawl II to Begin African Americans and April 25 Chicanos in El Paso: FORT BLISS, Texas – Motorists roads and highways, and precau - Operation Bulldog Brawl II will Always a Positive Tandem in El Paso and southern New tionary traffic measures may be the third brigade-level training Mexico counties of Dona Ana, cause traffic delays. event to be conducted by the 3rd by Joe olvera ©, 2011 Luna, and Hidalgo will find them - The exercise called “Bulldog BCT, 1st AD since activating in selves sharing the roads with mili - Brawl II,” is a field training exer - July 2009, and will include more African Americans and Chicanos in El Paso have always had an tary vehicles April 25 through cise designed to prepare 3rd BCT than 700 vehicles and 3000 Sol - affinity for one another. When I was growing up in the barrio of Rivera and Es - May 13. Soldiers for combat training at the diers. trella, there were many African Americans who resided right along side us. National Training Center, Fort Since many were active or retired military, their economic conditions were Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Irwin, Calif., and a combat de - Officials at 3rd BCT appreciate somewhat better than ours. They could afford to buy the nicer homes that dot - Combat Team, 1st Armored Divi - ployment to Afghanistan. the help and consideration the citi - ted our barrio. For the most part, we lived in tenement apartments, although sion, East Fort Bliss, Texas, will Safety is the number-one priority zens of El Paso and Southern New many Chicanos also had nice houses. The gist of it was that we didn’t discrimi - conduct three weeklong training for this exercise with various risk Mexico extend to the Bulldog Sol - nate against blacks. I guess we just didn‘t know how, or what for. exercises at Playas, N.M., and will management controls being incor - diers participating in the exercise use the highways and roads of porated in all phases of the opera - and ask for their continued under - Of course, I’m speaking for myself only, because I’m sure there were Spur 601, Highway 54, Interstate tion. standing of any inconveniences Chicanos who believed otherwise. But, I never saw it. In fact, when the schools 10, Artcraft Road and New Mex - the training may cause. Questions were desegregated in 1957, blacks were allowed to move out of Douglas ico Highway 9 for their military Residents that encounter a prob - concerning the exercise should be School, where the population was predominantly black, and into schools with a convoy movement. lem should contact local law en - referred to the 3rd BCT, 1st AD diverse population. Two of the more popular schools were Jefferson and Bowie. forcement officials who will Public Affairs Office at (915) 373- These two schools accepted blacks as fellow-students and made them welcome. Monday through Friday military immediately contact exercise con - 7125 or Our very own Nolan Richardson was an all-star athlete at Bowie High School. convoys will be using El Paso trol officials. [email protected]. I’ll never forget in a basketball game against my Jefferson Silver Foxes, Richardson sank a jump shot from half-court – a wow factor which had every - body cheering for this tremendous athlete. He always considered El Paso a color-blind city, and, so it is. Richardson said this while he had taken his team, kids at EPCC the Arkansas Razorbacks to the NCAA Basketball Finals. His team won the vides a smooth transition to pur - title that year. sue an education for all our stu - dents.” Only two years after the schools were desegregated, Chance Williams was elected student body president at La Jeff. He was African American, but, Dominguez, who has got along well with the student body who thought nothing of electing a black been teaching for 29 years, 15 of student to lead us into the future. Later, Williams worked for CBS Network them at Lorenzo Loya, said that News, and retired as a highly placed official with California Gas & Light. 1962,

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Experience (GJDU3DUN‡ www.mymaturetimes.com SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS APRIL 22, 2011 PAGE 9 Sustainable Living Décor Score School Lunch Program Gets an Making a Fireplace Overhaul and TV Coexist nomic stimulus generated by keeping food money in the Peacefully Rose Bennett Gilbert the pictured small living room, which is arranged to accommodate both the hearth and a large-screen television. Q: We have a tiny Setting the furniture at right angles allows one to watch apartment in an old brown - TV and/or simultaneously stone. The nice thing is, we stare into the flames dancing have a fireplace. But we also on the hearth. Swiveling club have a large-screen TV. We chairs offer the same freedom tried putting the TV over the of choice. mantel, but that didn't work. Any other suggestions? In fact, there are several other entertainment choices in the room, which are neatly de - signed into what is essen - : According to archi - tially limited space. Prefer to America's school lunch program is getting its first overhaul in 15 years. tect John Connell's research read? The floor-to-ceiling in his book, "Creating the In - shelves hold a wealth of and Breakfast program. possible. In a recent New Shawn Dell Joyce spired House" (the books. Rather socialize with Under a new law signed by York Times editorial, Alice Taunton Press), friends? Note the small bar in President Obama in mid-Jan - Waters, a famous chef and In our country, we sacrifice there are two the foreground. uary, children will be offered local foods advocate, and Ka - our health and the health of classic solutions something that comes closer trina Heron point out our our soils at the altar of cheap to the problem. Want the entertainment cen - to current nutritional stan - schools "pay good money for corn. Growing that grain re - One: Find a ter off on its own? It's a smart dards. The act came after what are essentially leftovers quires environmentally dev - logical way to way to corral all the etceteras much effort by health-con - from big American food pro - astating chemical inputs and integrate the of today's media, such as scious parents and groups to ducers." The duo admits it farming methods that de - fireplace and the CDs and outgoing Netflix. limit the high fat, high sugar would cost "about $5 per crease soil fertility. All that TV in the same space. Best of all, as Connell points school lunches that currently child to feed 30 million subsidized corn winds up in Two: Find another spot out, "Such dedicated media contribute to childhood obe - schoolchildren" an organic, almost every processed food altogether to designate rooms can fit nicely into sity and juvenile diabetes. locally grown meal, "but the and beverage in our diet, as the entertainment those windowless areas that long term benefits would be making us fatter and un - area. otherwise might be wasted healthy. What's worse, we are Soon, our children can expect worth it." space. ... " to find an increase in fruits feeding our kids the surplus The first solution is and vegetables on their lunch Benefits include improving of this processed food nicely illustrated in Continues on next page through the National School trays. This means nearly four children's dietary habits, food Lunch Program. half-cup servings a week of safety would be easier to real vegetables, not just track, and attention spans local economy. The Centers for Disease Con - French fries or ketchup, would likely improve as well. which both qualified as veg - Probably the greatest benefit trol and Prevention estimates The USDA has created a por - etables under the old stan - would be the money diverted with our current rate of obe - tal that is open to public com - dards. New vegetables will from big food processors sity, a third of our children ments on this new law only include dark green veggies would go instead to local born in 2000 will develop di - for a few more days. Com - and legumes and more whole farmers, thus improving the abetes. The statistic is up to a ments may be submitted Fed - grains. At least half the grains economy of the school's com - half for African American and eral eRulemaking Portal at served must be whole grains, munity. Hispanic children. Asthma, www.regulations.gov. allergies, anxiety disorders and milk will now be fat free and learning disabilities can or low fat instead of whole. We need to overhaul our food Sodium levels will also be re - system, now, as part of our all be traced to diet. Some - Shawn Dell Joyce is an duced. economic recovery. Shifting thing has gone terribly wrong award-winning columnist and from a global food system to with our children's nutrition. founder of the Wallkill River While these changed are a local food system would School in Orange County, laudable, many local foods solve many problems at once. For the first time in 15 years, N.Y. You can contact her at advocates want to see the re - Not only would people have the U.S. Department of Agri - [email protected] forms go further to include access to fresh, varied local Name your pleasure: fireplace or TV? Clever furniture culture announced it will up - m. grade nutritional standards for sourcing the fresh fruits and produce, but communities COPYRIGHT 2011 CREATORS.COM arrangement puts both on tap in a small sitting room. the National School Lunch vegetables locally whenever would benefit from the eco - Photo courtesy of Rob Karosis, the Taunton Press. SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS APRIL 22, 2011 PAGE 10 Confessions of a Dorito Addict... Continued from page 8 banned. They are suspect, risky and un - necessary. Cool Ranch Doritos contain Red Continued from page 9 (My plan? Next visit I will throw a fit if my 40, Blue 1 and Yellow 5. I rest my chips. dear brother-in-law dares walk in with a party- : Ready to return to the country (look)? size bag of Cool Ranch Doritos.) ENERGY EXPRESS-O! THEY'RE GLUTEN- What doesn't work after a splurge — as FREE, TOO : It's ready for you, at least judging counter-intuitive as this sounds — is to cut from the showrooms at the High calories or reduce fat. That only makes you "DORITOS COOL RANCH (R) Fla - Point Furniture Market in want more junk food, Berkowitz says, and vored Tortilla Chips are a unique N.C. Epicenter of the world's home furnishings leaves you hungrier. Instead of depriving your - combination of great taste, industry, the market attracts thousands of self, which results in rebound eating, indulge great crunch and visitors from some 110 countries every yourself in a little treat — chocolate, wine, ice good fun April and October. They come to cream — to satisfy your desire to live and (TM) rolled into one great chip." — see what's new, exciting and profitable — they enjoy eating. Then go back to a smart eating www.fritolay.com hope — to home decorators around the plan that focuses on high-fiber, low-carb world. foods, including metabolism-boosting foods Marilynn Preston — fitness expert, such as avocados, coconut, fish, spices and personal trainer and speaker on healthy Provided they looked in the right places, tea. lifestyle issues — is the creator of home decorators saw a newly nascent Energy Express, the longest-running American country look, burgeoning after a Have you cured yourself of binging? How did syndicated fitness column in the country. decade of devotion to the dark woods and square you do it? Email me at She has a website, http://marilyn - corners of mid-century modern. [email protected] and share your npreston.com and wel - story. comes reader questions, Chief exponent of the retro movement is which can be sent to MyEner - iconic designer Raymond Waites, the multi - EAT THIS UP! COLOR ME CONCERNED [email protected]. faceted creative force behind the American country look the first-time around in the 1970s. COPYRIGHT 2011 ENERGY EX - Waites, who was then working with Marimekko in According to the Center for Science in the PRESS, LTD. Public Interest, synthetic food dyes should be Finland, said at the time that he felt a "stirring" in the air back home — something deep- rooted in an earlier America of simple fur - niture (think peeling paint), patriotic themes (stars and stripes and eagles) and hand-dyed, homespun fabrics. From his intuition came Gear, the collection that spawned a thousand followers during the next two decades or so.

