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FORT HANCOCK DELL CITY SIERRA BLANCA
VOLUME 63, NUMBER 31 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF HUDSPETH COUNTY, STATE OF TEXAS FRIDAY AUGUST 2, 2019
Why Does Presidio Have One of the Best High School
Rocketry Clubs in the Country?
Sitting (left to right): Omar Udave, Adrian Escontrias Roman Aguirre, and Alejandrina the presidio High School rocketry club-
Elms, Standing(left or right): Dale Escontrias, Aaron Bustamente, Leaonardo Uribe, and team captain leonardo uribe
Paol Flotte. Photography by Trevor Paulhus
It’s possible to build formed into a rocket that qua- nals, was on the line. The Vir- The team’s designated
a model rocket in the midd- lified for the world’s largest ginia venue, a horse pasture artist, Paola Flotte, had pain-
le of the Chihuahuan Desert, student rocketry competition. forty miles west of Washing- ted the bottom half to look
but those who live in the re- And on a warm and humid ton, D.C., had been converted like the Apollo 11 rocket and
mote West Texas border town morning in mid-May, nearly into a rocket launch field with the top half to look like home,
of Presidio face an extra cha- two thousand miles from the a perpetual “3 . . . 2 . . . 1” bla- a landscape of cacti brushing
llenge: the nearest Home De- Chihuahuan Desert, the stu- ring over the loudspeakers. up against a starry blue sky.
pot is nearly four hours away, dents prepared to launch it This year’s theme: a tribute to To prepare it for launch, Flot-
in Odessa. So, Presidio High nearly a thousand feet in the the fiftieth anniversary of the te, a seventeen-year-old with
School’s rocketry club typi- air. moon landing. a warm smile who moved to
cally goes to the local Dollar “I’m so nervous right now,” Hiding his nerves, Uri- Presidio from Mexico in the
Tree to purchase many of the team’s captain, Presidio be, a trim nineteen-year-old third grade, sprinkled clumps
their rocket-building mate- High senior Leonardo Uribe, wearing a Casio calculator of shredded newspaper into
rials instead. said as he watched another watch, led his seven team- the bottom cylinder; the pa-
Dish sponges and car- team’s rocket explode. “I just mates to the big white tent per was intended to function
dboard, petroleum jelly and hope it doesn’t blow up like where they would pull the as insulation, a wall between
duct tape—those are a few that one.” requisite parts from a yellow the gunpowder explosion and
of the items that the group His team was one of 101 toolbox and, in just thirty mi- the rest of the rocket. Others
of Presidio teenagers bought that had bested 729 other mi- nutes, reassemble their three- greased the gunpowder-filled
for a few dollars during re- ddle school and high school foot-tall miniature rocket. motor with petroleum jelly,
cent trips to the store. Once rocket clubs to qualify for the They had named it Agripino, to prevent the rocket parts
those household items were national finals at the Team for no reason in particular, surrounding the motor case
hooked up to a fifty-new- America Rocketry Challenge like the way some parents in from sticking during launch.
ton, four-inch-tall motor and (TARC), held annually in The their families had picked chil-
fueled with a few ounces of Plains, Virginia. A ticket to dren’s names from the Mexi-
gunpowder, they were trans- Paris, for the international fi- can calendar of saints. Continued on Page 8
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We were in a huge whistled real loud and woke the musical the child kept
multi screen movie complex him up. When he became kicking the back of the seat
in Midland. When we arrived fully awake he resumed his where my wife was sitting. It
in the darkened theater there unwrapping, grabbing and wasn’t a gentle bump. It was
were only 2 other people chomping. In spite of all that, like the child reared back and
there. They were sitting close we enjoyed the movie. We took direct aim at kicking the
to the aisle a dozen rows had gone to Las Vegas to see seat. My wife Susan jerked
B U M P S down from us. Then 2 other
people came in and sat at the
Elton John and loved doing it.
We have experienced
at each kick. At intermission
Susan said something to
AT THE end of our row near the aisle.
All the empty seats in this
small numbers of people at
movie theaters before. When
the woman about her child
kicking the seat. She didn’t
MOVIES huge theater and here was
someone on our row.
Then came the 5th
our young son was in high
school he worked at our local
movie theater. Several times
seem to care. Her attitude
was “that’s your problem.”
We had spent a lot of money
We went to see the and last person to make up around sundown he would getting to New York, paid
movie ROCKETMAN the the entire audience of 7. He call us from the theater and outrageous prices for the
other day. Matinee. Didn’t sat directly behind us just invite us down, saying they tickets and we couldn’t really
know what the crowd would about the time the movie was wouldn’t show the movie enjoy what was happening
be like, although we didn’t starting. He had apparently unless 10 people were in the on stage because of this child
buy tickets before getting to bought every item the audience and only 8 people whose mother apparently
the theater. The movie had concession stand had for sale were there. We saw lots of would let him get away with
been out a couple of weeks. and began unwrapping all of movies for free, but he always murder. That is not the ideal
At the box office, there was a his purchases. The sound made us buy popcorn. way to see a musical on
seating chart and we chose of crinkling paper carried Getting back to people Broadway.
to sit in the middle about 3 straight to our ears. So did behind us kicking the backs That’s when we started
rows down from the last row. the sound of his grabbing of our seats: once we were sitting on the back rows of
We usually sit on the back handfuls of popcorn from in New York City and bought movie theaters. We haven’t
row because otherwise the a cardboard tub. He made tickets to see CATS. A woman been big fans of Andrew
people sitting behind us keep chewing noises. Then he fell with her small child was Lloyd Webber’s music since
bumping the backs of our asleep and started snoring. I sitting behind us. All during then.
seats.
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Preguntale al organismo depositar calcio
en los huesos para que perma- Día Nacional de la Sandía
A nezcan fuertes.
