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VOL. 37, No. 19SERVING ANTHONY, VINTON, CANUTILLO, EAST MONTANA, HORIZON, SOCORRO, CLINT, FABENS, SAN ELIZARIO AND TORNILLOMAY 13, 2010Smart young ladyNEWSBRIEFSOsteoarthritisToday, more than 10 million Americanssuffer from osteoarthritis of the knee,making it the most common form ofarthritis in the U.S. What are frequentcauses of this type of arthritis, and whatcan you do to protect your knees, reducethe symptoms, and support your doctor’streatment? With advice from some ofthe world’s leading knee specialists, theAmerican Arthritis Society has compileduseful and practical tips for self-care.Each tip is interesting and easy to follow.These and many more suggestionsregarding osteoarthritis can be viewedonline at: www.americanarthritis.org.— Dr. Helmut H. HubertiGroundbreakingThe Clint Independent School Districtis inviting the community to thegroundbreaking ceremony for the newClint High School on May 17, 2010 at10 am. The ceremony will take placeat the new school site located at 13890Alameda in Clint.— Laura CadeCross honoredClinton Cross, prosecutor with theCriminal Unit of the El Paso CountyAttorney’s Office, has been recognizedas “Outstanding Senior Attorney of theYear” by the El Paso Bar Association.Cross received the award in recognitionof his many years of service to the ElPaso legal community. The award waspresented on Saturday May 1, 2010 at theEl Paso Country Club.— Elhiu DominguezCrime StoppersA man calls to say there is a bombsomewhere in the El Paso CountyCourthouse, causing the building to beevacuated and exhaustively searched,and making this the Crime Stoppers“Crime of the Week.” On Friday, April30, about 10:00 a.m., Sheriff’s Deputieswere notified that a male caller had statedthere was a bomb located somewherein the County Courthouse at 500 E.San Antonio. An immediate evacuationhalted all hearings, trials and operationswithin the building. A law enforcementtask force combed the building butfound no bomb. Fort Bliss Bomb K-9’swere then called to the scene. Twodogs alerted to the same location in theCourthouse, and the Police Department’sBomb Squad then searched that area.No bomb was found. It is believed thedogs were alerting to specific chemicalsin that area. As a result of the Sheriff’sOffice investigation, it is now believedthat the phone call originated from a payphone located at 308 S. Stanton Street.The investigation continues. The personSee BRIEFS, Page 4Future generations will be born free,equal and in debt.— Quips & Quotes— Photo courtesy Canutillo ISDTEAM OF THE YEAR — Bill Childress Elementary School’s cafeteria staff were namedCanutillo ISD’s Support Staff Team of the Year. They are, front row, from left, MariaGomez, Celia Salcido, and Apolonia Torres; middle row, from left, Amalia Aguirre andIsela Martinez; and back row, from left, Elizabeth Rivera, Altagracia Sainz, EvanelinaRodriguez, and Bertha Castaneda.Canutillo cafeteria crew recognizedBy Kim GuzmanSpecial to the CourierCANUTILLO – Educators and staff at BillChildress Elementary School (BCE), in theCanutillo Independent School District (CISD),nominated and selected the BCE cafeteriateam as Support Staff Team for 2009-2010.The cafeteria team will be honored duringthe 2009-2010 end-of-the-year recognitionprogram being held at the school in May.According to BCE faculty and staff, thecafeteria team is appreciated tremendouslyfor their hard work, positive and friendlyattitudes, and their excellent care of theChildress students. The BCE cafeteria teamincludes Cafeteria Manager Apolonia Torres,Assistant Manager Maria Gomez, BakerBertha Castaneda, Cashier Isela Martinez,Cook Evangelina Rodriguez, Salad MakerElizabeth Rivera, and cafeteria helpers AmaliaAguirre, Celia Salcido, and Altagracia Sainz.