Now comes "New America, Coming Home," which features George Washington's desk, Betsy Ross' stars-and-stripes-strewn wingback chair, and buffalo nickel and Indian-head penny motifs on nailhead trims. Made by Guild Master, a furniture company based in Springfield, Mo., the collection is designed, Waites says, to put us back in touch with our roots as a nation and "to re-enforce our connection with what it means to be American."

Even the French — who famously supported the Colonies' fight against the British — are pay - ing homage to the United States. A leading manufacturer of French antique reproductions, French Heritage introduced the Fontenay Betsy Ross commode decked out in stars and stripes as well as the James Madison Louis commode with the Constitution, beginning with a bold "We the People" written in gold script across its upper drawers.

To quote U.S.-born French Heritage vice president Henessy Wayser, "We are Americans! And we should put it out there that we are not all about war!"

More flag-waving from High Point will be featured in the next column.

Rose Bennett Gilbert is the co-author of "Manhattan Style" and six other books on interior de - sign. COPYRIGHT 2011 CREATORS.COM. 24/7 www.spotlightepnews.com SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS APRIL 22, 2011 PAGE 11

Literacy event celebrates milestone

Segundo Barrio location to a bigger venue next to the El Paso Zoo where it has re - Dia de los Niños, Dia de los Li - mained ever since. Planned events for this bros will turn 15 years old on April 30 , During its 15 year history, the event has year include: 2011 at Washington Park. The annual cele - seen estimated crowds as big 35,000 peo - bration of children and literacy began in • A free book give away from the El Paso • The El Paso Zoo will offer coupons for ple. 1997 in south El Paso as collaboration be - Public Library free admission to the Zoo for kids During that time, the Library has given tween the Armijo Branch Library, Recre - • Live entertainment on stage all day by accompanied by a paying adult away, conservatively, 150,000 books to kids ation Center and the South El Paso Parks and Recreation • Limited supplies of free ice cream will from all over El Paso. Hundreds of El Paso Agencies (SEPA). This year the event will • Dora the Explorer will once again be per - businesses and organizations have taken be available be joined by the Boy Scouts of America as part in the event over the years by manning forming throughout the day courtesy of Time • Signups for Club Rec well as Scouting Troupes from Mexico and booths that provide some type of health, lit - Warner • Information on Summer Reading Club their families. eracy or educational activity as well as • Ronald McDonald will perform • Health Information prizes for those who take part. Free health • Meet personalities from KBNA and KAMA During that first event, organizers hoped for • Smart Money personal finance event for screening for kids and adults has been a sta - a crowd of 50 to 100 people who would • Hundreds of activity and game booths parents ple of the event as well. Free information enjoy games, healthy and educational activ - • Typical fair type food from vendors who are • Opportunity to join scouting on just about every subject that pertains to ities and fun with their entire families. asked to keep their prices • Free Admission children and parenting can be had at the What they got was an estimated crowd of reasonable event. 500 that was almost too big for the Armijo Park to hold. Proving that the first event There will be free transportation to and from the event for kids 18 and under courtesy of It’s an unparalleled way for parents to inter - was no fluke, attendance grew exponen - Sun Metro. Free parking will be available at the County Coliseum and free shuttles will act with organizations that provide re - tially for the next few years prompting or - transport attendees from the parking area to the park and back. sources for better parenting. ganizers to move the event from its For more information visit www.elpasolibrary.org or call 543-5468. SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS APRIL 22, 2011 PAGE 12 SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS APRIL 22, 2011 PAGE 13 Make Mayhem Part of your Daily Routine Jeb Haught 4 stars = Pretty Good RATINGS KEY E10-plus: (Everyone 10 and 3 stars = Above Average Entertainment Software Rat - older) DEVELOPER: Left Field 2 stars = Bargain Bin ing Board (ESRB) T: Teen (13 and older) Productions 1 star = Don't Bother E: Everyone M: Mature (17 and older) PUBLISHER: Rombax SYSTEM: Microsoft Xbox 360 (PS3) PRICE: $39.99 ESRB RATING: E10(plus) REVIEW RATING: 4 stars (out of 5)

Creating destruction is the last thing most people want to do behind the wheel, unless cardboard 3-D glasses. Unfor - mode that's like figure-eight they're driving in cyberspace! tunately, my head hurts after racing on steroids! These This week, "Mayhem" is the using old-school 3-D glasses short races on dirt tracks have name of the game in more for long, but it still looks cool intersecting areas that are ways than one, because creat - in 2-D. guaranteed to create massive ing car-nage is the main focus crashes — part of the thrill is behind this destruction-derby- In six different classes, 120 maneuvering though them. I style title. Add cool visuals different vehicles are avail - also enjoy Domination mode, and tons of unlockables, and able across 20 levels of ... where the object is to smash the result is one of the better well ... mayhem. Four excit - opponents off the course into bargain-priced games avail - ing game modes are avail - a destruction pit, but the able. able, and my favorite is good timed driving modes are ol' Destruction Derby. In ad - rather mediocre. "Mayhem" is presented in a dition to authentic real-time gritty, industrial comic-noir damage that affects each ve - "Mayhem" is a fun title that style where most visuals are hicle's performance, I like may get old after a few hours, black and white, with some how turbo boost is filled by but it's still pretty good for a items highlighted in red and picking up parts that fly off of bargain-priced game. comic-book sound effects rival vehicles. Too bad most emphasized in yellow. While of those 120 vehicles perform this may sound odd, it works so similarly. REVIEW SCORING surprisingly well, especially when the 3-D effect is SYSTEM Bangar Racing is another fun achieved with the included 5 stars = Must Have SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS APRIL 22, 2011 PAGE 14