Carla El cuerpo produce ac-
tivamente huesos y músculos
Día Nacional de la San-
día tiene lugar el 03 de Agosto
de 2019. Una sandía, patilla,
un 95% de la sandía se cultiva
injertada sobre un patrón, to-
durante la infancia y los prime- talmente afín con la sandía.
paitilla, aguamelón o melón La sandía es una planta
ros años de la vida adulta. To- de agua es una planta de la herbácea de ciclo anual, tre-
dos los niños producen hueso familia Cucurbitaceae origi- padora o rastrera, de textura
(también llamado formación naria de África, pero tiene una áspera, con tallos pilosos pro-
ósea) a un ritmo diferente se- gran presencia y difusión en vistos de zarcillos y hojas de
gún su potencial genético y Asia. Hoy en día se cultiva de cinco lóbulos profundos. Las
factores ambientales. Los ni- manera extendida por todo el flores son amarillas, grandes y
ños sanos alcanzarán su po- mundo debido a su fruto, un unisexuales, las femeninas tie-
pepónide de enorme tamaño. nen el gineceo con tres carpe-
tencial genético si mantienen En la cuenca medite- los, y las masculinas con cinco
un estilo de vida saludable. rránea sandías florecen entre estambres. El fruto de la planta
Esto es similar a otros aspectos junio y julio y maduran 40 es grande, pepónide, carnoso y
del crecimiento, como el cre- días después de su floración. jugoso, casi esférico, de textura
cimiento lineal y el aumentan En España fue introducida lisa y sin porosidades, de color
de peso. Los niños con por los árabes; actualmente se verde en dos o más tonos.
enfermedades crónicas po- cultiva por toda la península,
Calcio y salud ósea en los principalmente en Andalucía www.calendaio-chiquito.es
niños: Generalidades drían tener múltiples factores y en la zona de Levante. La eti-
¿Qué es el calcio y cómo de riesgo que los lleven a tener mología de su nombre refleja
fortalece los huesos? problemas con el aumentan dicho origen, ya que sandía
El calcio es un mineral de peso, el crecimiento lineal proviene del árabe hispánico
y la formación ósea. Algunas sandiyya. Aproximadamente
que ayuda a que los huesos
formas de bajo crecimiento y La exención de impuestos so-
permanezcan fuertes. Nues-
formación ósea en la primera bre las ventas se aplica so-
tros cuerpos retiran continua-
infancia se pueden mejorar o lamente a los artículos ca-
mente pequeñas cantidades
superar parcialmente con nu- lificados que usted compra
de calcio de los huesos y lo re-
trición y ejercicio. durante el fin de semana libre
emplazan con calcio nuevo, en
Para más información de impuestos. Los artículos
un proceso de “remodelación”
sobre este tema, haga clic en que compre antes o después de
ósea. Si el cuerpo retira más
el enlace Información sobre la semana libre de impuestos
calcio de los huesos del que re-
emplaza, estos paulatinamente la enfermedad, Información no califican para la exención,
se vuelven más débiles y más sobre las investigaciones del y no hay ningún reembolso de
propensos a romperse. Llevar NICHD, Ensayos clínicos o Re- impuesto disponible.
una dieta rica en calcio permite cursos que figura en el menú.
By NIH Artículos Calificados
picture gettyimages.com
• Lista de Ropa, Calzado y
BOTANAS Fin de Semana Libre Otros Artículos
de Impuestos Sobre •• Lista de Útiles Escolares
Jicaletas las Ventas •
Ropa y Calzado
Mochilas
¡Fáciles, económicas Durante este fin de se- • Útiles Escolares
•
mana anual libre de impuestos
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sobre las ventas, usted puede
ingredientes necesitas ade- comprar la mayoría de ropa, • Útiles Escolares Adquiri-
más del miguelito y chamoy, calzado, útiles escolares y mo- dos Utilizando una Cuenta
y te enseñamos cómo hacer chilas (que son vendidos por Comercial – Certificado de
Jicaletas en esta receta. menos de $100) sin impuestos Exención Requerido
INGREDEINTES • Artículos Reservados (Pla-
PROCEDIMIENTO de una tienda de Texas o de un
PARA 4 PERSONAS nes de Layaway)
MEZCLA la pulpa de tamarindo vendedor en línea o catálogo • Ordenes Especiales y Cu-
con el jugo de limón, el chamoy y que hacen negocios en Texas. pones Canjeables (Rain
1 Jícama grande el miguelito. En la mayoría de los casos, us- Checks)
4 Limones PELA la jícama y corta en rebana- ted no necesita dar al vende- • Gastos Adicionales que
PARA LA SALSA das gruesas. dor un certificado de exención Afectan el Precio de Venta
1 taza Pulpa de Tamarindo • Gastos de la Entrega, del
INSERTA un palito al centro y para comprar artículos califi-
1/4 taza Miguelito en polvo Manejo, Envió y Transporte
mantén en agua hasta preparar cados libres de impuestos. • Vendedores – Lo Que Usted
1/2 taza Chamoy RETIRA del agua y seca. Este año el fin de sema- Necesita Saber
Palitos de madera planos UNTA la mezcla de tamarindo. na libre de impuestos sobre las • La Publicidad para Artícu-
PARA EMPANIZAR EMPANIZA con el chile piquín o ventas comienza el viernes, 9 los No Calificados
1/4 taza Miguelito en polvo el chile miguelito. de agosto hasta la medianoche • Declarando el Impuesto
1 taza Chile piquín en polvo By Pamela Montaño del domingo, 11 de agosto.
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PUBLIC NOTICE - FORT HANCOCK PAGE 5 |
FORT HANCOCK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FORT HANCOCK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF NONDISCRIMINATION IN SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES
CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
Fort Hancock Independent School District provides the following
1. Fort Hancock ISD offers career and technology education programs in Bu- educational program services to identified disabled children who reside
siness Management & Administration, Information Technology, and Manufac- within the district beginning on the third birthday through age twen-
turing. Courses offered by Fort Hancock ISD include: Principles of Business, ty-one.
Marketing & Finance, Business Information Management I & II, Business
Management, Principles of Information Technology, Digital and Interactive 1) Instructional Program: including Early Childhood (beginning on the
Multimedia, Web Technologies, Principles of Manufacturing, Principals of Ar- third birthday through age five), Resource (grades K-12) and Self-Con-
chitecture and Construction, Principals of Art, Audio Video Technology and tained (grades K-12); 2) Diagnostic Services; 3) Transportation Servi-
Communications, Construction Management, Welding, Principles of Education ces; 4) Speech Therapy; 5) Counseling Services; 6) Adaptive Equipment
& Training, and Instructional Practices in Education. Admission to these pro- Services; 7) Physical Therapy; 8) Occupational Therapy; 9) School
grams is based on interest and aptitude, age appropriateness, class space availa- Health Services; 10) Homebound Services; and 11) Dyslexia Services
ble and academic preparation.
Services are provided to identified auditorial and visually impaired chil-
2. It is the policy of Fort Hancock ISD not to discriminate on the basis of race, dren who reside within the district from birth through age twenty-one.
color, national origin, sex, or handicap in its vocational programs, services, or
activities as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; In compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Reha- 1974 and Public Law 105-17, parents and adult students have the right
bilitation Act of 1973, as amended. to inspect educational records. District policies FL and FI-E provide for
record access, confidentially, and complaint procedures.
3. It is the policy of Fort Hancock ISD not to discriminate on the basis of
race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, or age in its employment practices as If you would like more information or know of a disabled child who is
required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of not receiving educational services,
the Education Amendments of 1972; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as
amended; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. Please contact: Superintendent
Mr. Jose G. Franco
4. Fort Hancock ISD will take steps to ensure that lack of English language 100 School Drive, Administration Building,
skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in all educational and Fort Hancock, Texas 79839,
vocational programs. (915) 769-3811.