“Our cafeteria staff is highly involved inSee CREW, Page 4— Photo courtesy ExxonMobil Texas Science and Engineering FairHIGH HONORS — Leanna Rivera, aneighth grade student at Clint JuniorHigh School, received fourth place inthe junior division cellular and molecularbiology category with her project, “LeCaffeine Café”. Rivera was awarded,with highest honors, at the ExxonMobilTexas Science and Engineering Fair, afour-day April competition that bringstogether top science fair winners fromacross the state. Students competedin two divisions — junior (grades sixthrough eight) and senior (grades ninethrough 12) — in one of 19 categoriesat the Henry B. Gonzalez ConventionCenter in San Antonio, TX. Winners wereselected from more than 1,100 entries,with awards going to first through fourthplace entries in each category.— Leah MarshallCager renews efforts to fund his youth projectsBy Don WoodyardSpecial to the CourierFABENS — Willie Cager continues hisquest for fulfillment of a long-held dream tobenefit both Fabens and the city of El Paso.Cager’s dream, with a little help from theWest Texas County Courier, is taking anotherstep closer to reality.Supplied with additional copies of the April8 issue of the newspaper that carried his firstdream story, Cager is writing to his superstarbasketball friends of the National BasketballAssociation (NBA) for financial supportto fund construction of two major sportscomplexes in the Fabens’ area.These friends include Michael Jordan,now owner of the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets,Charles Barkley and Scotty Pippin. “They arejust a phone call away,” Cager says with asmile and tapping his cell phone.These are people who have said “just give mea call when you are ready.” Cager is apparentlyready now. And people with money know otherpeople with money. Cager also says Jordanknows Tiger Woods “very well.”Cager also has his eye on Pat Riley, amember of the University of Kentucky teamthat lost to the Miners. Riley, according toCager, is at far left in the historic photo thatThat 30 million, plus the money from hisaccompanied the April 8 Courier story. He iswatching Cager’s high-speed approach to the friends, would be only a drop in the financialbasket for a layup. He missed the shot, but bucket. His website estimates the total costthen made two shots at the free-throw line for the two massive construction projects ataround 624 million.after being fouled by No. 55.Cager’s first priority is to build the Kids’A side note: Cager says he wasn’t the fastestman on the team. That honor he says belonged Arena on 320 acres. Cager would like to breakground for it within the next 12 months. Itto Bobby Joe Hill.Another person with whom he will be in would have multiple athletic facilities whichtouch is David Stern, the commissioner of may include indoor soccer and arena football.There would also bethe NBA. Cager willevents in thebe looking for support“I think so; I know so. Believe culturalarena.from Stern in contactingAlsohavingeach of the 30 teams in me, the day will come whenthe NBA. The former it will happen. Build it and connections here aswell, Cager wouldTexas Western Collegelike to have the famedstar of the 1966 NCAA they will come.”championshipteam— Willie Cager on his Harlem Globetrottersin the arena. Thewants each of the 30building projects playarena, Cager points out,NBA teams to contributewould be a potential 1 million each towardvenue for NCAA championship games ashis sports and learning complexes.That would be 30 million toward building well as NBA exhibition games.The earnings generated from these eventsa 30,000-seat sports arena north of I-10 on320 acres of land near Cattleman’s Restaurant. are seen as fuel for subsequent construction ofCager says it would be called Kids’ University 12 gyms (three clusters of four gyms each) andvocational learning center. Each gym wouldArena.The former TWC star has changed the name be named for one of the 12 members of theof the Willie Cager Charitable Foundation to championship team. The gyms and vocationalthe Willie Cager Learning Center and Kids’University.See CAGER, Page 4