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SEE PAGE 19 SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS APRIL 22, 2011 PAGES 16-17 SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS APRIL 22, 2011 PAGE 18 CINEMARK CIELO VISTA Now Showing Gateway West Blvd/Cielo Vista Mall Schedule good for Friday April 22 African Cats G Digital cinema showtimes: 10:30pm 10:00am1:00pm4:00pm7:00pm10:00pm Your Highness R Digital cinema show - Water for African Rio G RealD 3D showtimes: 10:45am times: 10:40am 4:40pm 10:40pm 11:25am 1:45pm 2:25pm 4:45pm 5:25pm Insidious PG-13 10:50am 1:50pm 4:50pm 7:45pm 8:25pm 10:45pm standard show - 7:50pm 10:50pm Cats times: 10:20am 1:20pm 4:20pm 7:20pm The Lincoln Lawyer R 10:10am 1:10pm Elephants 10:20pm 4:10pm 7:10pm 10:10pm Scream 4 R Digital cinema showtimes: Battle: Los Angeles PG-13 10:25am Open Nationwide 04/22/11 04/22/2011 1:40pm7:40pm standard showtimes: 1:25pm4:25pm7:25pm10:25pm 10:05am12:05pm1:05pm3:05pm4:05pm6:0 Jane Eyre PG-13 10:35am 1:35pm 4:35pm Runtime 120 min Rated: G 5pm7:05pm9:05pm10:05pm 7:35pm 10:35pm Genre: Documentary Arthur PG-13 10:30am 11:15am 1:30pm Win Win R 10:15am 1:15pm 4:15pm MPAA Rating PG-13 2:15pm 4:30pm 5:15pm 7:30pm 8:15pm 7:15pm 10:15pm Starring Robert Pattinson, Reese With - An epic true story set *NO PASSES-NO SUPERSAVERS erspoon, James Frain, Christoph Waltz, against the backdrop of one CINEMARK 14 - EL PASO Hal Holbrook of the wildest places on West side of El Paso at Mesa & I-10 Genre Drama Earth, 'African Cats' cap - tures the real-life love, Schedule good for Friday April 22 Synopsis During the Great Depression, Jacob, a penniless humor and determination of African Cats G Digital Cinema Showtimes: 8:45am 11:35am 2:25pm 5:15pm 8:05pm and recently-orphaned veterinary school student, parlays 9:35am12:05pm2:30pm4:55pm7:20pm9:45pm 10:50pm his expertise with animals into a job with a second-rate the majestic kings of the sa - Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family No eres tu, soy yo PG-13 11:40am 4:50pm PG-13 Cinemark XD Showtimes: 10:40am 10:15pm traveling circus. He falls in love with Marlena, one of the vanna. The story features 1:30pm 4:25pm 7:25pm 10:25pm Soul Surfer PG 11:00am 1:50pm 4:40pm Water for Elephants PG-13 10:30am 1:35pm 7:30pm 10:10pm show's star performers, but their romance is complicated by Mara, an endearing lion cub who strives to grow up with 4:45pm 7:35pm 10:35pm Hop PG 8:50am 11:25am 2:00pm 4:30pm her mother's strength, spirit and wisdom; Sita, a fearless Rio G RealD 3D Showtimes: 9:05am 11:45am 7:10pm 9:50pm Marlena's husband, the charismatic but unbalanced circus 2:35pm 5:05pm 7:45pm 10:30pm Standard Insidious PG-13 9:10am 11:55am 2:40pm cheetah and single mother of five mischievous newborns; Showtimes: 8:30am 11:15am 2:05pm 4:35pm 5:25pm 8:10pm 10:55pm boss. 7:15pm 10:00pm Source Code PG-13 9:50am 12:20pm 2:50pm and Fang, a proud leader of the pride who must defend his Scream 4 R Digital Cinema Showtimes: 5:20pm 7:50pm 10:20pm 11:10am2:10pm5:10pm8:00pm10:55pm Limitless PG-13 9:00am2:20pm7:40pm family from a once banished lion. Arthur PG-13 10:35am 1:25pm 4:15pm The Lincoln Lawyer R 10:55am 1:55pm 7:05pm 9:55pm 5:00pm 7:55pm 10:45pm Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Hanna PG-13 Digital Cinema Showtimes: Tinseltown Big Happy Family The Conspirator Las Palmas i-10 @ Zaragosa Open Nationwide 04/22/11 Open Limited 04/15/11 Schedule good for Friday April 22 MPAA Rating PG-13 Genre Comedy MPAA Rating PG-13 for some vio - African Cats G Digital Cinema Show - 10:35pm 11:55pm Synopsis When Madea's niece, lent content. times: 10:00am 11:45am 12:30pm Arthur PG-13 Digital Cinema Show - Shirley, receives distressing news 3:00pm4:45pm5:30pm8:00pm10:30pm times: 11:00am 1:55pm 4:50pm 7:55pm Starring Alexis Bledel, Justin Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Fam - 10:45pm about her health, all she wants is to ily PG-13 Digital Cinema Showtimes: Hanna PG-13 Digital Cinema Show - Long, James McAvoy, Evan Rachel gather her three adult children 12:00pm 1:20pm 2:50pm 4:10pm times: 11:45am 2:25pm 5:25pm 8:15pm Wood, Robin Wright 5:40pm 7:00pm 8:30pm 9:50pm 11:20pm 10:55pm around her and share the news as a Water for Elephants PG-13 Digital Cin - No eres tu, soy yo PG-13 Digital Cin - family. But Tammy, Kimberly and ema Showtimes: 11:00am 1:00pm ema Showtimes: 1:50pm 7:20pm Genre Drama 2:15pm 4:05pm 5:20pm 7:05pm 8:20pm Soul Surfer PG Digital Cinema Show - Byron are too distracted by their own 10:05pm 11:30pm times: 10:55am 2:00pm 4:45pm 7:30pm Director Robert Redford problems: Tammy can't manage her The Conspirator PG-13 Digital Cinema 10:15pm Distributor Roadside Attractions Showtimes: 11:30am 2:40pm 6:20pm Your Highness R Digital Cinema Show - unruly children or her broken mar - 9:40pm times: 11:55am 2:35pm 5:15pm 8:05pm Official Website http://www.con - Rio G Cinemark XD-RealD 3D Show - 10:50pm riage; Kimberly is gripped with times:10:45am 1:15pm 4:00pm 6:40pm Hop PG Digital Cinema Showtimes: spirator-themovie.com/ 9:20pm 12:01amRealD 3D Showtimes: 10:50am1:25pm3:55pm6:35pm9:30pm anger and takes it out on her husband; and Byron, after 11:15am1:55pm4:35pm7:15pm9:55pm Insidious PG-13Digital Cinema Show - spending two years in jail, is under pressure to deal drugs Digital Cinema Showtimes: 11:50am times: 11:20am 2:05pm 7:45pm 10:40pm 12:35pm2:30pm3:15pm5:10pm5:55pm7: Source Code PG-13 Digital Cinema again. It's up to Madea, with the help of the equally ram - 50pm8:35pm10:25pm11:15pm Showtimes: 2:00pm 4:20pm 6:50pm bunctious Aunt Bam, to gather the clan together and make Scream 4 R Digital Cinema Showtimes: 9:35pm 12:01am things right the only way she knows how: with a lot of 10:50am 12:15pm 1:45pm 3:10pm Limitless PG-13 Digital Cinema Show - Rio 4:40pm 6:05pm 7:35pm 9:00pm times: 11:10am 4:30pm 10:10pm tough love, laughter -- and the revelation of a long-buried Open Nationwide 04/15/11 *NO