5. For information about your rights or grievance procedures, Mail: P.O. Box 98, Fort Hancock, Texas 79839.
contact the Title IX Coordinator, Mr. Jose G. Franco, at P.O. Box 98, Fort Han-
cock, TX 79839, (915) 769-3811.
DISTRITO ESCOLAR INDEPENDIENTE DE FORT HANCOCK
DISTRITO ESCOLAR INDEPENDIENTE DE FORT HANCOCK
NOTIFICACIÓN PÚBLICA DE NO DISCRIMINACIÓN EN
CARRERA DE EDUCACIÓN Y TECNOLOGÍA SERVICIOS DE EDUCACION ESPECIAL
1. El Distrito Escolar Independiente de Fort Hancock ofrece programas de edu- El Distrito Escolar Independiente de Fort Hancock brinda los siguientes
cación profesional y tecnológica en Administración y Dirección de Empresas, servicios de programas educativos para niños discapacitados identifica-
Tecnología de la Información y Fabricación. Los cursos ofrecidos por el Distrito dos que residen dentro del distrito desde el tercer año de edad hasta los
Escolar Independiente de Fort Hancock incluyen: Principios de Negocios, Mer- 21 años.
cadeo y Finanzas, Gestión de Información de Negocios I y II, Administración
de Negocios, Principios de Información Tecnologica, Multimedia Digital e Inte- 1) Programa de instrucción: que incluye la primera infancia (desde
ractiva, Tecnologías Web, Principios de Fabricación, Principios de Arquitectura el tercer año de edad hasta los cinco años), recursos (grados K-12) y
y Construcción , Principios de Arte, Audio, Tecnología y Comunicaciones de autocontenidos (grados K-12); 2) Servicios de diagnóstico; 3) Servicios
Audio, Gestión de Construcción, Soldadura, Principios de Educación y Capaci- de transporte; 4) Terapia del habla; 5) Servicios de asesoramiento; 6)
tación, y Prácticas de Instrucción en Educación. La admisión a estos programas Servicios de Equipo Adaptativo; 7) Terapia física; 8) Terapia ocupacio-
se basa en el interés y la aptitud, la edad apropiada, el espacio disponible en clase nal; 9) Servicios de salud escolar; 10) Servicios confinados en casa; y 11)
y la preparación académica. servicios de dislexia
2. Es la política del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Fort Hancock no discri- Los servicios se brindan a niños identificados auditivos y con impedimen-
minar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo o discapacidad en sus tos visuales que residen dentro del distrito desde el nacimiento hasta los
programas vocacionales, servicios o actividades de acuerdo al Título VI de la 21 años.
Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964, según enmendada; Título IX de las Enmien-
das de Educación de 1972 y la Sección 504 de la Ley de Rehabilitación de 1973, En conformidad con la Ley de Privacidad y Derechos Educativos de la
según enmendada. Familia de 1974 y la Ley Pública 105-17, los padres y los estudiantes
adultos tienen el derecho de inspeccionar los registros educativos. Las
3. Es la política del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Fort Hancock no discri- políticas del distrito FL y FI-E brindan acceso a registros, confidenciali-
minar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo, discapacidad, o edad, dad y procedimientos de quejas.
en su empleo de acuerdo al Título VI de la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964,
según enmienda, Titulo IX de las Enmiendas de Educación de 1972, la Ley de Si desea obtener más información o sabe acerca de un niño/niña discapa-
Discriminación por Edad de 1975, según enmendada, y la Sección 504 de la Ley citado que no está recibiendo servicios educativos.
de Rehabilitación de 1973, según enmendada.
4.El Distrito Escolar Independiente de Fort Hancock tomará las medidas ne- Comuníquese: Con Sl Superintendente,
cesarias para garantizar que la falta de conocimiento del idioma inglés no será El Señor José G. Franco
una barrera para la admisión y participación en todos los programas educativos 100 School Drive, Administration Building
y vocacionales. Fort Hancock, Texas 79839
(915) 769-3811.
5. Para obtener más información acerca de sus derechos o procedimientos para
quejas, Correo: P.O. Box 98, Fort Hancock, Texas 79839.
comuníquese con el Coordinador del Título IX, el Sr. José G. Franco, al P. O.
Box 98, Fort Hancock, TX 79839, (915) 769-3811.
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AUGUST 2, 2019
In the Heart of the Desert,
Big Bend National Park is a Birder’s Paradise
No place can more listed as threatened.
quickly erase a vision of the Yet there are also changes
desert as monotony than Big that imperil bird habitat.
Bend National Park. From In 2011, Texas
canyon to summit, there’s a experienced its worst single-year
6,000-foot range in elevations, drought on record. Big Bend
and the park’s 1,200 square- forests were decimated – 17
miles are a labyrinth of arroyos, percent of trees in the Chisos died.
washes, mesas, cuestas and It’s bad news for birds – like the
monoclines. Colima warbler – that are drawn
Less evident, perhaps, to these woodland outposts. And
is the diversity of living things such intense droughts could be a
this landscape supports. But fixture of a changing climate.
from cacti to butterflies, bats to “And if you have 17
reptiles, Big Bend’s biodiversity percent in one year, and if this
shames other national parks. happens again the near future
The most vivid – we’re going to see some
illustration of that biodiversity significant changes,” Larson
may be the park’s bird life. said. “We’re probably not going
Big Bend is one of the nation’s to see Colima warbler blink out
premier birding destinations. As photograph by Don Faulkner. A Colima warbler, photographed in Big Bend National Park. anytime soon, but, you can say
of summer 2019, 452 species that there’s a potential trend
have been documented. here, that it’s going to change the
David Larson is the warbler is common in Mexico, housekeeping above 5,500 feet. avifauna.”
park’s chief of science and the Chisos Mountains are the Black-capped vireos – listed West Texas is a
resource management. And he’s only place here where it nests. as endangered until 2018 – “wasteland” only to the unitiated.
a passionate birder. Colimas specialize in foraging thrive between 3,500 and 5,500 Big Bend’s rich bird life is exhibit
“If you spend a week on oak trees for insects. With 14 feet. The low desert is home to A. It’s a bounty to be savored –
here during a certain month in oak species, the high Chisos are roadrunners and quail. Canoeing and safeguarded.
the springtime or even during a pocket of habitat. the Rio Grande, a birder can
the summer breeding months – The Colima highlights sight dozens of species of ducks,
BY ANDREW STUART
when, you know, it’s very hot part of what makes Big Bend a herons, grebes, egrets and
– in a week you can definitely birding hotspot. shorebirds.
