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FORT DAVIS -- The FortDavis Chamber of Commerce willoffer a special Veteran's Day Serviceto honor the men and women whohave served the country in the armedforces on Nov. 11 at 5:30 pm down-town in Memorial Square.

Keynote speaker this year willbe Lieutenant Colonel Jon Holland ofFt. Bliss in El Paso.

Holland is an Army personnelofficer who currently serves as theEqual Opportunity Program Managerfor 1st Armored Division and Ft.Bliss. As an additional duty he alsoserves as the 1st Armored DivisionHistorian.

A 1994 graduate of WesternCarolina University, he enlisted in theUnited States Army Reserve with the337th Military Intelligence Battalion,Charlotte, North Carolina where heserved as a Radio Teletype Operatorfrom 1987 until the fall of 1991.

Transferring to the North Caro-lina National Guard, 210th MP Com-pany, Franklin, NC, in 1991 he servedas a military police sergeant until hisgraduation and commissioning as anarmor officer second lieutenant.

His initial active duty assign-ment was to Ft. Polk, Louisiana, asan anti-tank platoon leader with 2ndArmored Cavalry Regiment and asscout platoon leader, and battalion S1,with the 1st Battalion 509th ParachuteInfantry Regiment.

In 1997 he transferred to theAdjutant General Corps and attendedthe AG Officer Advanced Course atFort Jackson, SC, before being as-signed to the Albany Military En-trance Processing Station in Albany,New York.

In 2000 he assumed commandof Headquarters Company, UnitedStates Army, Supreme HeadquartersAllied Powers Europe. After his com-pany command he became a strengthmanager for the North Atlantic TreatyOrganization (NATO) mission to theformer Yugoslavian Republic ofMacedonian and the NATO missionto Albania.

In 2003 he became the battal-ion personnel officer for the GreatLakes Recruiting Battalion, LansingMich. In 2006 he deployed to Iraq asthe brigade personnel officer for the45th Sustainment Brigade.

After the brigade returned to itshome station at Scofield Barrack Ha-waii, in 2007 he became the deputyG1 for the 94th Army Air and MissileDefense Command, Fort Shafter Ha-waii.

Following his tour in Hawaii he

FORT DAVIS - Harvest Bowlis one of the most anticipated com-munity events in Fort Davis.

This fundraising event is spon-sored by the Food Pantry of Jeff DavisCounty and features unique and gour-met soups and chili, along with home-made breads and desserts. The 2016Harvest Bowl is this Saturday, Nov.12, from 5 to 7 pm at the Brenda andJohn Bell Distribution Center onCompromise Street in Fort Davis.

Great food and fellowship willbe accompanied that evening by themusic of local talents J.R. Harrell withSteve Bennack, and Betty McGeheewith Marina Azur.

Custom pottery bowls will beavailable for purchase, created byRichard Reinberg, Janet Stewart,Karen Nakakihara, and LindaDuncan. Each artist offers a uniquedesign, with a variety of colors andthemes, including whimsical farmanimal motifs.

The suggested donation for thisfundraising dinner is $10 for adultsand $6 for children under age 10. Adrawing offered during the dinner willinclude the opportunity to win gift cer-tificates from Porter's Thriftway andStone Village Market, as well as BlueWater Foods of Alpine.

Some winners will walk awaywith special desserts created and do-nated by local bakers, including PamBreithaupt, who will provide heraward-winning chocolate pie, andSusan Penney, who always providesa crowd favorite. Gwin Grimes is alsocreating a unique dessert item for thedrawing.

The Food Pantry of Jeff DavisCounty is a 501(c)3 non-profit orga-nization that provides supplementalfood with an emphasis on wholesomechoices.

It relies on private donationsand grant contributions. Food is dis-tributed to area families from the pan-tries in Fort Davis and Valentine.More information is available at http://www.foodpantry-jdc.org.

FORT DAVIS - Fort DavisHigh School will host a Veteran's DayProgram on Nov. 11 at 2:30 pm in theauditorium.

The high school and elementarystudents will pay tribute to all veter-ans through poetry and song. All lo-cal veterans are invited to be honoredguests.

JEFF DAVIS COUNTY - BillKitts, the chief deputy in Jeff DavisCounty, will be the next sheriff of thecounty following his 846 to 342 vic-tory Tuesday.

Kitts will take office Jan. 1 fromthe current sheriff, Rick McIvor, whodid not run for reelection and has

moved to San Angelo.Kitts and his opponent, Ken

Watson, represented the only con-tested race in Jeff Davis County.

A total of 1209 voters cast bal-lots in the county, which has 1655 reg-istered voters.

Kitts won all five of the votingprecincts, as did most all the candi-dates in the major contested races.

Sandy Wilson of Marathon wonthe district attorney's race over JaimeEscuder of Alpine. she received 692votes to 446 for Escuder.

Wilson won in Pecos andBrewster counties while Escuder wonin Presidio County.

In the presidential race, DonaldTrump carried Jeff Davis County with694 votes to 422 for Hillary Clinton.

Cong. Will Hurd held onto hisseat both across the 23rd Judicial Dis-trict as well as in Jeff Davis County,defeating former Cong. Pete Gallego633 to 512.

Other Jeff Davis County races

FORT DAVIS - The secondannual Fort Davis FFA team ropingwill be Nov. 12 at the Sul Ross StateUniversity Arena in Alpine.