PASSES-NO SUPERSAVERS family secret.Jones,Damian Lewis Runtime 96 min MPAA Rating G for mild Premiere Cinemas 6101 Gateway West S.15 off color humor. Schedule good for 4-18-11 Synopsis From the makers DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: RODRICK NO ERES TU, SOY YO - DIGITAL of the hit "Ice Age" series RULES - DIGITAL(PG) 11:55a 2:35p 5:10p (PG13) 10:45a 1:35p 4:05p 7:00p 9:45p Win Win 7:30p 10:00p PAUL - DIGITAL(R) 11:10a 1:50p 4:35p comes "Rio," a comedy ad - HALL PASS - DIGITAL(R) 11:00a 1:35p 7:35p 10:05p Runtime 106 min 4:20p 7:00p 9:40p RANGO - DIGITAL(PG) 11:00a 1:40p 4:35p venture about taking a walk HANNA D-BOX - DIGITAL(PG13) 10:40a 7:10p 10:00p MPAA Rating R for language. on the wild side. Blu is a 1:25p 4:00p 6:45p 9:30p SOUL SURFER - DIGITAL(PG)11:10a 1:50p HANNA - DIGITAL(PG13) 10:40a 1:25p 4:30p 7:10p 9:50p Starring Melanie Lynskey, domesticated Macaw who 4:00p 6:45p 9:30p SOURCE CODE - DIGITAL(PG13) 12:10p HOP -DIGITAL(PG)11:10a 12:10p 1:30p 2:30p 5:05p 7:20p 10:00p Amy Ryan, Paul Giamatti, Jef - never learned to fly, living a 2:30p 4:05p 5:15p 6:35p 7:35p 9:05p 10:05p SUCKER PUNCH - DIGITAL (PG13) 11:15a frey Tambor, Burt Young comfortable life with his I AM NUMBER FOUR - DIGITAL(PG13) 2:00p 4:45p 7:30p 10:00p 11:15a 1:55p 4:35p 7:15p 10:00p THE CONSPIRATOR - DIGITAL (PG13) Genre Comedy owner and best friend Linda LIMITLESS - DIGITAL(PG13)10:50a 1:40p 10:45a 1:40p 4:35p 7:20p 10:05p in the small town of Moose 4:45p 7:25p 10:00p WATER FOR ELEPHANTS - DIGITAL Synopsis Struggling attorney MADEA'S BIG HAPPY FAMILY - DIGITAL (PG13) 11:00a 12:05p 1:45p 2:50p 4:40p Mike Flaherty, who volunteers Lake, Minnesota. Blu and (PG13)10:30a 11:30a 1:05p 2:10p 3:45p 6:15p 7:20p 9:20p 10:00p Linda think he's the last of 4:45p 6:20p 7:15p 9:00p 10:00p * -- denotes Pass Restricted features as a high-school wrestling coach, takes on the guardian - his kind, but when they learn about another Macaw who lives in Rio de Janeiro, they head to the faraway and exotic EAST POINTE MOVIES 12 ship of an elderly client in a land to find Jewel, Blu's female counterpart. Not long after I-10 & Lee Trevino Schedule good for 4/22 - 4/28 desperate attempt to keep his they arrive, Blu and Jewel are kidnapped by a group of BEASTLY (PG-13) 1:00|2:55|4:50|6:55|9:05 NEVER, DIRECTOR'S FAN CUT 3-D (G) practice afloat. When the BIG MOMMAS: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON (PG-13) 12:10|2:20|4:25|6:40|9:00 bungling animal smugglers. With the help of street smart 2:40|7:35 RED RIDING HOOD (PG-13) 12:05| 2:30| 4:45| 7:05| 9:25 client's teenage grandson runs away from home and shows Jewel, and a group of wise-cracking and smooth-talking city DRIVE ANGRY 3-D (R)12:35|2:50|5:00|7:10|9:20 TANGLED 3-D (PG) 2:25|7:15 GNOMEO AND JULIET (G)12:15|2:15|4:15|6:30|8:30 THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU (PG-13) 12:40 3:10 |7:30 up on his grandfather's doorstep, Mike's life is turned up - birds, Blu escapes. Now, with his new friends by his side, GNOMEO AND JULIET 3-D (G) 12:55 2:55 4:55 7:00 9:15 THE GREEN HORNET 3-D (PG-13) side down as his win-win proposition turns into something Blu will have to find the courage to learn to fly, thwart the HALL PASS (R) 5:20|9:30 12:00|4:35|9:40 I AM NUMBER FOUR (PG-13) 12:30 2:45 5:10 7:25 9:35 THE KING'S SPEECH (re-release much more complicated than he ever bargained for. kidnappers who are hot on their trail, and return to Linda, the JUST GO WITH IT (PG-13) 12:25|5:15|9:55 edited version) (PG13) 12:20|3:00|5:25|7:40|10:00 JUSTIN BIEBER: NEVER SAY YOGI BEAR 3 -D (PG) 1:15|3:15|5:05|6:50|8:50 best friend a bird ever had. SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS APRIL 22, 2011 PAGE 19 PREMIERE MONTWOOD 7 2200 N. Yarbrough Schedule good for April 23, 24 & 26 BEASTLY (PG-13)12:25p 2:35p 5:15p 7:30p 9:35p BIG MOMMAS: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON (PG-13)12:10p 2:30p 5:00p 7:25p 9:45p GNOMEO & JULIET (G)12:15p 2:45p 4:55p 7:10p 9:25p HALL PASS (R)7:35p 9:50p JUST GO WITH IT (PG-13)12:00p 2:25p 4:50p 7:15p 9:40p Schedule good for 4/22 - 4/28 presents it Spring Wine Festival NEVER SAY NEVER (G)12:00p 2:25p 4:50p 7:15p 9:40p RED RIDING HOOD (PG-13)12:05p 2:40p 5:10p 7:20p 9:30p SUPER STIMULUS chaRGE aPPLiEs* (11:00 Saturday, April 30th and Sunday May 1st, 2011 TANGLED (PG) 12:20p 2:50p 5:05p TUESDAY: $1 FRi-sUN) 12:30 1:30 3:00 DRINK, $1 4:00 5:30 6:30 8:00 9:00 from noon to 7 p.m. POPCORN, or $5.00 RIO 2D G (11:15 FRi-sUN) 1:45 4:15 6:45 9:15 From I-10, take the Vinton OFF ANY REGULAR Over 20 wines COMBO CONSPIRATOR PG-13 will be available for tast - Exit (#2 in Texas) turn 1:00 4:00 7:00 10:00 the ALL SEATS ALL 1:00 and 4:00 will not play ing and purchase. Adult West on Vinton road, ap - proximately 4 miles to SHOWS $5.00 on 4/26 admission to the festival is SCREAM 4 R (11:00 FRi- $15 and includes a sou - Highway 28, then right 1 EVERY sUN) 12:00 1:30 2:30 4:00 mile to the winery. 4201 TUESDAY!! 5:00 6:30 7:30 9:00 10:00 venir glass and a choice of (11:30 FRi/sat) 9 wines or a glass of wine. S. Highway 28, La AFRICAN CATS G 1:00 ARTHUR PG-13 (11:00 There is a $5 admission UnionNM. No pets or pic - FRi-sUN) 1:40 4:20 7:00 nic baskets, please. There 4:00 7:00 9:15 for 12-20 years of age and WATER FOR ELEPHANTS 9:40 SOUL SURFER PG (11:00 those under the age of 12 is an ATM on premise. PG-13 (11:30 FRi-sUN) This year's poster is by Las 2:20 5:15 8:00 (11:00 FRi-sUN) 1:30 4:00 6:30 will be admitted free. 9:00 Crucean, Kathy Morrow. FRi/sat) TP MADEA'S BIG HAPPY HANNA PG-13 (11:00 FRi- FAMILY PG-13 (11:00 FRi- sUN) 1:35 4:15 7:00 9:40 www.lavinawinery.com sUN)12:00 1:40 2:40 4:20 YOUR HIGHNESS R 7:30 575-882-7632 5:15 7:00 8:00 10:00 (11:00 10:00 11:45 FRi/sat) HOP PG (11:00 FRi-sUN) THE BARBER OF 12:00 1:30 2:30 4:00 5:00 SEVILLE 12:00PM 4/26/11 6:30 9:00 oNLy! INSIDIOUS PG-13 12:00 RIO 3D G *3D sUR - 2:40 5:15 7:45 10:10 (11:45 FRi/sat)