“Having the Chisos Park staff is mindful
document 150 species,” Larson
said. “You might even be able to sky island here, it’s just that of this remarkable bird life, Discounts
get 200-plus.” opportunity – you’ll get a lot of and works to support it. There available!
birds overshooting moving north are regular surveys of Colima
Big Bend doesn’t lack for
dazzling avians. The vermillion from Mexico,” Larson said. warbler populations. The park ADVERTISE
flycatcher, radiant red. The “The quintessential example irrigates an area near Rio Grande HERE!
painted bunting, in blue, red, of that is the Colima warbler – Village, to provide lush bird Call
yellow and green. The summer that’s number 1.” habitat.
Other birds common to And broader restoration 915-964-2426
tanager. The Scott’s oriole. They
can be seen elsewhere in the the Mexican Sierras, for which efforts can benefit birds. or email
region. But all can be seen of a the Chisos are a northern frontier,
include the painted redstart, the In collaboration with hcherald@dellcity.
summer morning along the river,
at Rio Grande Village. Larson blue-throated mountaingem – Mexican partners, the park has com
calls these the “Corvettes of Big the largest hummingbird in the worked to eradicate giant river
Bend.” U.S. – and the Mexican jay. cane – the invasive, non-native
A Mexican jay can live for 20 plant that once lined the river
But the birder’s prize
here is – appearance-wise – years in a 300-acre territory in from Mariscal through Boquillas *Yard Sales
the Chisos. Canyon. It’s a boon for paddlers.
unremarkable. The Colima
warbler is gray-brown, with Near Rio Grande Village, But if native plants return, it also *Quinceneras
signs direct visitors to a nesting means bird habitat.
yellow undertail feathers.
Thousand of birders come each area for common black hawks – One bird that could *Obituaries
another bird at the northern edge benefit is the yellow-billed
year for a sighting.
of its range. cuckoo. The western subspecies *Birthdays
Many want to record as
Diverse landscapes are of the bird – which winters in
many species as they can within
the key. Colima warblers set up Central and South America – is
*Anniversaries
the United States. Though the
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AUGUST 2, 2019 PAGE 7 |
Cartel kingpin El Chapo is jailed for life, but the US-Mexico
drug trade is booming
July 18, 2019
AP PHOTO/EDUARDO VWEDUGO.FILE
The infamous Mexican drugs. Founded in Sinaloa launched the war on drugs, New York Times journalist
drug lord Joaquín Archivaldo state in the late 1980s, the the United States has chose Patrick Radden Keefe in 2017,
Guzmán Loera – aka “El Cha- cartel now distributes drugs not to focus on the economic “and they counter us with a
po” – has been sentenced to in 50 countries, including Ar- forces driving this clandesti- 2,500-year-old technology.”
life plus an additional 30 years gentina, the Philippines and ne industry in favor of puni- Corruption undermi-
for drug trafficking, conspira- Russia. shment, sending millions of nes the law outside Mexico,
cy, money laundering and we- But Mexican cartels drug traffickers, corner dea- too. Between 2006 and 2016
apons charges, among other were born to serve consu- lers and drug users to jail. some 200 employees and
crimes committed over the mers in the United States, the Even as states try to contractors of the Depart-
past quarter-century as head world’s biggest consumer of ease mass incarceration by ment of Homeland Security
of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, the illicit drugs. legalizing cannabis and decri- – the agency charged with de-
Western Hemisphere’s most It’s Americans’ “in- minalizing minor drug offen- fending the U.S. border – have
powerful organized crime sy- satiable demand for illegal ses like possession, President accepted nearly $15 million in
ndicate. drugs,” as then-Secretary of Trump has called for escala- bribes, according to The New
Having studied the po- State Hillary Clinton said in ting the federal government’s York Times.
litics and economics of the 2009, that allowed Guzmán’s drug war. “Almost no evidence
U.S.-Mexico drug trade, I see a Sinaloa cartel to become the Trump’s main propo- about corrupt American offi-
different lesson in Guzmán’s world’s biggest supplier of sals for ending the U.S.-Mexi- cials” was allowed at El Cha-
life story. The U.S. may have illicit drugs. co drug trade are to more har- po’s trial, the Times reports.
locked up Mexico’s worst “bad Drug trafficking has a shly punish drug dealers and Drug trafficking, of
hombre,” but the business he highly lucrative business mo- to build a border wall, which course, is not just a Mexican
ran is far too big to fail. del. According to data from will be monitored by 10,000 business. In June, U.S. autho-
2016, the wholesale price for additional immigration offi- rities in Philadelphia seized a
‘Insatiable demand’ a gram of cocaine is approxi- cers. A physical barrier is cargo vessel carrying nearly
Mexicans have greeted mately US$2.30 in Colombia unlikely to thwart drug smu- 20 tons of cocaine.
Guzmán’s demise with more and $12.50 in Mexico. The gglers, particularly the wily The drug-running ship
skepticism. same gram will cost $28 in Sinaloa cartel, history shows. didn’t belong to the Sinaloa
The Mexican newspa- the U.S. By the time it gets When confronted with cartel. It was owned by a fund
per La Jornada noted that the to Australia, it could fetch as a high-tech border fence in run by banking giant JPMor-
flow of illicit drugs into the much as $176.50. Arizona, constructed long be- gan Chase.
United States has not dimini- Retail prices per gram fore Trump’s administration,
shed since El Chapo’s arrest. are even higher: $82 in the Mexican smugglers use a ca-
Mexican estimates su- U.S. and $400 in Australia. tapult to fling hundred-pound By Luis Gomez Romero/
ggest that each month the Si- bales of marijuana over to the The conversation
naloa cartel trades two tons Walls versus profit American side.
of cocaine and 10,000 tons “We’ve got the best
of marijuana plus heroine, For five decades sin- fence money can buy,” former
methamphetamine and other ce President Richard Nixon DEA chief Michael Brown told
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AUGUST 2, 2019
www.facebook.com /presidio rocketry and robotics
Paola Flotte, the clubs designated artist
photograph bytrevor paulhus
from rocketry story,page 1 disadvantaged and qualify
This year’s challenge: for free or reduced-price lun-
to launch the rocket exact- ches, and more than half are
ly 856 feet high and land it English-language learners.
within 43 to 46 seconds of Yet over the past decade, the
launch. All while keeping the high school’s rocketry club
eggs intact. Too much fire- has repeatedly outperformed
power might hard-boil them prestigious magnet schools
on the way up. Too little pa- and science academies with
rachute might scramble them twice its budget—and easy
on the way down. It was a access to big-box craft and photogragh by allison shelley
game of physics, requiring hardware stores.