Proceeds from the event go tothe FFA program activities and thebuilding of an ag barn and facilitiesat Fort Davis High School.

The roping will start at 10 am,with books opening at 9 am.

Cash and prizes for the #8 and#10 ropings with buckles, breast col-lar and saddle blankets to beawarded.

There will also be a saddle tothe high money winners of the day.

For information contact FortDavis FFA Advisor Kevin Wink at634-4316.

BIG BEND - Celebrate the his-tory and craftsmanship of fine pressbookmaking as The Bryan WildenthalMemorial Library debuts the "VanRobinson Fine Press Book Collec-tion," Nov. 10-Jan. 31.

An opening reception and pre-sentation by donor Van Robinson, FortDavis, will be 6-8 tonight. Light re-freshments will be provided. The Li-brary is located on the Sul Ross State

Van Robinson's bookcollection debuts tonight

Veterans to be honoredFriday at high school

Roping this weekendbenefits Fort Davis FFA

by David HummHouston Chronicle

BALMORHEA - A monthago, the state parks department saidit had no evidence to suggest oil drill-ing would contaminate the artesiansprings that feed the famous swim-ming hole outside of the West Texastown of Balmorhea.

It turns out the parks depart-ment had no evidence at all.

In mid-September, after Hous-ton-based Apache Corp. announcedplans to drill oil and gas wells on350,000 acres surrounding the poolsand canals fed by the crystal-blue SanSolomon Springs, Texas Parks andWildlife Department officials saidthey had "no evidence to indicate con-cern."

But a parks spokesman con-ceded that the department conductedno research on the subject and, untillast week, hadn't started collectingany, either.

Moreover, the director of a fed-erally funded cave and springs re-search center – upon whom the de-partment based its original statement– said he was indeed concerned drill-ing could contaminate regional aqui-fers.

"In my estimation, there is achance that future drilling in thewrong place, with some sort of re-lease, could impact one or more ofthe springs," George Veni, director ofthe National Cave and Karst ResearchInstitute, told the Chronicle.

The parks department said its

Kitts electednext sheriffin Jeff Davis

Turns out, state hasno idea what wellswould do to springs

Fill 'em full of great soups and chili, or buy and take them home at the annual Harvest Bowl Saturday.

Bliss officer is keynote speaker Friday at servicesattended the Army's Command andGeneral Staff College, IntermediateLevel Education course at FortLeavenworth, Kansas 2009-2010. Hewas then selected for assignment withThe Adjutant General Directorate ,Human Resources Command Head-quarters, Fort Knox, Ky.

In 2010 he served as a branchmanager as part of the Field ServicesDivision. In 2014, after completingthe Equal Opportunity AdvisorCourse, he entered his present posi-tion at Ft. Bliss.

He is a graduate of the Army's,Single Channel Radio Teletype Op-

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erator, Airborne, Armor Officer's Ba-sic, Scout Platoon Leader, AG OfficerAdvanced, Company Commander's,and Intermediate Level EducationCourses. He is also a graduate of theDepartment of Defense Equal Oppor-tunity Advisor Course.

All area veterans, their familiesand the public in general are invitedto attend on Memorial Square indowntown Fort Davis across from thecourt house.

For further information contactthe Fort Davis Chamber of Com-merce: director@fortdavis.com or432-426-3015. See page two

Harvest Bowlhere 5 to 7 pmthis Saturday

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Pequenos . . . From page one

Thanks to the Jeff Davis County voters for re-electing me as your County Attorney!

I am honored to serve you, and look forward towhat we will accomplish together in the next four

years.

Teresa L. ToddJeff Davis County Attorney

THANK YOU

Pd. Pol. Adv. by Teresa Todd, Fort Davis

University campus, entrance 3. Free parking is available in the circle drive oradjacent lot. For more information, call (432) 837-8123.

Books from the Van Robinson Fine Press Collection are produced bythe finest book designers and printers in the United States and Europe. The260-book collection represents an entire century of exquisitely crafted booksfrom renown printers such as Ashendene, Arion, Book Club of Texas, Doves,and others. They are printed on the finest paper, some handmade, illustratedwith original drawings, etchings or engravings. Many are produced in limitededitions, giving audiences a rare chance to see these volumes in person.

The finest and most valuable book from the collection is "Moby Dick; or,The Whale" by Herman Melville printed by Arion Press located in San Fran-cisco, CA. Every element of the book is crafted to reflect the mood of thisclassic text, resulting in a volume that is as much a work of art as it is a novel.

Considered one of the greatest American fine press books ever printed,it took a year and a half to print and was completed in 1979. Only 265 copieswere printed of which 250 were for sale. The text is set by hand with initialletters printed in blue at the start of each of the 135 chapters in LeviathanCapitals, a special alphabet designed for the purpose by Charles Bigelow andKris Holmes.

Boxwood engravings created by Barry Moser depict a whaling industryon the cusp of the Industrial Revolution in meticulously researched detail. Itis printed on handmade paper tinted blue-grey. A whale can be seen lurking inthe very pages themselves as a watermark, visible only when light shinesthrough the paper. The 600-page book is bound in full blue Levant Morocco(the finest goatskin) with silver lettering stamped into the spine.

The collection is in the library's Conference Room 104 on the first floorand may be viewed by appointment.