On the Stage Saturday Sunday Noon -Mike hamilton & Friends 12 Noon - Mike hamilton & Friends 2:15 -Pt & the cruisers 2:15 -big Easy 4:30 -kat crosby band 4:30 - Frank Zona & Urban Edge

The winery is open from Noon-p.m. from Thursday thru Tuesday. Closed on Wednes - day. Tasting Fee $5 . Tours at 11:30 a.m.-$10-appointment is required. La Viña is available for weddings and other events SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS APRIL 22, 2011 PAGE 20

Calendar of upcoming events for El Paso/ Southern New Mexico are from April 22nd thru April 28th. 2011

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NORTHEAST ($10 seniors, military and stu - In time for the Easter sea - geared towards children age 2 are 1 to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. free. Information: 855-2386 dents with ID). Information: son, the Easter story is told to 10 and their families is 10 to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission or funtasticofun.com. CENTRAL 532-1317, through the point of view of a.m. to noon Saturday, April is free. Information: 593-1122 elpasoplayhouse.com. the ultimate outsider. Featur - 23 , at First Christian Church, or LifeGateElPaso.us. MISSION ‘Barabbas’ — The origi - ing a score by Fred Keyser as 901 Arizona. The event fea - All Christian artists are in - nal play by El Paso’s Fred well. vited to display their art or VALLEY Keyser is April 15-May 7 at perform, with advance notice. ‘Anne of Green El Paso Playhouse, 2501 EASTSIDE Gables’ — The Shining Montana. Directed by Kate Alfresco! Fridays — Star Drama Team, performs Keyser. Ticket Showtime is 8 The free outdoor concerts Easter Family Gath - the classic American story 1 p.m. Friday and Saturday and begin at 5:30 p.m. Fridays 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $12 ering — The Easter event April 1-Sept. 30 at Arts Fes - tival Plaza (between El Paso Museum of Art and Plaza Theatre). No outside food or beverages, or pets allowed. Information: 534-0600, or al - frescofridays.com. April 22 tures Easter crafts, egg deco - — Frontera Bugalu (Latin). rating, a story moment and egg hunt. Admission is free; Easter Egg Hunt — donation of canned food items requested for local food FuntastiCo. Pizza & Games, bank. Information: 533-6819 2270 Joe Battle, will host a or elpasofirstchristian.org. free egg hunt at 2 p.m. Sun - day, April 24 , featuring Celebration of Life’ — LifeGate Church, 10555 Edgemere, will host its 78th annual Easter Weekend exhi - bition of worship through the and 6 p.m. Saturday, April arts April 22-23 . The exhibi - 23 , at Chamizal National Me - tion features people from all morial, 800 S. San Marcial. aspects of the performing and prizes, candy and one the The team consists of area visual arts. All art is family chance to win a PSP Game home-schooled students. friendly, though not necessar - devise for whoever finds the Continues on page 22 ily religious in nature. Hours one golden egg. Admission is SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS APRIL 22, 2011 PAGE 21 SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS APRIL 22, 2011 PAGE 22

Continued from page 20 informational booths will be Activities include a cloud atre. Showtime is 8 p.m. — Wednesday, April 27 . Anne of Green set up to learn all about recy - machine, groundwater model Thursday, Friday and Satur - • Symphony Band and cling, how habitats are disap - and interactive displays about day and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Gables.. Admission to be Symphonic Winds Con - pearing and what people can water conservation. Directed by Chuck Gorden. cert — Thursday, April 28 , announced. Information: 532- do to make a difference to Tickets: $12 ($10 UTEP fac - 7372. conducted by T. André Feagin save the planet. Zoo admis - Guitar Fest — The festi - ulty/staff, seniors, military, and Ron Hufstader sion: $10 ($7.50 active duty val promoting local guitarists groups of 10 or more and ‘Party for the Planet’ military and spouse with ID non-UTEP students; $9 UTEP and dancers emphasizing the Blue Man Group - — El Paso Zoo, 4001 E. and ages 60 and older; $6 for area’s cultural and musical di - students and children age 4 to Paisano, will host special ages 3-12; free for zoological 12). Information: 747-5118 or Broadway El Paso presents Earth Day exhibits and activi - society members and ages 2 theatredance.utep.edu. the eclectic, eccentric musical Paso Water Utilities’ Discov - ties 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Satur - and younger). Information: Join D’Artagnon as he trio 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and ery Education Center. Several day, April 23 , in the zoo’s El 521-1850 or elpasozoo.org. swashbuckles his way Thursday, April 27-28 at the through the 17th century Plaza Theatre. With no spo - France with Athos, Porthos ken language, Blue Man and Aramis. From the streets Group is perfect for people of

versity is 7:30 p.m. Satur - day, April 23 , at Chamizal National Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial. Performers in - clude Glen Leffler, Armin Harrison, Mariachi Orgullo de El Paso, Folklorico Mih - totiani, Dave Hamilton, SAFO and Ysleta del Sur Dancers. Proceeds benefit Alzheimer’s awareness. Cost: $15 ($10 seniors and children 12 and younger). all languages, and cultures. Advance tickets available of Paris to the Court of King Louis, the heroes fight Although it is impossible to at Kirk’s Music Store and describe, this unique experi - Olivas Music Store. Infor - bravely against the dastardly Cardinal Richelieu to defend ence is guaranteed to be an mation: 383-0487 or 503- outing audiences will never 3400. the honor of the Queen of France. forget. This new theatrical touring production includes UTEP Department both new material and classic DOWTOWN/ moments. Tickets: $35, $60 of Music — Performances and $70, plus service charge. WESTSIDE are at 7:30 p.m. at Fox Fine (Ticketmaster) Arts Recital Hall, except as ‘The Three Muske - noted. Tickets, unless noted ‘The Sound of otherwise, are $5 ($3 sen - teers’ — UTEP Depart - Music’ — UTEP Dinner iors/military/non-UTEP stu - ment of Theatre and Dance dents; free for children/UTEP Theatre presents the Rogers presents Ken Ludwig’s ID). and Hammerstein family clas - lively adaptation of Alexan - • UTEP Choirs and Or - sic April 22-May 22 . Show - dre Dumas’s adventure time is 7 p.m. Wednesday chestra Masterworks Se - April 29-May 8 , in the Fox through Saturday; dinner Fine Arts Wise Family The - ries — Tuesday, April 26 , in matinee performance is 1:30 Magoffin Auditorium featur - p.m. Sunday, May 1; non-din - ing choruses from opera and ner matinees are 2:30 p.m. the Requiem by Maurice Du - Sunday, May 8, 15 and 22. ruflé. Conductors are Elisa ..Continues on next page Fraser Wilson and William McMillan. Continued from page 22 • UTEP Jazz Ensembles SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS APRIL 22, 2011 PAGE 23

‘The Sound of 877-8000 or westsidecommu - Sunday. Tickets: $11 and $28, nity.org. plus service charge. (Ticket - Music’ ....Tickets $26-$38 master). Information: dinner shows; $12-$22 non- Sesame Street Live sesamestreetlive.com. dinner matinee. Information: ‘Elmo’s Healthy He - When Super Grover loses 747-6060. his superness, Sesame Street, When a postulant proves too roes’ — The Sesame Street Elmo and his team of Healthy high-spirited for the religious Live annual Easter week Heroes come to the rescue. life, she is dispatched to serve shows are April 21-24 at the Teaching lessons of healthy as governess for the seven children of a widowed naval Captain. Her growing rapport with the youngsters, coupled with her generosity of spirit, gradually captures the heart of the stern Captain, and they marry. Upon returning from their honeymoon they dis - cover that Austria has been invaded by the Nazis. The family’s narrow escape over the mountains to Switzerland on the eve of World War II provides one of the most thrilling and inspirational fi - nales ever presented in the theatre.