the right touch and a bit of Back at the launch As the rocket floated back mond Vasquez, who joined
luck. field, Uribe was pacing. “I feel toward Earth, landing not too the district last fall, said that
“Not too tight,” Uribe like I want to collapse,” he far from where it launched, he already intended to beef
reminded Omar Udave, the said. the students checked their up the budget for the club
team’s parachute expert, a The team watched as, stopwatches. They were spot- next school year. Sto. Domin-
senior with steady hands and one by one, the rockets built on: 43.86 seconds. go said she wasn’t concerned
sharp focus, as he folded the by the teams they were com- They started running about rankings.
chutes into bite-size squares. peting against blasted off in a toward the rocket, like a ba- “The rocket launched
Finally ready for fiery burst of sparks and thick seball team storming the pit- so well. It didn’t explode. It
launch, Uribe loaded Agripi- black smoke, sizzling and his- cher’s mound at the end of wasn’t disqualified. It’s rea-
no onto the launchpad—and sing as they soared straight an eleven-inning nail-biter. lly an accomplishment,” she
fretted about one of the roc- up. Uribe was nearly skipping, said. “They’ve proved they
ket’s fins. It had sustained a “Ours don’t have near- jumping every few steps and can make a rocket out of Do-
nearly imperceptible blemi- ly the same firepower as tho- pumping his fists llar Tree materials.”
sh while in storage. “Some se ones,” said Ramon Aguirre, They opened the cylin- Leaving the launch
of these other rockets fly so the team’s eighteen-year-old der to check the eggs: intact! field, Uribe was already doing
straight,” he said. “We had a field engineer. But then they pulled out the the postmortem in his head,
little incident with this fin, “I feel like ours is going altimeter—the device that de- dissecting where things had
so now ours spins a little bit. to be so ordinary!” said Flotte. tects the altitude the rocket gone wrong. Could they have
Which is not good.” When their turn came, an reached—and grimaced. The picked lighter eggs? Should
The fin was one com- official stopped by to ask if rocket had traveled 773 feet— they have used a lighter
ponent they couldn’t find at they were ready. They gave 83 feet short of its goal. “At acrylic paint?
the Dollar Tree. The one they him the thumbs-up and then least it had a nice paint job,” But there was also the
had damaged had been orde- clenched their fists or clasped Flotte said. factor they couldn’t change:
red online from Hobby Lobby, their hands as the countdown The team ultimately the stifling humidity, heavy
and there was no time to pla- began. “In 5 . . . 4 . . . 3 . . . 2 . . .” placed seventy-third, their on the rocket like a knit swea-
ce another order in time for And there it went. weakest showing since 2015. ter. “That was it,” Uribe reali-
the finals. The nearest Hobby Agripino pierced the Still, from the sidelines, the zed, and it was the one varia-
Lobby is also in Odessa. overcast sky, traveling in a school administrators were ble they hadn’t prepared for.
Presidio Independent near perfect line before spli- beaming like proud parents. The thing about building roc-
School District’s student body tting into two cylinders at its The superintendent, Ray kets in the desert, he said, is
is one of the poorest in Texas. peak, as three parachutes— that there is no humidity.
Ninety-three percent of its two on the top cylinder, one By Megan Flynn
students are economically on the bottom—burst open. www.texasmonthly.com
OPINION
HUDSPETH COUNTY HERALD
AUGUST 2, 2019 PAGE 9 |
Teachers Being Displaced By Backwards Immigration Law
The H-1B visa that qualified American math and higher salaried, more expe- strikes, and more disruption
allows U.S. employers to science instructors are avai- rienced teachers and also re- in students' education, the
temporarily employ foreign lable on the East Coast who move teaching opportunities last thing that American kids
workers in specialty occu- might want Baltimore tea- for young, college graduates need. The public perceives
pations typically is associa- ching positions. who have trained to be tea- teachers' wages as so inade-
ted with tech industry use. Teaching in Baltimore chers. quate that 73 percent of com-
But the visa can have more and other major cities is no The pattern for H-1B munity residents, nationally,
far-reaching applications, as doubt challenging. Among teachers is the same as for would support a walk out.
recent Capitol Hill actions the drawbacks are that tea- Silicon Valley tech workers But before significant
showed. With the H-1B vi- chers have to cope with over- â€' the H-1B visa program teacher wage hikes sweep the
sas of 25 Baltimore teachers crowded, frequently unruly expands the pool of young, nation, more H-1B instruc-
expiring, five Democratic classrooms and must deal cheaper workers with mostly tors might be in U.S. class-
members from the Maryland with largely unsympathetic basic skills and legally dis- rooms. The push for more
congressional delegation be- parents, principals and state places Americans, often ex- visas is relentless, no matter
gan to push for extensions. education department bu- perienced workers over age how much evidence shows
The teachers' H-1B reaucrats. 35, with guest workers who that employees are available
history and the advocacy on Since eliminating the earn lower wages, and are in all the labor categories.
their behalf to have them re- teaching profession's nega- tied to the employers who Before he left office,
main in the U.S. are familiar. tives is impossible, the other hold their visas. U.S. Customs and Immigra-
They came to the U.S. years variable to analyze in an The H-1B program's tion Services Director Fran-
ago, 23 from the Philippines effort to attract more local dual intent allows emplo- cis Cissna said he hoped
and two from Jamaica, as candidates is wages which yers to sponsor workers for to see the day when the fe-
part of an effort to fill alle- could be adjusted upward Green Cards, which extends deral government stops is-
ged job shortages in teaching so that they're more consis- the period the worker is tied suing employment-based vi-
slots for math, science and tent with the demands of the to the employer - indentured sas. Cissna didn't serve long
special education. Accor- jobs. The average starting sa- servitude 21st century style. enough to realize that ac-
ding to a letter the Maryland lary for Maryland teachers is It also creates long backlogs complishment, but his goal
teachers sent to then-Labor $44,675, which will net about of foreign guest workers who remains one to pursue.