"posture has certainly evolved" sinceits Sept. 16 statement and it is takingthe matter "very seriously."

"We have been very candid insharing our expectations with Apacheabout protecting and conserving thesprings, the aquifier and the visual aes-thetics of the park, and we are formu-lating a monitoring plan to help alertus to issues that may arise," Josh Ha-vens, the department's director ofcommunications, said Monday.

The Texas Parks and WildlifeDepartment, like many other stateagencies, finds itself in the difficultposition of regulating an industry onwhich it relies for financial support.The agency's mission is to conserveand protect state park land and re-sources. But the oil and gas moneyhelps pay for its operations, boththrough state coffers, which arebuoyed by industry taxes, and moredirectly through royalty payments.

In 2004, the department esti-mated that nearly 50 of its 120 parks

then had oil and gas production onthem, earning the department royaltiesof $817,000, just a fraction of an an-nual budget that today tops $700 mil-lion. More recent royalty figures werenot immediately available.

In addition, at least four of thenine menbers appointed to the parksand wildlife commission work for oilcompanies or own mineral rights, in-cluding Kelcy L. Warren, chief execu-tive of the Dallas pipeline companyEnergy Transfer Partners, accordingthe parks department website.

Apache announced its new dis-covery last month. The companynamed it Alpine High, and estimatedthe oil field, in the scrub brush desertnorth of the Davis Mountains, holdsmore than 15 billion barrels of oil andgas, potentially one of the largest dis-coveries in recent years. Apache saidit could drill as many as 3,000 wellsover 20 years.

Some residents of Balmorhea,however, worry about the impact anoil rush would have on their town andnatural resources. They are especiallyconcerned that the drilling could con-taminate the aquifer or use up thesprings; hydraulic fracturing requiresmillions of gallons of water to floodthe well, crack shale and release oil.

If drilling spoils the state parkpool, several residents said, the city ofabout 500 people would lose the tour-

ist trade on which it has long depended.About 160,000 people visited the parklast year.

Apache met with regional offi-cials and promised not to drill underthe town or state park. The companyhas also explained that with moderndrilling technology, it can carefully andeasily avoid such aquifers.

And that was enough, at first, fortheparks department. A spokeswomanfor the department said in Septemberthat the staff consulted with a nationalresearch institute that had studied thesprings. Because the oil wells wouldbe lower than or equal in depth to thesprings, she said, the park should notbe affected by oil and gas drilling.

The department declined mul-tiple requests for clarification, includ-ing an interview with parks directorBrent Leisure. The Chronicle sent apublic records request seeking parks'research into the issue. In a responselate last week, the department said,"We do not have written records withtest data or similar written informationrelated to your request."

The parks department is nowcollecting research and consideringwater testing, said Tom Harvey, aspokesman for the agency. "We areramping up efforts to gather informa-tion," he said.

Environmental groups saidMonday that Balmorhea State Park is

involving local candidates includedTeresa Todd for county attorney, JodyAdams for commissioner in Precinct1, Curtis Evans for commissioner inPrecinct 3 and Clay Woods for countyconstable.

All four ran unopposed.District Judge Roy Ferguson

also ran unopposed.Complete returns by voting pre-

cinct are available at the county clerk'soffice in the Manuel Gonzales Build-ing north of the courthouse.

getting their attention. Freshwater sci-entists with The Nature Conservancyare meeting this week to look moreclosely at the issues.

Evelyn Merz, conservation chairfor the Lone Star Chapter of the SierraClub, said she's worried about land use:More wells mean more roads and morepipelines. And that means more wild-life cut off from old habitats.

For Veni, the cave and springsinstitute director, the biggest issue isthat researchers just don't have enoughinformation,

"Right now, we have a very gen-eral big-picture understanding of theaquifer," Veni said. "We don't knowthe details. And details are criticallyimportant in terms of understandinghow to manage and protect theaquifier."

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Election . . . From page one

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Switchin' Fliesby Barney Nelson

This Weekin Texas History

byBartee Haile

EL PASO - Cynthia RueHolder Parker died Oct. 27, 2016.

Cindy, as all knew her, is bestknown for her gracious smile, kindsoul and welcoming spirit. She wasborn on May 4, 1929, to Dr. Joe andAlcie Holder in Oklahoma City, OK.

In 1944, she moved with herfamily from Mineral Wells to El Pasowhere she attended and subsequentlygraduated from Austin High Schoolin 1946. She attended Texas Woman'sUniversity in Denton before returningto El Paso to marry her intended, Rob-ert E. Parker, in July 1948.

They raised five children: BobParker, Jr. of El Paso, Vicki Malineand husband Bill of Fort Davis, JimParker and wife Cathy of StevensonRanch, CA, Charlie Parker and wifeBarbara of Richardson, and KennyParker and wife Donna of Justin.

She was also the longtime cor-dial receptionist for the family runbusiness, The Holder Real EstateCompany.

Other than her children, grand-children and great-grandchildren, sheis survived by her husband, BobParker, and her sister JaneKirshenbaum and husband Harry, allof El Paso and former daughter-in-law, Liz Cantu Parker of Santa Fe,NM.

She is preceded in death by herparents, brother Joe W. Holder, grand-daughter Melaney Parker, and severalgrandbabies who met the Lord soonafter birth.

OMG did you see that GAME?! Baseball writers by the thousands have been trying to put into words

"what it means" for The Cubbies to win the World Series after a very longdrouth. So, I gotta try too.