Easter Egg Hunt and Spring Bash — The 11th annual family event, spon - sored by Westside Commu - nity Church, is noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 23 , at Fran - cisco Delgado Park, on Impe - rial Ridge behind Franklin High School. The event in - Abraham Chavez Theatre. habits through song cludes thousands of eggs, Presented by VEE Corpora - and dance, Elmo, jumping balloons, face paint - tion. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Abby Cadabby and ing and live music. Admis - Thursday, 2 and 7 p.m. Fri - other favorite Sesame sion is free. Information: day, 10:30, 2 and 5:30 p.m. Street friends explore Saturday and 2 and 5:30 p.m. exercise, nutrition, sleep and hygiene. SOUTH - ERN NEW MExICO

Spencer Theater for Performing Arts — Airport Hwy 220 in Alto, N.M. (about 12 miles north of downtown Ruidoso). Continues on next page Continued from page 23 SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS APRIL 22, 2011 PAGE 24

Spencer Theater for Performing Arts ... Free public guided tours are 10 a.m. Tuesdays and Thurs - days (except show dates). Information: (575) 336-4800, (888) 818-7872 or spencertheater.com. A progressive, industrious energy prevails. Mercury The rising jazz star Nikki Yanofsky performs at 7 marches forward through Aries, giving the sense that all systems are "go." The point is driven home by the con - p.m. April 23 . Yanofsky made her debut at age 12 at the junction of action-oriented Mars and jovial Jupiter in Aries. Mars was named for the god of war, and Jupiter for Montreal Interna - the god of the sky. The alignment of these planets favors tional Jazz Festival in the bold but cautions against greed. Follow your ambition to good fortune, but keep your karma clean. 2006. Her latest CD “New To Me” in - ARIES (March 21-April 19). You love challenge, but you also recognize that not all challenges are a good fit for you. Focus cludes standards like on what's right for you and not what's impressive to others. “God Bless The Take the stance that you have nothing to prove. Hang back and watch for a while. Don't make your move until you are ab - Child” as well as solutely sure that it's what you want to do. tunes she co-wrote TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Collaborations are favored with songwriter Jesse today. Two or more minds on a problem will bring about a fa - vorable outcome, especially if one of the minds is yours. Harris (“Don’t Know You'll think big when others are thinking small, or small when Why”). Tickets: $56 others are thinking big. Both modes of thought will be neces - and $59. sary and helpful.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Some people have a fantasy of parachuting out of a plane. You can think of different ways to get a rush — ways that require an equal amount of courage, ‘Spitfire Grill’ but have a different kind of payoff. This is your week to actu - ally go through with such an activity, or at least get the plan in ACROSS 6 oR tool — No Strings Theatre Company presents the musical by motion. 7 Mason's tool James Valcq and Fred Alley based on the film by Lee David 1 Files 8 thompson, in "howards Zlotoff April 8-24 at CANCER (June 22-July 22). Your independent mood might 6 Fold members be unshakable for the first part of the week. Just because End" Black Box Theatre in you're doing the same thing as others and at the same time, 11 Parking space 9 Finials Las Cruces. Directed too, doesn't automatically make you feel connected. You know 13 behave well the feeling of being simultaneously together and sepa - 10 omen by Nikka Zeimer. rate, and you can be comfortable with it. 16 Fitting 11 ___ in on Performances are 8 17 Devotee 12 a Zairian fly p.m. Fridays and Sat - LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Take another look at that potential fu - 18 Flood 14 award a second star ture you consider to be a fantasy or wishful thinking. It is actu - 19 Plumber's joint urdays, 2:30 p.m. ally well within the realm of possibility for you. You just need 15 Pledged words Sunday, April 17 and someone to show you the way. Seek mentorship. This could 21 kind of physicist 20 home site start in the form of books and articles for now, but soon a 22 snookums April 24, and 7 p.m. teacher will guide you in person. 23 herodias' dancing Thursday, April 21. 23 close daughter VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You don't need to ask others how Tickets: $10 ($9 stu - 24 Food order 26 copied they feel about you. This is partly because you are astutely ob - dents and seniors with ID, $7 all seats Thursday). Informa - servant and can already tell what those feelings might be, and 25 Work unit 27 approaches harvest partly because you know it's none of your business. Your self- 26 Major golf tourney tion: (575) 523-1223 or no-strings.org. assurance will make your relationships stronger. You'll attract 28 to-dos equally confident people. 29 Ultimate 31 Game cry A feisty parolee follows her dreams, based on a page from 30 Unproductive 33 Pierre's yes an old travel book, to a small town in Wisconsin and finds a LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Though you realize that you are 32 "hamlet's not a bad 36 body on the hill place for herself working at Hannah’s Spitfire Grill. dependent on your people and they are dependent on you, play," e.g. some of the attachments could be strengthened through a 37 king arthur's island greater degree of autonomy. A certain amount of weaning will 34 Latin form of love 38 Prances ‘An Inspector Calls’ — American Southwest The - occur this week as you encourage others to fully take on their 35 More, to ozawa responsibilities so you can focus on yours. 39 areas atre Company presents J.B. Priestly’s stylish thriller April 36 Political bigwigs 40 create 40 Put-down artist 15-May 1 at NMSU’s Hershel Zohn Theatre. Showtime is SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You can't expect those around 41 Make merry 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. you to be just like you, even if you are their parent, boss or 44 a Gabor 42 Ushers and flower girls teacher. Everyone applies his or her brainpower differently. Tickets: $10-$15. Information: 1-800-525-ASTC (2782). You'll appreciate the differences when you stand back and ob - 45 Goes lower 43 bonnie and John serve the way people around you interact on Thursday and Fri - Set in 1912, the play focuses on the well-to-do Birling 47 "What ___ man?" 46 hacker's goal day. Saturday features a hot date. 48 airline spec. family at their home in Brumley. The family is visited by In - 52 Get ___! SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). There's nothing wrong 49 Nba five 53 confront spector Goole, who questions them about the suicide of Eva with challenging others. In fact, they will enjoy the kinds of 50 ___ -fi Smith. Over the course of the evening, as secrets are re - games you encourage and look forward to your proposals of 55 Go with daring excitement. There's also a time to make things easy 51 snooty 56 "Paradise Lost," for one vealed, the interrogation pushes the family to their breaking and fun. You have an excellent sense of which way you 54 Part of a threesome? 58 symbol of purity point. should go from one moment to the next. 55 Warehouse 60 second phone: abbr. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). There will be intense mo - 57 big blow ments of self-doubt to overcome. In the past, you were misled 59 Landing site to believe that you don't measure up — a falsehood created to benefit one weaker than you. Find someone you trust, and talk 61 siren about your hopes and wishes, which are, by the way, well 62 takes by force within your abilities. 63 cooks slowly AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). It is human nature to voice a 64tries melody or chant a rhythmic sound to ease the burden of work. Like a sailor singing a shanty with his crew, you'll unite with your colleagues through language and noise — perhaps not DOWN exactly music, but the effect is the same. Your tasks and re - sponsibilities feel lighter.

1 agreement PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Some people operate under the bogus assumption that what's good for them is good for every - 2 Fix one else. You'll point out the ways in which you are different. 3 "Run! ___ Run!" Talk about what you like and how you like to be treated. You'll be a spokesperson for the rest of the group and lead them from 4 alexander, the poet oppression. 5 angel's delight COPYRIGHT 2011 CREATORS SYNDICATE, INC SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS APRIL 22, 2011 PAGE 25

IT’S GOOD FOR YOUR GAME Do the downswing two-step The move that starts your downswing is re - ABOUT THE WRITER ally two moves. One is lower-body and one is upper-body; one is a downward movement Dr. T.J. and one is a forward (or around) movement. Tomasi is a The correct order is to first let the club teaching professional move down. To begin your downswing, your in Port St. target arm slides toward your back foot. Then Lucie, Fla. it moves forward (around) to the ball. Visit his Web site at But it’s common for golfers to do the tjtomasi.com around part first in their anxiety to hit . the ball. They turn their chest (the around part) before they move the club down, producing an error called “coming over the ball” where the clubhead takes a steep path to impact. To avoid this error, keep this important point in mind: Start your down - swing by transferring pressure into your front hip. It’s the bottom of your body (your connection with the ground) that moves the top (your clubhead). Loading your front foot slots the club and puts it on the correct This young tour player is in perfect position path to move forward to impact. at the top, but his problem has always been using too much "around" at the start of his downswing. THE GOLF DOCTOR To train him to drop the club down into the slot first, Here he’s done it — he’s slotted the club and I’ve placed a noodle in front of him on the target now can release the clubhead fully along the line. His task is to feel as if the ball will start just to arrow line. Note that his shoulders are still coiled Breathe a sigh of control the right of the noodle over the triangle of balls. to the right, preserving power until impact. The enemy soldier is walking along the trail GOLF SPOKEN HERE An explosion and suddenly, with no warning, his blood pressure falls to zero — a sniper’s way of say - shot is a bunker shot that sends ing “You’re dead.” But an accurate shot is not an “explosion” of sand flying through the easily made if the sniper is too excited — a Explosion shot air with the ball on a cushion of sand. heaving chest can throw his aim off target.