Secretary Alex Acosta, the $36,600 or about $3,000 hope to permanently resett-
teachers have been in the monthly. le in the U.S. Immigrants are By Joe Guzzardi
U.S. for between eight and Assuming Maryland's allowed to bring their spou-
12 years, are dedicated and congressional representati- ses on H-4 visas, a category
have now built lives in the ves are sincere about finding that includes employment
U.S. a permanent solution to their authorization, thanks to an
Let's allow that the teacher shortage, the place executive order signed by Your opinion is welcome. Wri-
foreign-born teachers are to begin would be increasing former President Obama. te a letter to the Editor. Tell us
dedicated professionals and salaries and not importing Whether the profes- what you think. Even in a sma-
that returning home after more foreign-born instruc- sion is tech or teaching, no ll community, opnions differ.
extended U.S. stays might be tors. For years, school dis- shortage of potential wor- Differences of opinion is heal-
disruptive. At the same time, tricts in California, Texas and kers exists. The issue is one thy for any community.
let's reject the intellectually other states have been misu- of wages. Steadily declining
insulting suggestion that no sing the H-1B visa to displace teacher pay has led to more Email:hcherald@dellcity.com
Betsy DeVos Public School Vouchers
Attribution: Bob Englehart, Middletown, CT Attribution: Bill Day, Tallahassee, FL
PAGE 10 | PUBLIC NOTICE - FORT HANCOCK HUDSPETH COUNTY HERALD
AUGUST 2, 2019
Fort Hancock Independent School District Distrito Escolar Independiente de Fort Hancock
Provision II Feeding Program 2019-2020 Programa de Alimentación de la Provisión II 2019-2020
The Fort Hancock Independent School District serves breakfast and lunch every El Distrito Escolar Independiente de Fort Hancock sirve desayunos y comidas to-
school day. All students in the district will receive a reimbursable meal at no charge dos los días escolares. Todos los estudiantes en el distrito recibirán una comida
through the academic year of 2019-2020. All children will receive a free breakfast reembolsable gratis durante el curso académico del 2019-2020. Todos los niños
and a free lunch regardless of income or family size. In the operation of the child recibirán un desayuno y una comida gratis sin importar el ingreso o tamaño de la
feeding program, no child will be discriminated against because of race, color, na- familia. En la operación del programa de alimentación del niño, ningún niño será
tional origin, sex, handicap, age or national origin. discriminado por raza, color, sexo, discapacidad, edad u origen nacional.
TIME ADULT PRICES HORARIO PRECIOS PARA ADULTOS
Monday - Friday Lunes a Viernes
Breakfast 7:15 A.M. - 8:15 A.M. Breakfast $ 2.25 Almuerzo 7:15 A.M. - 8:15 A.M. Almuerzo $ 2.25
Lunch: Lunch $ 4.00 Comida: Comida $ 4.00
Elementary 11:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M Escuela Primaria 11:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.
Middle School 11:25 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Segundaria 11:25 A.M. - 12:00 P.M
High School 12:20 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. Preparatoria 12:20 P.M. - 1:00 P.M.
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) . En conformidad con la Ley Federal de derechos civiles y el Departamento de Agricultura
civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and de Estados Unidos (USDA) políticas y regulaciones de los derechos civiles, el USDA, sus
institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discri- agencias, oficinas y empleados, y instituciones participando en o administrando programas
minating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for del USDA se prohibe discriminación basada en raza, color, origen nacional, sexo, discapa-
prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. cidad, edad, o represalia o como represalia por su actividad previa los derechos civiles en
cualquier programa o actividad realizada o financiada por el USDA.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program in-
formation (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact Personas con discapacidades que requieran medios alternativos de comunicación para in-
the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of formación sobre el programa (por ejemplo, Braille, letra grande, audio, lenguaje de señas
hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service americano, etc.), deben comunicarse con la Agencia (Estatal o local) donde aplican para be-
at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages neficios. Individuos que son sordos, tienen problemas de audición o tienen discapacidades
other than English. del habla ponerse en contacto con el USDA a través del servicio de retransmisión Federal
al (800) 877-8339. Además, información del programa puede hacerse disponible en idiomas
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimi- distintos al inglés.
nation Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint
filing cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide Para presentar una queja del programa de discriminación, completar el formulario de quejas
in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint de discriminación del programa de USDA, (AD-3027) encontrado en línea en: http://www.
form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: ascr.usda.gov/complaint filing cust.html, y en cualquier oficina de USDA, O escribir una
carta dirigida a USDA proporcionando en la carta toda la información solicitada en el for-
mulario. Para solicitar una copia del formulario de queja, llame al (866) 632-9992. Presentar
(1) Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture el formulario o carta a USDA por:
(2) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (1) Correo: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Ri-
(2)Fax: (202) 690-7442; or ghts 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
(2) Fax: (202) 690-7442; 0
(3)Email: program.intake@usda.gov (3) Correo electrónico: program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider. Esta institución es un proveedor de igualdad de oportunidades.
FORT HANCOCK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT DISTRITO ESCOLAR INDEPENDIENTE DE FORT HANCOCK
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTIFICACIÓN PÚBLICA
OF DE NO DISCRIMINACIÓN 2019-2020
NON-DISCRIMINATION 2019-2020
Es la política del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Fort Hancock de
It is the policy of Fort Hancock Independent School District to prohibit prohibir la discriminación por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional,
discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender or any género o cualquier otra persona que tiene una discapacidad en la admi-
other person who has a disability in the admission or access to programs, sión o acceso a programas, prestación de servicios o empleo. El Distrito
delivery of services or employment. The Fort Hancock School District Escolar Independiente de Fort Hancock está totalmente comprometido
is fully committed to meeting its responsibilities as specified by Title VI a cumplir con sus responsabilidades según lo especificado por el Título
VI de la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964, enmendada: Título IX de las
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended: Title IX of the Education
enmiendas de Educación de 1972; prohibir discriminación por razón de
amendments of 1972; prohibiting sex discrimination, the Age Discrimi-
sexo, la Ley de Discriminación de Edad de 1975, Sección 504 del Acta
nation Act of 1975, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
de Rehabilitación de 1973, enmendada, y la Ley de Estadounidenses con
amended, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Discapacidades (ADA).
Inquiries concerning your rights may be referred to Title IX Coordinator Preguntas acerca de sus derechos pueden ser referidos al Coordinador
and Section 504. del Título IX Coordinador de la Sección 504.
Coordinator: Coordinador:
El Sr. Jose G. Franco, O por P. O. Box 98
Mr. Jose G. Franco,
100 School Drive Fort Hancock, TX 79839
100 School Drive or P.O. Box 98, Fort Hancock, Texas 79839,
Fort Hancock, Texas 79839 Fort Hancock,Texas 79839. (915) 769-3811
(915) 769 3811
El Distrito Escolar Independiente de Fort Hancock es un empleador con
Fort Hancock ISD is an equal opportunity employer. igualdad de oportunidades.HUDSPETH COUNTY HERALD
AUGUST 2, 2019 PAGE 11 |
PUBLIC NOTICE Fort Hancock ISD Board of Trustees
Regular Meeting and
The Budget and Proposed Tax Rate Meeting have
Notice of Initiation of the Section 106 Process – Public Partici- been cancelled for August 9, 2019 and have been
pation in accordance with the FCC’s Nationwide Programmatic rescheduled.