Page 2May 13, 2010Veterans Post By Freddy GrovesMemorial DayMore than a three-day weekendWell, I hate to see this happen,but it looks like Sen. DanielInouye of Hawaii has given uphis yearly fight to have the correctdate of Memorial Day restored.From 1868 to 1971, May 30was the date of Memorial Day.Right from the beginning, thepurpose was to honor, rememberand put flowers on the graves ofsoldiers who died in war. It wasn’tuntil 1971 that Memorial Daywas lumped into the government“Monday” holidays.The last Inouye legislation inthe Thomas Library of Congresscalendar is S. 70, the one for2009. The details say that it wasread twice. That’s basically thefirst step, and there it’s beenstalled — again. Maybe this haseverything to do with the fact thatonly about 20 percent of Congressis veterans.We owe it to our veterans whogave their lives to give them aspecial day, and not make it oneof a string of routine holidays.There’s an online petition goingaround to have the Memorial Daydate restored. It usually takesforever to reach the hoped-fornumber of signatures: The one Ifound at www.usmemorialday.org/act.html started in 2004. It’sa bit more than halfway towardthe goal of reaching 20,000signatures, with more coming indaily.A quote from the petition siteseems fitting for this MemorialDay: “Let no vandalism ofavarice or neglect, no ravages oftime testify to the present or to thecoming generations that we haveforgotten as a people the cost ofa free and undivided republic.” Gen. John Logan, May 5, 1868ReadLogan’scompleteGeneral Orders No. 11 at www.usmemorialday.org/order11.html.Better yet, read it to your kids orgrandkids, and explain what itmeans.Por la Gente By State Rep. Chente QuintanillaWe all should pitch inHola mi gente. Have you ever seena public safety problem and wantedto do something about but didn’tknow where to start? I imaginemany have had an experience likethat to some degree or another.Last August, a gentleman by thename of Chris Price saw such asafety hazard and set out to make adifference. He was driving near somerecently completed intersections onZaragosa at Rich Beam and also atEdgemere. He saw school childrentrying to cross at both intersectionsagainst traffic traveling close to 60miles per hour. They were trying toget to school.Rich called my office andexplained what he saw and whathis concerns were. After a lengthyconversation with my chief of staff,Rich was informed that we wouldmake some quick phone calls anddetermine how we could solve thatproblem the quickest.Zaragosa is a state highway andCanutillo Independent School DistrictCanutillo ISD is pleased to announce that the followingDistict employees will be honored for their service duringthe Employee Service Awards Ceremony on May 20, 2010.FIVE YEAR AWARDSKenneth Bailey (CHS)Loretta Berumen (CHS)Raquel Favela (CHS)Bruce Hoang (CHS)Pamela Sawyer (CHS)Leandro Trevino Jr. (CHS)Claudia Villalobos (CHS)Mika Vinson (CHS)Cynthia Montoya (AMS)Michelle Terrell (AMS)Elsa Carrasco (CMS)Howard Keithly (CMS)Anna Lucero (CMS)Victoria Perea (CMS)Karen Rissling (CMS)Claudia Salgado (CMS)Elizabeth Romero (CES)Maria T. Gonzalez (DDE)Lorena Loya (DDE)Amanda Scofield (DDE)Carlos Ulloa (DDE)Eva Acosta (JDE)Bertha Atayde (JDE)Gloria Flecha (JDE)Maria Garibay (JDE)Jessica M.-Carrillo (JDE)Sonia Romo (JDE)Valerie Tolentino (JDE)Guadalupe Villela (JDE)Julia Crowley (GES)Blanca Rodriguez (GES)Maria F. Rodriguez (GES)Maria Acosta (F&T)Maria T. Flores (F&T)Daniel Fraire (F&T)Jaime S. Gomez (F&T)Linda Mendoza (F&T)Carmen Rangel (F&T)Abelardo Rodriguez (F&T)William Russell (F&T)Ramon Salgado (F&T)Laura Zacarias (F&T)Jose Escobedo (CO)Jose L. Gomez (CO)Claudia Olivera (CO)TEN YEAR AWARDSKim Cedillo (CHS)Erin Conner (CHS)Fiacro Ramirez (CHS)Richard Tate (CHS)Zacarias Valles (CHS)Aurora De La Cruz (AMS)David Fintell (AMS)Daniel Sohle (AMS)Kenneth Cooper (CMS)Martha Gutierrez (CMS)Michelle Moreno (CMS)Cecilia P. Ortiz (CMS)Imelda Salgado (CMS)Betzabe Britton (CES)Cynthia C.