To prevent this, a sniper University showed that proper is trained to wait for the nat - breathing can affect golfing ural pause between inhala - performance. tion and exhalation to pull A case study by Dr. Leah the trigger. This allows him Lagos and her team found that to keep his chest and arms a golfer shot the lowest scores quiet so the gun doesn’t bob of his life after changing his up and down while he fires. breathing pattern.The results Normally this pause between breaths is about of this study suggest that HRV training may three seconds, but through training the pause help golfers cope with the stress of competi - can be extended for 10 seconds, allowing tion while also improving neuromuscular plenty of time to fire off a round. function, a finding documented in other activi - ties such as wrestling, dance and baseball. And as you might imagine, correct breath - The takeaway: Control your breathing to ing is also key to your golf game. Heart rate control your shot. variability (HRV) research done at Rutgers SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS APRIL 22, 2011 PAGE 26 ASK THE PRO Attack angle dictates driver loft you swing 4 degrees down at impact. But at 10 Q: Why is attack angle so significant in degrees effective loft, let’s say you need a 100 mph clubhead speed to maximize your launch driver fitting? I heard this after I got fit, but angle, but at 90 miles per hour you’ll have my pro didn’t mention it. — K.S. trouble getting the ball in the air. Here your launch angle/spin rate is not maximized, so A: Your pro might not have mentioned it, your distance will suffer. but if he is any good, he took it into considera - To maximize your distance, Trackman tech - tion. It’s a little complicated, but a great ques - nology research says: If you arrive at the ball tion. hitting down 5 degrees at 90 mph, the best First, the harder you hit a golf ball, the high - launch (i.e., the one that hits it the farthest) is er it goes, all other things being equal. But the at 10 degrees, so you’d use a 15-degree driver ball flight also is affected by the angle you loft to maximize your launch. But the more strike the ball, aka your attack angle. Do you loft you add, the more spin you add, so your take the ball on the downswing or upswing? ball would overspin at say 3,100 rpm, and too The key combination that maximizes dis - much spin decreases distance. tance off the tee is to launch your ball at a high The solution is to change your angle of at - angle and a low spin rate, and to do this, the tack to 5 degrees upward, i.e., take the ball on best combination is two-fold: taking the ball the upswing, using a 10-degree driver so you on the upswing to achieve high launch, plus launch it at 15 degrees (10 + 5) with lower adjusting the loft of your driver to achieve low spin of 2,200 rpm due to lower clubface loft. spin. A 14-degree lofted driver spins the ball a And here is the key: This low-spin/high-launch lot more than a 10-degree. The rule is that the combo will increase your driver distance by up more loft, the more spin. to 30 yards! You could de-loft your driver by hitting More on this next week. down on the ball and that will decrease the spin. A 14-degree loft is de-lofted to a 10 if (To Ask the Pro a question about golf, e- mail him at: [email protected].) SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS APRIL 22, 2011 PAGE 27 Kohl’s American Cup Soccer Tournament El Paso, TX - - The Kohl’s tournament is to provide youth American Cup Soccer Tourna - soccer players in our area an ment returns to the City of El opportunity to experience a Paso in large part due to the consistent and high quality consistent level of participa - state tournament in a fun, fam - tion. Last year (2010) the ily-like atmosphere.” The tournament drew over 80 tournament includes Kohl’s teams from El Paso, Southern kid’s fun area with a truck load New Mexico and Juarez. This year’s tourna - games, inflatable jumping balloons and other ment is expected to be even bigger. The tour - kid friendly diversions. nament will be held at the West Side Soccer Complex on April 30 and May 1. Paso Del Registration deadline for teams ages Under 6 Norte Soccer League is the organization se - through Under 19 is April 15, 2011. For more lected by the South Texas Youth Soccer Asso - information please call Paso Del Norte Soccer ciation to host the tournament. League at 590-0736 or email Mrs. Francois Feliberti at [email protected]. President of Paso Del Norte Soccer League, Dr. Manuel Feliberti says that “the aim of the

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BByy RRIICCKK MMIINNTTEERR // CCooxx NNeewwssppaappeerrss Jeff Gordon, driver of the “Everybody thinks it is drastically change the No. 24 Chevrolet, and cool now ’cause it’s new cars,” he said. “The restric - Jimmie Johnson, driver of and it’s neat and, ‘Wow, tor plate is not going to the No. 48 Chevrolet, what is going on?’ Every - change that. It would take lead the field to the green body is getting a big kick a whole new revamping of flag to start Sunday’s out of it. Over the long the car to change that. Aaron’s 499 at Talladega. haul, man, it’s not the “I kind of laugh at that (NASCAR photo) best. It is not as good as 40 because that’s kind of dudes in one pack racin’ what was designed, with like heck tryin’ to get to this car, was to create the front. It is nowhere that.” near as good as that.” Gordon also said that the new style of racing at He predicts it won’t be Talladega and Daytona, long before the novelty of the two tracks where re - it wears off. strictor plates are used, “I’m hoping this kind of isn’t much different than racing goes away fast so before. Then and now, we don’t have to talk drivers tended to swap po - about this any more,” he sitions early and often, for the said. “It’s a mess.” with the real intense rac - OOnnee for the Jeff Gordon said that ing coming at the end. the two-car drafts are a “Let’s be honest: In my product of the design of opinion, Talladega has al - the Car of Tomorrow. The ways been about a 15-, 25- car is boxy, and the front lap race, and the rest is and rear bumpers line up, just trying to get to the making it possible to push end,” he said. “And that’s and be pushed. basically what we have bbooookkss “This two-car draft is now.” here to stay, unless they Continues on page 31 But some question 2-car tandem style; Earn - hardt: ‘It’s just silly ’ f Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 by .002 seconds, which bers said it was. ruary, saw drivers team up at Talladega Super - also tied a NASCAR “Here is the thing,” Sun - by twos, with one driver Ispeedway was judged record. That record, the day’s runner-up Bowyer pushing and the other strictly by statistics, it closest since NASCAR in - said. “It doesn’t matter being pushed all the way would be regarded as one stituted electronic scoring, what happened through - around the track, lap after of NASCAR’s best races was set in 2003 by Ricky out that race or what your lap. ever. Craven and Kurt Busch, thought was. If you didn’t It produced a Sprint who swapped the lead sev - like that finish and it Earnhardt Jr., who fin - Cup record-tying 88 lead eral times in the closing didn’t make you forget ished fourth and moved up changes, and the race laps at Darlington Race - about the race, you’re to third in the points ended spectacularly, with way before Craven pre - crazy … standings heading into the four two-car tandems al - vailed in a door-banging “It always seems to fix Easter week break, said most side by side at th e run to the checkered flag. itself at the end of these before the race that he finish line. Jimmie John - But after Sunday’s race restrictor-plate races. It doesn’t like the two-car son, with a push from Dale there were questions in doesn’t matter who is up tandem style of racing. Earnhardt Jr., beat Clint the post-race interviews there.” “I don’t really like the Bowyer, who was being about whether the racing Sunday’s race, like the two-car stuff,” he said. “It’s pushed by Kevin Harvick, was as good as the num - Daytona 500 back in Feb - … just silly. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Sunday at Talladega. (NASCAR photo) SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS APRIL 22, 2011 PAGE 29 CRAWFORD BUICK GMC GARNERS PRESTIGIOUS MARK OF EXCELLENCE AWARD. Brian K. Sweeney, Vice President of Sales & Service for GM’s Buick GMC Division, has recognized Travis Crawford and Crawford Buick GMC as the recipient of the Mark of Excellence Award for Professional - ism and Excellence for both the Buick and GMC lines. The Mark of Ex - cellence designates Crawford Buick GMC as the elite 1% of the dealers in the American Automotive Landscape. The criteria for this award in - corporate customer satisfaction, customer responsiveness and distinction in the sales process and results.