The journey matters: Being a Cubs fan meant being part of a family witha real love for baseball. One fan said: "I knew I was a Cubs fan before I knew Iwas Catholic." Winning is just a dream that might never happen. Who cares?

Loyalty matters: Many Cubs fans who loved their losers through 108years of thick and thinner spent the morning after the big win placing Cubsmemorabilia and news clippings on the graves of loved ones who didn't livequite long enough to see "just one more before I die."

Rules matter: You can't play baseball without lots of rules, some obscure,and mean old umps to enforce them.

Teamwork matters: Every payer contributed a key play in a key moment:From climbing a wall, a somersault, or a volleyball-like set up to make a catch;to pickoffs, tags, hits, bunts, underhand throws, stolen bases, and sliding be-tween the catcher's feet to score. During their Chicago celebration, the playerscredited the rest of their team: owners, coaches, scouts, bus drivers, security,grounds keepers, announcers, camera crews, first responders, janitors, bat girls,and water boys. I'm sure by the time it all comes out, even the hot dog peddlershelped. MVP Zobrist said the whole team was MVPs in a city full of MVPs. Italways takes a village.

Sportsmanship matters: Every team member also screwed up royally:wild pitches, bad throws, dropped balls, slips, pop-ups . . . even the umps. Butwhen a loss or bad call/play is made, suck it up, laugh if you can, and just do abetter job on the next pitch.

Failure matters: Nobody achieves anything without failure. Failure is justanother word for preparation. Ok, maybe 108 years is a lot of preparation, butthe secret is never giving up.

Rain matters: After Cleveland hacked away the Cubs' huge early lead,finally tying up the game in the bottom of the ninth, several Cubs left the field intears, expecting yet another loss. Then it began to RAIN! And as every WestTexan knows, nothing ends a drouth like rain. The Cubstalked each other up during the 17-minute rain delayand returned ready to start all over.

Grace under pressure matters: Several key plays,hits, catches, and homers were made by players statis-tics said were least likely to make them. I just gottapoint out that it was "MY" benched catcher with the.190 batting average, Miguel "Miggy" Montero, whodrove in that second RBI in the 10th inning. It seemedalmost unnecessary since the tie had already been bro-ken, but it wasn't an afterthought. When Cleveland alsoscored another run, it was Miggy's little single that savedthe Cubs lead by just ONE. Miggy had played maybe 15 minutes in the entireWorld Series: just over half an inning and two at-bats. But that little single gavehim a World Series batting average of .500 and the Cubs a big trophy! MiggyTweeted, "Do you guys remember my batting average in the regular season?"Stats are worthless in heart-stopping situations.

Grace under NO pressure matters too: Less than 24 hours later, MY catcherfell from grace by becoming a whiner . . . complaining that he didn't get to playenough and should have been treated better. He got paid $14M to sit on thatbench! How many catchers worldwide would have given an arm to be the guybehind the plate calling the shots for those final four outs? Try not to suckMiggy.

Last out matters: "It ain't over, till it's over" said the wise Yogi. Lots offans gave up and left the ball park during the rain, lots of those 40M watching tvwent to bed. Imagine how they felt the next morning?

Competition matters: The best games are played between two excellentand deserving teams. Nobody can play great baseball alone. Instead of demon-izing their opponents, every time some reporter stuck a mic in their face, Cubsgave a "hats off" to the Cleveland Indians.

Kids matter: There's an old saying "Old age and treachery will alwaysbeat youth and skill." But the Cubbies proved that our young kids are the hopeof this nation . . . especially when they respect and honor their elders . . . likecarrying retiring catcher David Ross off the field on their shoulders.

Leadership matters: When a reporter asked about his front-office leader-ship, Cubs President Theo Epstein said, "It's not about me. A great organizationis a thousand little sacrifices when no one's looking . . . . All that business schoolleadership stuff is bullshit. . . . Keep deflecting credit, keep from blaming."

I'm out of space . . . injuries matter, rehab matters, minor leaguesmatter, tears, hugs, patience, breathing, The National Anthem, strategy, inten-tional walks, culture, empting the dugout, flying the W, singing "Go Cubs Go,"dying a river blue, a parade with over five million fans, and billions more therein spirit . . . matters.

America's game matters.So how can West Texas help celebrate?Nobody cooks a dead cabrito better than us!

A YOUNG JOHNNY REB'S LETTERS HOME"I long for a little excitement," a Confederate private wrote to the folks

back home in Texas on Nov. 11, 1864, "and a battle is the only thing that cansatisfy me."

To hear historians tell it, the War Between the States was a giant chessgame played by gentleman generals. But the soldiers, who fought and died inAmerica's bloodiest conflict, were men, not faceless board pieces, with fami-lies, hopes and dreams and each had his own story to tell.

Confederate cavalryman Dunnie Afflect put his down on paper in scoresof letters to his parents in Central Texas. His correspondence survived theravages of time and today provides a priceless peek at the life of the ordinaryReb as well as the struggle for survival on the home front.

The Afflecks came from Mississippi, where their oldest son Isaac Dunbarwas born in 1845. Dunnie, as he was known, was 13 when prosperous planterThomas Affleck moved his clan to a Washington County plantation calledGlenbly seven miles northwest of Brenham.