-Ramirez (CES)Argelia Flores (CES)Deborah Gonzalez (CES)Maria Maldonado (CES)Rosie Morales (CES)Minerva Dallo (DDE)Patricia Chavez (JDE)Angela Guzman (JDE)Liliana Navarrete (JDE)Aracely Ruiz (JDE)Cristina Vielledent (JDE)Sonia Cisneros (BCE)Noemy Macias (BCE)Laura Moreno (BCE)Maria Valdez (BCE)Patricia Angulo (GES)Celia Rodriguez (GES)Andres Ortega (F&T)Patricia Villalobos (F&T)FIFTEEN YEAR AWARDSRonald Ballinger (CHS)Timothy Barno (CHS)Rosa Y. Corral (CHS)Maria Lopez (CHS)Laura Ramirez (CHS)Rosa Ruiz (CHS)Saul Valenzuela (CHS)Francis Hayes (AMS)Patricia Hoover (AMS)Luz Orrantia (AMS)Estella Rodriguez (AMS)Carlos Aceves (CES)Maria Arroyos (CES)Lilia Maldonado (CES)Margarita Alvarez (DDE)Jose Najera (DDE)Raymundo Villalobos (DDE)Clara Corral (JDE)Julia Melendez (JDE)Julieta Melendez (JDE)Sylvia Morgan (JDE)Dora Frias (BCE)Yvonne Rivera (BCE)Guadalupe Rizo (BCE)TWENTY YEAR AWARDSRichard Jeffery (CHS)Sheila Britton (AMS)Juan Gonzalez (AMS)Lisa Haneman (AMS)Bridget Gallegos (CMS)Susana Ramos (CMS)Juan J. Gonzalez (CES)Elizabeth Perez (CES)Mary Brockett (DDE)Christine Garcia (DDE)Jesus Hernandez (DDE)Carmela Lopez (DDE)Guadalupe Ostos (DDE)Anne Edwards (JDE)Jack Daniel Smartt (BCE)Sergio Rizo (F&T)Sylvia Gonzalez (CO)TWENTY-FIVE YEAR AWARDSBarbara Barren (DDE)Celia Sanchez (DDE)Barbara Herod (JDE)THIRTY YEAR AWARDSHector Castelo(CHS)Martha Martinez (CHS)Vicky Ludwig (AMS)Milton Marshall (CMS)Lorenzo Melchor (CMS)Rick Armstrong (CES)Jamie Coats (CES)Maria Melchor (GES)RETIREMENT AWARDSSheila Britton (AMS)Virginia Fiske (BCE)Alma Fleming (GES)Roberta Forti (CHS)Melanie Gallagher (AMS)Alice Lujan (GES)Monie Menacker (GES)Pamela Mendoza (BCE)Griselda Rios (AMS)Roberto Ruiz (CES)Altagracia Sainz (BCE)Florence Schetgen (CHS)Jack Daniel Smartt (BCE)Zacarias Valles(CHS)Laura Zweber (CHS)SUPERINTENDENT’S AWARDSRecipients to be announcedat the ceremony.Congratulations Honorees!is the responsibility of the TexasDepartmentof Transportation(TxDOT). However, it is within thecity limits of El Paso which has thefinancial responsibility to maintainthe highway.We called the local TxDOT officeand spoke with the administrativeengineer who oversees the projects.As per the information provided bythe agency, we informed Mr. Pricethat the actual work would have to bedone by the city in strict complianceand approval by TxDOT. The firststep would be to contact a citycouncil person or a neighborhoodassociationwho’sboundariesabutted with the intersection.As I understand it, Chris first spokewith City Representative RachelQuintana on several occasions aboutthe intersection. The problem wasthen presented to the Las TierrasNeighborhood Association whichwould have to approve by vote aformal request to the city. (Thisprocess was set up by the city andhas worked successfully for manyyears resolving similar issues inother parts of El Paso).The Association did finallyapprove to take action by petitioningTxDOT with a formal request tobegin a process that would placesome sort of traffic control atZaragosa and both Rich Beam andEdgemere. TxDOT then informedthe city that a study and plan wouldbe in order.The City of El Paso respondedrather quickly with a traffic study atboth intersections. TxDOT acceptedthe findings and requested a suitableplan to address the safety issuesnoted in the study.City engineers then put pencil toblue print and provided the stateagency with plan in an amazinglyshort period of time. Most peopleare not remotely aware of thecomplexities involved in designinga traffic signal project much less twoof them. While all traffic lights havesimilar properties, each intersectionhas different environmental andstructural problems. It takes exactengineering to produce the rightplan.Today, I passed that intersectionand saw the first of the two trafficlights already up. The second is setfor completion in less than a month.The events that Chris Price set inSee CHENTE, Page 4uoyknThafor your vote.I will continue to work withthe other HRMUD Directorsand employees to maintainthe best District possible.MaureenSurrattHorizon Regional Municipal Utility District, Place 3Ad paid for by Janet Davis, CampaignTreasurer, 18990Armington, Horizon City,TX 79928