Travis Crawford accepted the acknowledgment by stating that “Over the 38 year history of our dealership, we’ve been honored time and again with this coveted award and each time I’ve given credit to our loyal group of men and women whose hard work, dedication and unwa - vering focus on excellence makes serving our automotive market such a profound pleasure”.

The Crawford Buick GMC management and crew invite all of their loyal customers (and loyal customers-to-be!) to come experience the highest standards in the industry with their next car or truck purchase or service appointment. Travis Crawford SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS APRIL 22, 2011 PAGE 30 All-new Toyota Sienna is possibly the best people mover available. To car enthusiasts, minivans the full benefit of them the which gives the Sienna great rank about as thrilling as This all-new Sienna is built seats have to be far enough acceleration and costs only watching paint dry – it’s just on the same platform and is back and the front seats $1,240 more than the four- hard to get excited about about the same size as the moved forward so the cylinder. them. The all-new 2011 Toy - outgoing model but features footrests can come all the ota Sienna isn’t about to all-new exterior styling. In way up. Since the main purpose of the break that trend, but after its new sheet metal, the Si - Sienna is to transport people, spending a week and a few enna looks pretty attractive And for those seated in the Toyota went to great lengths hundred miles behind the and in my eyes is the best back, they can enjoy Toyota’s to ensure the safety of the wheel of one, I can say that as looking minivan ever to hit new 16.4 inch wide screen passengers. This includes far as minivans go, it’s pretty the streets. that can display two separate providing every Sienna with darn exciting. images from two sources. So come with a little “build it The Sienna that Toyota sup - seat-mounted side airbags for But as one would expect, a now little Joey can play his yourself” jump seat that fits plied me with was the sport- front occupants and side cur - The Sienna has always been minivan is set apart by the video game as Susie watches between the second row seats. themed SE model, which – tain airbags that cover all one of the top picks in today’s number of creature comforts Shreck. If you only need to believe it or not – had a sport- three rows along with a dri - minivan market – it and the it has, and this new Sienna is display one source, it can be As mentioned above, Toyota tuned suspension, along with ver’s knee airbag. ABS, sta - Honda Odyssey methodically loaded with them. stretched across the entire now gives buyers the choice lower side skirts, lower grille, bility control, traction control duke it out for top honors, screen. between two engines for the a larger air intake and 19-inch and a tire-pressure monitoring much like a chess match. But As before, the Sienna can seat Sienna. Carry over from last wheels. Think of it as the system are also standard. this new version of the Sienna seven or eight passengers de - Storage space in the Sienna is year is Toyota’s popular 3.5 minivan for the guy that Crash tests showed that in may be just what Toyota pending on trim level. All impressive too. There are liter V6 that gives the Sienna wanted the Ferrari. overall crash test, the Sienna needs to pull out a clear vic - come with dual sliding doors two-glove boxes, a sliding a healthy 266 horsepower. earned four out of five stars. tory with key features such as with power windows in them storage console between the New this year on base and LE Prior to this Sienna, Honda the debut of a four-cylinder and triple-zone air condition - front seats, tons of cupholders Siennas is a 2.7 liter four- had the advantage when it Pricing for the all-new 2011 engine, a new six speed trans - ing. Some models can even (a minivan must) and even a cylinder that makes 187 came to minivan driving en - Sienna starts at $24,560 - mission, recliner-style seating be fitted with Lay-Z-Boy purse holder. The third row horsepower. Going with the joyment. That changes with which is about $300 less than for second row passengers style lounge seats for the sec - seat is a 60/40 bench that eas - four-banger only increases this new Sienna, especially as the previous model. A fully and a split-screen video for ond row. They look comfort - ily folds flat into the floor. fuel economy slightly – from an SE. The handling is quite decked out Sienna will top the rear entertainment system. able, and they are - but to get Eight passenger Sienna’s 18 mpg in town for the V6 to agile (considering the vehi - $45,000. 19 mpg for the four-cylinder. cle’s size) and On the highway, the four- although the cylinder gets 26 mpg versus ride is firm, it’s 24 for the V6. Both engines still comfort - come with a six-speed auto - able. And be matic transmission. sure to opt for the V6 engine, By The Numbers:

2011 Toyota Sienna SE 3.5L As a family vehicle, the all- Base Price: $30,550.00 new 2011 Sienna is easily the Price as Tested: $33,518.00 best looking minivan on the Layout: front-engine / front-wheel drive road today. And in terms of Engine: 3.5 liter V6 price, quality, features and Transmission: 6-speed automatic practicality, it moves ahead of Horsepower: 266 hp Honda as the ultimate people Torque: 245 ft/lbs mover. Honda – your move. EPA Fuel Economy: 18 city / 24 highway mpg [Questions/Comments/Feedback can be sent via email to -Christopher A. Randazzo [email protected]] SPOTLIGHT EP NEWS APRIL 22, 2011 PAGE 31 Int’l Motorsports Hall of Fame inducts 20th class The International Motorsports Hall of Fame at driver during that span, and the lineup at that time Talladega held its 20th induction ceremony last included drivers like Ned Jarrett, Richard and Lee weekend, and the inductees represented several Petty, Fireball Roberts and Joe Weatherly. forms of motorsports, including NASCAR. Because he stayed away from racing for decades Road racer Brian Redman and the late sprint car after his last race in 1964, his accomplishments were ace Jan Opperman went in, along with three from sometimes overlooked, but now he’s become a famil - the NASCAR realm – team owner John Holman, iar face around the race tracks and is finally getting engine builder and crew chief Maurice Petty and the recognition that he earned. NASCAR’s oldest living champion Rex White. In the 1960s, the late Holman teamed with driver Ralph Moody to form the Holman-Moody team and led the way for Ford Motor Company in NASCAR racing. All told the team won 96 races and back-to-back championships with David Pear - son in 1968-69. Their dominance really showed in 1965, when the team won 48 of the 55 Cup races run that year. Maurice Petty, known as “Chief” in his racing days, actually wound up with more Cup victories than his brother Richard, who leads all drivers with 200. Because he also built engines for others who drove for Petty Enterprises, Maurice Petty won 212 races and had 754 top-10 finishes. He also drove in 26 Cup races himself, with a best finish of third at Spartanburg, S.C. in 1961. His driving career was cut short by his father’s injuries at Daytona, injuries that forced the Petty team to put most of its re - sources behind just one driver, Richard. White, perhaps the most successful owner-driver of all time, won 26 races from 1956 to 1964 and took the championship in 1960. In his prime, from 1959 to 1962, he won more races than any other Rex White in 2009. (NASCAR photo) One for the books Continued from page 28 more control now with what we can do. Yes, it is still plate racing, but you can Race winner Jimmie Johnson said make stuff happen, and there is a tech - there were complaints about the old style nique required to stay together and to of racing not producing enough lead work traffic together and to communi - changes and leading to big multi-car cate. wrecks, but the new style appears to “It puts it back in the driver’s hands a have solved those two issues. lot more than the old combination of rac - “Now we have a ton of passes for the ing. lead and statistically you look at the race “I think it’s entertaining … I thought it and it looks pretty awesome,” he said. was a great race.” “From a driver standpoint, we have a lot HOME OWNERS - RENTERS INSURANCE AVAILABLE FREE QUOTES • 6560 Montana Ave., Suite 6. El Paso 915-779-2489