As soon as Texas seceded and joined the Confederacy in early 1861,Dunnie left the Bastrop Military Institute, where he was a classmate of SamHouston Jr., and hurried home to enlist. But his father refused to let his first-born be cannon fodder and insisted the 16 year old wait a year before goingoff to war.

Soon after turning 17 the next spring, Dunnie joined the Eight TexasCavalry, better known as Terry's Texas Rangers. He caught up with his unit inMississippi in April 1862 just days after the terrible Battle of Shiloh.

His first letter did not mention the 23,000 lives lost in the recent blood-bath. "We live very well now in camp," he reported cheerfully. "We haveplenty of coffee, which was taken from the Yankeys, sugar, meal, flour, baconand beef, and we can always get chickens and eggs, and butter some times."

As was common for Southern soldiers from the privileged class, Dunniehad taken along a so-called "body servant," a family slave named Perry, to dothe cooking, cleaning and heavy lifting. When Perry was "lost," presumablykilled, later that year, Private Affleck's father sent a replacement.

Dunnie's first taste of combat came in June 1862 during attacks on Unionsupply lines in Tennessee. He did not make much of his baptism by fire say-ing only, "I was in three fights in one of which we lost about 35 men killed."

As part of Gen. Braxton Bragg's invasion of Kentucky in the fall of1862, the Rangers fought nearly nonstop for five days. "The Yanks cut us offwith 3,000 of their cavelery," Dunnie wrote. "We got up in about a hundredyards of them when Col. (John Austin) Wharton ordered a charge. Co. B(Dunnie's unit) was in the advance, we raised a yell and charged them at fullspeed. I shot both barrels of my (shot) gun at a croud of yankeys in a laneabout thirty yards distance…and I think I either killed or wounded some."

The carnage at Perryville clearly had a sobering effect on the raw re-cruit. "I saw more dead men in an hour than I ever saw in my life before.About two-thirds of them were yankeys. They were lieing in every position,some shot in too (two) by cannon balls, some with their head and legs shot off;they were killed in every position."

After Bragg's withdrawal from Kentucky and a major engagement atMurfreesboro, Tennessee in December 1862, Dunnie saw little action for sev-eral months. Spring made him homesick causing him to write wistfully, "Iwish I could see the prairies of Texas now. I reckon they are beautiful."

Dunnie saw Texas a lot sooner than he expected. Wounded at Sparta,Tennessee in May 1863, he was given a medical discharge and sent home torecover.

By the end of 1863, Dunnie was fit for duty. His wound, however,seemed to have taken the fun out of fighting because he tried to use his familyconnections to wangle a less hazardous assignment in Texas. When that failed,he went back home possibly in a huff.

Dunnie finally rejoined the Rangers in May 1863 and spent the summerin Louisiana as a cavalry escort for Gen. Wharton. In his letters he asked foreverything under the sun - money, boots, clothes, food, medicine, even a som-brero - with no apparent regard for the hardships his parents were enduring.

His wish list moved his indulgent mother to write, "It seems so strangethat you are so blinded to our true position here." She encouraged him to "trya little self-denial" but later satisfied most of his requests.

In spite of his craving for "a little excitement" expressed in a letter fromArkansas in November 1864, Dunnie spent the last months of the war havingthe time of his life in East Texas. By February 1865, he had had his fill ofdances, parties and horse races. "I want to leave this place, and go over on theBrazos as soon as possible because I was never so worn out in my life before."

Just goes to show that war may be hell, but it is not necessarily hell foreverybody.

Read all about Mexia, Roaring Ranger, Desdemona and Bloody Borger in "TexasBoomtowns: A History of Blood and Oil." Order your autographed copy with a checkfor $28.80 to Bartee Haile, P.O. Box 152, Friendswood, TX 77549 or on-line atbarteehaile.com

The Fort Davis school district would like to thank the following for theirsupport and generous donations that allowed Fort Davis students to compete in

the History Fair national competition in Washington, DC.

Porter's ThriftwayFort Davis Education Foundation

Fort Davis State BankJoni and Tim Powers

Pam Dalzell/Fort Davis Family PracticeLanna and Joe Duncan

Bill HicksEdsel Vana

David and Ana SchreiberLarry and Beth Francell

Evin PrudeMatt and Stessa Miles

Jim and Carolyn MillerTammy and Graydon Hicks

Judy SproulDebby Stillabower

Bart MedleyDanny SewellDaniel Collins

Oscar and Barbara MedleyCelia Houstoni

Rick ReynoldsMinerva LeosJean Everett

Rick and Marla Reynolds/Fort Davis WoodworksLeticia Hartnett

Allyn and Chelsea SanchezJill and Bill Miller

Carry and Kristi HuffmanPatty Hartnett

Vicki and Coyne GibsonJoAnn Nolan

Allison BrooksKim Psyhos

Michelle and David PowerBetty CookDJ Sanders

Elizabeth and Allen AnthonyGlen and Patty Moreland

THANKS!

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Services are on Nov. 19for Cindy Rue Parker, 87

Editor:This year, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church of Marfa is excited to continue its

long-standing tradition of hosting a communitywide Thanksgiving Day MealNov. 24th.

And, as always, all are invited to come join us for this most joyous BigBend celebration!

Festivities kick off with worship at 11am. Food and libations to follow(usually 12:15 to 2 pm or until supplies run out).