Agreement. Union Pacific proposes to construct a communications
facility within the right-of-way at the SIG2347.TX.01 site (Mile
Fort Hancock Independent School District
NOTICE
Post 767.9) located approximately 2.24 miles E of TX-20 & I-10
Budget and Proposed Tax Rate Meeting
(Latitude: 31.237885, and Longitude: -105.749195), Fort Hancock,
Hudspeth County, Texas 79839. The SIG2347.TX.01 will include a
self-support telecommunications tower with an approximate ove- Notice is hereby given that the Board of Trustees of the FORT
rall height of 130 ft with associated equipment. Union Pacific is HANCOCK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT will con-
duct a Public Budget and Proposed Tax Rate Hearing at a special
publishing this notice in accordance with Federal Communications
meeting to be held on August 29, 2019 at 5:30 P.M., for the purpose
Commission regulations (47 CFR § 1.1307) for Section 106 of the of public input on the 2019-2020 budget and tax rate. The Board of
National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and for the National Trustees will vote on the 2019-2020 budget at the regular meeting on
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). We respectfully request that August 29, 2019 at 6:00 P.M. Both meetings will take place at the Fort
parties interested in commenting on this Federal undertaking re- Hancock ISD Administration Building, located at 100 E. School Drive.
lative to potential effects on cultural or historic properties should
FORT HANCOCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
contact.
P.O. BOX 98
GSS, Inc. FORT HANCOCK, TEXAS 79839
1054 Texan Trail #300 (915) 769-3811
Grapevine, TX 76051
(682) 651-0034 (GSS# D19132).
Fort Hancock Water Control & Improve- Hawkeye Trucking
Discounts
ment District 323-972-3511
www.camnnation.org available!
Position Available: Manager Delivery
The Fort Hancock W.C.I.D is accepting applications for qualified per- of ADVERTISE HERE!
sonnel to manage the water district. general bulk
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goods/ Oil equipment
Please contact the Fort Hancock W.C.I.D at (915)769-3931 or stop
24/7 Deliveries 915-964-2426
by the office at 1050 S Knox. Ave. Fort Hancock, TX 79839.
A DBE Federal
or email
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Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of Hudspeth
County ESD #1 will conduct a Public Budget Hearing on Au- www.itex.com distributor
gust 12, 2019 at 6 PM for the purpose of public input on the
2019-2020 budget.
The board will vote on the 2019-2020 budget at the regularly
scheduled monthly meeting following. Meeting will be held
at the Fort Hancock EMS/Fire Station, located at 71880 Texas
Hwy 20, in Fort Hancock, Texas.
Hudspeth County ESD #1
PO Box 40
Fort Hancock, TX 79839
915-769-1595PAGE 12 | HUDSPETH COUNTY HERALD
AUGUST 2, 2019Theme: The Wizard of Oz
HUDSPETH COUNTY HERALD
AUGUST 2, 2019 PAGE 13 |
ACROSS 28. Judo gym 61. *a.k.a. Tin Man 25. *Baum's middle name
1. Takes as spoils 30. Porter's head gear 65. Relating to sight 26. Home to Burj Khalifa
6. Toothy fish 35. Bumpkin 66. Greek H 27. #40 Across, 3rd person
9. Cookbook abbr. 37. Tap a baseball 68. Upholstery choice singular
13. Cavern 39. Velázquez or Rivera 69. Like kale or spinach 29. *"Over the Rainbow"
14. Opposite of hence 40. Share a boundary 70. 100 lbs. singer
15. Planktonic tunicate 41. Gardening tool 71. The Three Musketeers' 31. DIRECTV competitor
16. Hipbone-related 43. Prelude to a duel swords 32. Paparazzi's target
17. *Studio lion at begin- 44. Birth-related 72. Advil target 33. Old World lizard
ning of "The Wizard of Oz" 46. Affirmative 73. Like certain dog? 34. *Sleep-inducing flower
18. Shylock's practice 47. Cannabis plant 74. People of Denmark 36. #66 Across, pl.
19. *It made the house pitch 48. Drew Barrymore's "Ne- 38. No I in it
and the kitchen slitch ver Been ____" DOWN 42. Endangered odd-toed
21. *Nikko and others 50. Gulf V.I.P. 1. Not of the cloth ungulate
23. "Wheel of Fortune" re- 52. Cook's leaf 2. Kind of child 45. Ivy League likely appli-
quest 53. Underwater "nose" 3. Relating to ear cant
24. Printer cartridge color 55. Naught 4. ____-____-la 49. "Can you ____ it?"
25. Public health org. 57. *Lion's lack 5. Basic unit of time 51. Took part in Stonewall
6. *Dorothy's last name events, e.g.
7. Grow gray 54. Olden day doctor's
8. With ample space prescription
9. Undertaking 56. Parkinson's disease
10. *Munchkins' favorite drug
color, in Baum's book 57. Type of pop
11. Light on one's feet 58. 14 oil-producing coun-
12. ____ a visit, 3rd person tries
singular 59. Wyoming's neighbor
15. What cat did on the 60. Excessively abundant
window sill? 61. W on a bulb
20. Bragging mother, tur- 62. Dignified manner
ned to stone in Greek 63. Sheltered, nautically
mythology 64. Monster's loch
22. Rowboat propeller 67. *Number of Wizard of
24. Become gelatinous Oz Oscar awards
Any erroneous reflection upon the character, standing or reputation
of any person, firm or corporation, which may occur in the columns of the
Hudspeth County Herald will be gladly corrected upon being brought to the
attention of the editor-publisher. The publisher is not responsible for copy
omission or typographical errors which may occur, other than to correct them
in the next issue after it is brought to his attention, and in no case does the
publisher hold himself liable for covering the error. The right is reserved to
reject or edit all advertising copy, as well as editorial and news content. Pub-
lished on Friday of each week in Hudspeth County, third largest county in
Texas. Notices of church and entertainments, where a charge of admission is
made, card of thanks, wedding invitations, resolutions of respect and all mat-
ter not news, will be charged at the regular rates. Subscriptions Requested by
the Post Office to be paid in advance. $20.00PAGE 14 | HUDSPETH COUNTY HERALD
AUGUST 2, 2019
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY
Draft Environmental Assessment
Notice of Initiation of the Section 106 Process-Public Partici- For the Proposed
Fort Hancock Road Upgrade and Canal Crossing Pro-
pation in accordance with the Federal Communications Com- ject
mission regulations (47 CFR § 1.1307) for Section 106 of the Na- Fort Hancock, Texas
tional Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and for the National
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) has prepared a Draft Envi-
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Program Comment
ronmental Assessment (EA) and Draft Finding of No Significant
for Positive Train Control and Infrastructure. Union Pacific Impact (FONSI) which evaluates potential environmental im-
Railroad proposes to construct an approximately 65’ monopo- pacts from the proposed upgrade of three roads and associated
construction of four canal crossings in Fort Hancock, Hudspeth
le communications pole with associated equipment at the fo-
County, Texas. The proposed action would include the upgrade
llowing approximate locations near the Town of Fort Hancock, of three existing roads from narrow dirt track roads to Functional
Hudspeth County, Texas within the existing railroad right-of- Classification-2, 20 to 30-foot wide roads, and the construction
way within the existing railroad right-of-way of four new canal crossings within the Fort Hancock Area of Res-
ponsibility. The Draft EA is available for public review and com-
ment at the Fort Hancock Public Library Branches located at 101
• Coordinates: 31.266385, -105.509936; Mile Post #748.46; W School St, Fort Hancock, TX 79839 and 460 Knox Ave, Fort Han-
• Coordinates: 31.208966, -105.454782; Mile Post #743.25; cock, TX 79839. The Draft FONSI and EA can also be viewed on
CBP’s website at: https://www.cbp.gov/about/environmental-cul-
• Coordinates: 31.257083, -105.710808; Mile Post #765.29.