May 13, 2010Page 3Weatherization Assistance ProgramEl Paso’s Community Action Program, Project BRAVO, Inc. is nowaccepting applications for its Weatherization Program. This federal/stateprogram provides home weatherization services to elderly, disabled andlow-income families of El Paso. Weatherization of a home permanentlyreduces utility bills by increasing energy efficiency. The service is providedfree to residents who qualify. If you would like to know if you are eligibleto receive this service, please contact Project BRAVO’s WeatherizationAssistance Program at 562-4100 and ask for the Weatherization Hotline.Programa de Climatización de HogaresComunidad de El Paso del Programa de Acción, Proyecto BRAVO, Inc. estáaceptando solicitudes para su Programa de Climatización. Este programafinanciado por el Estado proporciona servicios de climatización delhogar para personas de tercer edad, incapacitados y familias de bajosingresos de El Paso. Climatización de una vivienda permanente reducelas facturas de servicios públicos mediante el aumento de la eficienciaenergética. El servicio se proporciona gratuitamente a los residentes quecalifiquen. Si a usted le gustaría saber si usted es elegible para recibir esteservicio, por favor póngase en contacto con el Programa del Proyecto deAsistencia de Climatización BRAVO al 562-4100 y pregunte por la líneade climatización.Project Bravo, Inc. 4838 Montana Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79903 http://www.projectbravo.orgTo AdvertiseCall 852-3235
Page 4May 13, 2010CagerUniversity of Texas system. It wouldbe south of the interstate adjacent toFrom Page 1the new Fabens Elementary School.For Cager, kids are what it’slearning center would be built on all about. It is the primary reason200 acres of land leased from the for undertaking these mammothAnswer Page 8Canutillo Independent School DistrictPublic NoticePublic Meeting to Review Federally Funded ProgramsThe Canutillo Independent School District will conduct a public informationmeeting to review the following CISD Programs funded with Federal funds: Title I, Part A – Improving Basic Programs Title I, Part C – Migrant Program Title II, Part A – Teacher and Principal Training & Recruiting Title II, Part D – Enhancing Education Through Technology Title III, Part A – Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Title IV, Part A – Safe and Drug-Free Schools IDEA Part B – Formula IDEA Part B – Pre-School Career & Technical Education – Tech Prep Career & Technical Education – Basic Grant ARRA Title I, Part A ARRA Title II, Part D ARRA IDEA B – Formula ARRA IDEA B – Pre-SchoolThe meeting will be held:Tuesday, May 18, 2010, at 6:00 p.m., CISD Administration Offices, 7965 Artcraft.For more information call 877-7482.Distrito Escolar Independiente de CanutilloAviso al PúblicoJunta Pública para Informar sobre los Programas proveídos con FondosFederalesEl Distrito Escolar Independiente de Canutillo llevará a cabo una junta públicapara explicar los siguientes programas, fondos federales: Título I, Parte A – Mejora de Programas Básicos Título I, Parte C – Programa Migrante Título II, Parte A – Mejorar la Calidad de Maestros y Directores Título II, Parte D –Mejorar los Servicios Educativos por medio de Tecnología Título III, Parte A – Educación Bilingüe e Inglés como segundo Idioma Título IV, Parte A – Escuelas Seguras y Libres de Drogas IDEA Parte B – Formula IDEA Parte B – Pre-Escolar Educación de Carreras en Tecnología – Preparación para Carreras Técnicas Educación de Carreras en Tecnología – Apoyo Financiero Básico ARRA Título I, Parte A ARRA Título II, Parte D ARRA IDEA B – Formula ARRA IDEA B – Pre-EscolarLa junta se llevará a cabo:El martes, 18 de mayo, 2010, a las 6:00 p.m., en el Edificio de las OficinasAdministrativas localizado en 7965 Artcraft. Para mayor información, favor dellamar al 877-7482.WTCC: 05-13-10projects.His website has a motto: “EachOne, Teach One, Teach All.”The website also explains whyhe, born in the Bronx, N
May 13, 2010 · Cager also says Jordan knows Tiger Woods “very well.” Cager also has his eye on Pat Riley, a member of the University of Kentucky team that lost to the Miners. Riley, according to Cager, is at far left in the historic photo that accompanied the April 8 Courier story. He is wat