We’ll bring the turkey, ham, beef, loads of veggies, and desserts. Youjust bring yourself and a friend! There’s no charge, but donations won’t beturned away.

Also, if you know of someone physically unable to attend, but who wouldappreciate a meal, let us know and we’ll box one up for you to deliver. Hopeyou can make it!

Jeremiah GriffinMarfa

Editor:Defend Big Bend and the Society of Native Nations will host Big Bend

Stands with Standing Rock Solidarity March 2 at the Marfa Lights ViewingStation on Nov. 20 at 10 a.m.

The event will begin with native speakers discussing the history and loreof the Marfa Lights followed by a Native American Danza Azteca/Mexica.

After the dance, all are invited to march two miles to the Trans PecosPipeline construction site.

This event is part of ongoing solidarity events in support of Big Bendand Standing Rock’s fight against the Energy Transfer Partners pipelines, theTrans Pecos Pipeline, Comanche Trails Pipeline, and the Dakota Access Pipline.

Lori GloverAlpine

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ROUND ROCK - Three FortDavis Indians have advanced to thestate Class A cross country meet afterstrong runs at the regional meet thispast weekend in San Angelo.

The state meet will be in OldSettlers Park in Round Rock Nov. 12.The girls run at 12:20 pm, with theboys set to race at 12:50 pm.

Jake Guthrie, the Fort Davissophomore, who became the first In-dian to run in a state cross countrymeet last year as a freshman, will havesome company this year.

Both sophomore Kayla Gradoand freshman Victoria Ferguson are

state qualifi-ers and willbe running inthe big statemeet, aswell.

A tr eg iona l s ,Guthrie fin-ished thirdout of about140 runners,coming in at17:55.80, apersonal best

for him.The top ten regional runners and

the top four teams advance to the statemeet.

Two more firsts this timearound, with the first Fort Daviswomen to ever run in a state meet goto Round Rock for that run on Nov.12.

Sophomore Kayla Grado ran toeighth place in the huge field of girlsof almost 170 runners.

Freshman Victoria Ferguson fin-ished in 14th, but because several ofthe top ten girls were also on teamsthat advanced, Ferguson was movedup and will run as one of the top tenfinishers in the region.

Grado ran a 13:27.90 for eighth,with Ferguson coming in at 13:48.80for 14th.

Coached by Renee Parson andCory Cason, the Indians will be leav-ing Nov. 11 for the trip to the Austinarea and the state cross country meet.

VALENTINE - The ValentineJunior High Pirates started off theirbasketball season with a bang Nov. 8with a victory over the Sierra BlancaVaqueros in Sierra Blanca.

The Vaqueros handed the Piratestheir worst defeat of the season last

Yani Ponce

Emily Merrill

To all the voters in Precinct 1of Jeff Davis County:Thank you for your support and your

votes.I look forward to serving as your

county commissioner for the next fouryears. Feel free to contact me at any

time for information or for anyassistance I can be.

Jody AdamsCounty Commissioner, Precinct 1-

elect, Jeff Davis CountyPd. Pol. Adv. by Jody Adams, Fort Davis

FORT DAVIS - Senior Conchita Mendoza has been named the Defen-sive Player of the Year in voting this week for theAll -District volleyball team.

All the teams in the district have beenknocked out of the state playoffs, Fort Davis fall-ing to Klondike, Marfa losing to Fort Elliott afterBalmorhea lost to Fort Elliott in the first round,Wink losing to Fort Hancock and McCamey losingto Anthony.

Priscilla Serrano of Marfa was named theDistict Most Valuable Player, Kim Lara of Winkthe Outstanding Hitter, Cielo Iniquez of Balmorhea

the Outstanding Blockerand Kaci Flores of Marfathe Outstanding Setter.

Jonah Smith ofWink is the district's Newcomer of the Year.

In addition toMendoza being named thedistrict's top defensiveplayer, the Indians placedYani Ponce on the first teamAll District. Ponce is also anIndian senior.

Second team selec-tions from Fort Davis in-clude Emily Merrill and

Allison Rubio, two more Indian seniors.A trio of Indians got the Honorable Mention

nod - senior Audra Miller and sophomores AmberGranado and Jama Williamson.

KERMIT - Klondike neededjust three games to win the match Sat-urday and advance past Fort Davis inthe Class A volleyball playoffs.

Klondike an easier time withPaducah in the next round but now runsinto Water Valley in the first round ofthe regional tourney this weekend inSan Angelo. Bronte and Fort Elliott arethe other two teams in that tournament.

"The area match did not go ourway but the girls really came togetherthe last two games and fought. It justdid not happen to work out in our fa-vor," said first-year Coach MayleChambliss.

The Indians lost the opener 25-9 but fought back to make the last twogames close at 26-24 and 25-21.

"These girls are somethingvery, very special," said Chambliss."Every senior to every freshman. Notmany teams can face the things theyhave faced and continue to work theway they have.

"They had to overcome somany changes - from coaching totheloss of team members and thechanges in attitudes. They foughtthrough it all and will be missed next

year."