tural-stewardship/documents/docs-review
We respectfully request that parties interested in providing The public is encouraged to review and comment on these docu-
comment on the proposed undertaking relative to potential ments. Submittal of public comments must be received no later
than August 30, 2019 and can be submitted by:
effects on cultural or historic properties should contact GSS,
E-mail at joseph.zidron@cbp.dhs.gov
Inc., 3311 109th Street, Urbandale, IA 50322; Ph. (515) 331-2103, or
within 30 days of the date of this publication (GSS W19184- Mailed to: Mr. Joseph Zidron, Real Estate and Environmental
Branch Chief, BPAM PMO, 24000 Avila Road, Ste. 5020, Laguna
TX-1/2/3).
Niguel, CA 92677.HUDSPETH COUNTY HERALD AUGUST 2, 2019 PAGE 15 |
PAGE 16 | HUDSPETH COUNTY HERALD
AUGUST 2, 2019
National
Watermelon Day! West Texas Travel
Marfa Is A West Texas Gem You Must See...
Life with Marfans
Some of the most
beautiful views in the west
Texas town are found in na-
ture.
No trip out west is
complete without a trip to see
one of Presidio County's big-
gest draws, the mysterious
Scott Halleran/ Getty Images Marfa Lights. The eerie "ghost
National Watermelon Day http://wg.wonderopolis.org
lights" or orbs appear on the
is every 3rd day of August. There's been no shor- horizon on the shoulder of
tage of press in recent years Highway 290. Adding to the
With a name like wa- FUN WATERMELON creep factor, the Marfa Li-
termelon, one would expect for the tiny Texas town of
it to be juicy, scrumptious RECEIPE! Marfa. Still, the town remains ghts viewing platform is just
and amazing. slightly mysterious. Tucked North of the old abandoned
The presence of so Watermelon Agua Fresca army airfield. Though the li-
much water makes this me- away in Presidio County in
ghts have been the subject of
lon an impressive addition PREP TIME: 10 mins the Chihuahuan Desert of far heated debate and wild-eyed
to the fruit family. Here it TOTAL TIME: 10 mins west Texas, Marfa is not as
comes, the carefully procu- wonder for decades, no one
red but wonderfully ama- SERVINGS: 8 cups readily accessible for most has been able to definitively
zing, Watermelon Day! Texans as travel destinations prove the origin of the lights.
INGREDIENTS: like Luckenbach, Fredericks- In the daylight, you're
• 6 cups diced watermelon (about
The History of 1/4 medium watermelon)
burg, and Gruene. And really, likely to see a herd of pron-
Watermelon Day • 4 cups cold water that only adds to its wonder. ghorn roaming. The animals
• 1/4 cup sugar (start with 2 ta- Is it a town of displa- are part of a restoration effort
Whether it is the to bring pronghorn back to
more than 90% water in the blespoons and add more to tas- ced writers and artists from
fruit, or the sweet flavor that te) New York City and L.A.? Is it West Texas after the pron-
explodes in your mouth with • limes wedges and mint leaves,
an adobe-filled getaway for ghorn population dropped to
every bite, this fruit lives up for garnishing about 2,000 about a decade
to a crowned ‘favorite fruit’ Texans looking to resurrect ago.
of children the world over. INSTRUCTIONS the back-to-the-basics-of-lo-
That hard rind around the 1. Combine diced watermelon ve mentality? Marfa is both
edge gives a smooth textu-
re, easy to hold by even the and cold water in a large of those things and more.
youngest of hands, the soft blender. Pulse on high until The truth is, Marfa is ever
inner red fruit easy to eat watermelon is 95 percent changing. But it still stays the
by young and old alike, and pureed.
with a juicy burst of flavor, it same in important ways like
is liked by mo 2. Add in sugar, pulse on high small towns tend to do. The
that do eat it. to mix and taste. Add more town (pop. 2,000) is a mix of
Even the seeds are sugar if necessary.
an enjoyment, spitting them old and new, classic and mo-
3. Serve chilled over ice. Gar-
has become contests be- nish with limes and mint
dern. There are laid back ca- www.wideopemcountry.com
tween family, friends and fes and modern art exhibits,
neighbors. But even the
100-year-old ranches and
Lodging
seeds do not detract from Author: Isabel Eats
this wondrous fruit, merely trendy food trucks. The Hotel Paisano
giving us a reason to open www.isabeleats.com offers intriguing history as
And then there are
our mouths for yet another the hotel where James Dean
bite of the succulent melon. those breathtaking desert and Elizabeth Taylor stayed
landscapes. Just about three while filming the 1956 film
www.daysoftheyear.com hours from El Paso and an Giant.
hour from Big Bend Natio- If you're looking for an
nal Park, Marfa offers un- outdoorsy vibe, try El Cosmi-
obstructed views that go on co, a whimsical trailer, tent
and teepee hotel sitting on
for miles and a west Texas 21 acres. If classic America-
sunset that’s the stuff of your na is more your speed, check
Instagram’s dreams. It’s that out Thunderbird Hotel, a 24-
horizon that stretches on for room boutique hotel with a
miles that draws creative 1950s-style.
For a modern, con-
folks from all over the United temporary feel, check out the
States and the world. newest hotel on the block,
Hotel St. George, which ri-
vals any accommodations
found in Dallas or Austin.
Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues It may be a small town, but
August 2 August 3 August 4 August 5 August 6 even after a weekend of ex-
ploring, you’ll probably find
yourself wanting more of
Marfa. Don’t be surprised if
you’re already planning your
next visit as you’re driving
back home through the wide
open spaces of west Texas.
Don’t worry, Marfa will still
Ntra. Sra San San Ntra. Sra San be there waiting to enchant
de los Juan de las and inspire.
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