Allison Rubio

Kayla Grado

Mendoza is defensive player of year;Ponce, Merrill, Rubio are all district

Klondike knocks greenout of state volleyballplayoffs to end season

See page seven

Pirates open roundballaction with a solid bang

Grid season grinds to a halt;junior high edges Shorthorns

Grado, Ferguson,Guthrie runningat state X country

Conchita Mendoza

Senior Conchita MendozaThe senior-laden Fort DavisIndians will miss the leadershipand play of Mendoza, theDefensive Player of the Year inthe district. She and fellowseniors have had a good run,having gone to state last year involleyball - and all will be missed.

MARFA - The Fort Davis foot-ball Indians ended their season Fridayin Marfa, losing at the hands of theMarfa Shorthorns, who are bound forthe state Class A six man playoffs.

The Horns get the Santa AnnaMountaineers in the first round of theplayoffs, while Buena Vista - whichwon the district - advances to playVeribest.

Fort Davis and Rankin will sitout the playoffs, the Indians droppingall three of their district matchups end-ing with the loss to Marfa Friday.

There were a few statistics ofnote: junior Troy Hernandez had 73yards on 13 rushing attempts andpassed six times for 40 yards. Otherthan that, the Indian offense was heldin check as Fort Davis did litttle morethan play out the string.

On defense, however, theChavez brothers continue to shine -Stephen Chavez had a trio of open fieldtackles and broke up a pair of passes,while Dart was a menace in the Hornbackfield and also accounted for threestops.

Unfortunately, there were notenough of those stops and the Indiansended the year at 4-6.

Hernandez was clearly the teamleader on both offense and defense.

He gained 866 yards on 117rushing attempts and had 11 rushingtouchdowns.

His passing was for 656 yardson 47 of 86 attempts and nine moretouchdowns.

Freshman Jack Lanpher was hisSee page seven

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FORT DAVIS CHURCHESChurch in the Mountains432-426-3553 100 Davis Street Pastor - Rev. Jody Smith Sunday Worship - 10 a.m. Wednesday - 6:30 p.m.Church of Christ432-249-1209 State Street & 1st Street Minister - Bro. Gregory Meads Sunday School - 10 a.m. Sunday Worship -11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday - 7 p.m.First Baptist Church432-426-3989 111 S. Agave Street Pastor - Terrell O’Brien Sunday School - 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship - 11 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. WHIRL Youth Group -Sunday & Wed. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday Ladies’ Bible Study-9:30 a.m. - noon Wednesday - 6:30 p.m.First Presbyterian Church432-426-3948 Front Street at Bloys Avenue Pastor - Rev. Matt Miles Sunday School - 10 a.m. Sunday Worship - 11a.m.United Methodist Church432-426-3971 Front Street and Woodward Pastor - Rev. Tim Trimble Sunday School - 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship -11 a.m.St. Joseph Catholic Church432-426-3284 State Street Administrator - Rev. Miguel Alcuino Sunday Mass - 9 a.m.VALENTINE CHURCHES Saced Heart Catholic Church432-729-3385 Pastor - Father Rolando Fonseca Sunday Mass - noonValentine Community Church432-729-3385 Contact Person - Alf Means Sunday Bible Study - 10 a.m. SundayWorship - 11 a.m.DAVIS MOUNTAINS RESORT CHURCHES Davis Mountains Resort Baptist Church DavisMountains Resort Community Church BIG BEND AREA CHURCHES Believers in ChristChurch - Toyahvale432-375-0432 Pastor - Rosendo CarrascoChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Alpine432-837-3779 Sunny Glen Road Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.Faith Alive Cowboy Church - Marfa432-729-3661 Hwy 90 E Pastors - Roy & Joy Cragg Sunday Worship - 10 a.m. Wednesday Worship - 7p.m.Redeemer Lutheran Church - Alpine432-837-5428 15th & HollandSt. Jonah’s Orthodox Mission - Alpine432-364-2240 cell (832-969-1719) 504 N Bird St. Fr. John Filipovich Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.www.bigbendorthodox.org

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HOW WILL THE ELECTION GO?Years ago my wife and I went on a mission trip to the Ukraine where we went from

the very northern part of the country down to the Black Sea. We loved it, the country wasso beautiful and also the people not to mention the food. One of my translators was ayoung 16 year-old -girl, a granddaughter of a pastor. We were giving out Bibles and mate-rial on how someone might accept Jesus Christ. One day I asked her to go to an olderperson and tell them something. She said she could not do that because in her country it isimproper for a younger person to go up to an older person and start a conversation. Howneat. That event reminds me of something now and in the Bible. This week we chose apresident and other officials. They may not even be our choice but what should be ourresponse? The Bible talks a lot about honor and to whom it is due. Christians are to honoreveryone like Judges, political leaders, rulers and others. We are especially to honor thosewho are in leadership in the local churches, (Hebrews 13:7&17, 1 Thessalonians 5:12&13).Those who preach and teach and those who lead, (Ephesians 4:11-13, Titus 1:5-9, Acts20:27&28). They are a special gift from God to us, (John 5:23, 12:26). See you in Churchnext Sunday. Brother J

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Tumbleweed

SmithOn The Edge of

Common Senseby Baxter Black, DVM

during the summer

PORT - A - POTTIES

PART INDIANCutter said to me, “I’m part Indian.”I’ve heard that statement so many times from gringos that I’ve con-

cluded I’m probably the only white man in North America who can’t claimto be part Indian!

But when you think about it, that’s a pretty positive comment on theimproving race relations in our country. White men in the early part of thiscentury did not brag about being part Indian.

It also appears that Indians are having a renewed sense of ethnicpride. That’s a good thing.

I can understand the indignation regarding Columbus Day, althoughI’m not in favor of changing it. The battle’s over. Columbus won. And Iquestion their objection to professional sport teams names like the Cleve-land Indians, the Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Redlegs.

Personally, I think it’s silly. But, I guess there’s a pen rider some-where who takes offense at the naming of the Dallas Cowboys.

I do believe Indians are entitled to the extras they receive in theirreservation treaties, like fishing rights and tax breaks.

Most of the Indians that I know personally are cowboys. Just regularpeople with families and horse trailers, jobs and a little cow savvy.

They live in places like Farmington, Winner, Ft. Belknap or Pawhuska.They go to rodeos, haul hay, attend high school basketball games, vote, goto church, shop at Wal Mart and saw Dances with Wolves.

Yet many urban citizens have no contact with reservation Indians.Therefore they depend on childhood Hollywood memories and the stereo-types created. Sometimes we embarrass ourselves.

Flint is a Scottsdale Comanche. He looks like ‘heads’ on a buffalonickel! He dresses regularly in elaborate Indian regalia. His job, he says, isto look good. And he sure does!

So he attracts attention like a peacock in a patch of sandhill cranes!He tells the story of a tourist who spotted him in a restaurant and

asked him to pose for a photograph with his wife and kids. Flint obliged.The man took the picture then left without introducing himself or

asking Flint’s name. Flint caught him and asked if he could take a picture ofhim and his family.

The tourist was suspicious. “You don’t even know me,” he said. “Whydo you want my picture?”

Flint said, “Well, you don’t know me. Why did you want a photo ofme?”

“You’re an Indian,” replied the tourist as if that explained everything.Flint told the baffled tourist that in his house he had pictures of fam-

ily and friends hangin’ all over, but they’re all Indians! He wanted a picture of at least one white man hangin’ on the wall!By the way, I asked Bill, who is half and half, if Indians bragged

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FOREIGN LANGUAGE FLUENCY IS A MUST FOR

DENTISTSSome of my best friends are dentists. No wonder. I have spent a good portion of my life and income with

them. It all started with I was about eight or nine years old and was outchasing my dog Patsy. It was a bad day in several ways. I had been chunkingrocks at telephone poles all day and kept missing them. My throws were nogood.

Finally, frustrated about having to find my dog and my poor rock-throwing average, I got about a foot away from a pole, picked up a roundrock about half the size of my fist, took a windup and let 'er go. That rockbounced back and hit me right in my mouth, breaking one of my front teeth.Sensing that the person who feeds her was in trouble, Patsy showed up togive me comfort.

My parents took me to the dentist who said the tooth couldn't be re-paired until I was 18. Now this was a long time ago. Today it wouldn't bemuch of a problem. All my school pictures from the third grade on show mewith a broken front tooth. I sort of got it repaired when I was high school. Ididn't think it was a good job. The work was sloppy and the repaired toothwas uncomfortable.

When I was in the Army I got a new pair of front teeth. They werehuge. Years later I got some good dental work from a dentist friend. He toldme I was a special case because of all the work he did on me.

Growing up in my dad's grocery store I drank plenty of root beers andate many peanut butter logs. So I was a good dental client. I've had every-thing from fillings to implants. I've had jewelry made from some of theplatinum and gold in my mouth. One piece is a belt buckle.

Another dentist friend works with the American Dental Association.Over lunch recently he told me the Americans With Disabilities Act requiresinformation in dental offices to be available in the fifteen most commonlanguages other than English spoken in Texas.

My friend said if no one in the office is able to provide the necessaryinformation to a patient who speaks another language, the office can call theAmerican Dental Association and for one dollar and forty-seven cents aminute, the information will be provided to the patient.

I was curious about the fifteen most common languages spoken inTexas besides English, according to the Americans With Disabilities Act, soI looked up the list. Some might surprise you. Topping the list is Spanish,which is spoken by nearly forty percent of the state's twenty-eight millionpopulation.

Then come Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, Arabic, Urdu (the nationallanguage of Pakistan), Tagalog (Philippines), French, Hindi, Farsi, German,Gujarati, Russian, Japanese and Laotian.

You say you've never heard of Gujarati? According to the list, tenthousand Texans speak it. It is from the Indian state of Gujurat. The CIAsays some 5 percent of India, or fifty-five million people, speak that lan-guage. Mahatma Gandhi spoke Gujarati.

No wonder my friend near Houston sold his AM radio station to a manwho wanted to program it in oriental languages.

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Her 11 grandchildren, two step-grandsons, nine great-grandchildren andmany nieces and nephews will continue tohear delightful stories of Grandma Cindy foryears to come.

Grandchildren and families JesseJoaquin Parker, wife Johanna and child Soleilall of Santa Fe, NM; Tara Woods, husbandWill and child Grayson all of McCall, ID,Tiffany Bentley, husband John and childrenTalon and Maleeya of Odessa, Tracy White,husband Ronnie and Charlie the Cat andBowser the Puppy, all of Austin, LindseyParker of Stevenson Ranch, CA, DallasParker of North Hills, CA, Evan Tittle ofRichardson. Gabriel Parker of Richardson,James Ritchey of Dallas, Danielle Hossain,husband Mehdi and child Bradley, DeniseMoore and children Emily and Alisan of El Paso, Aspen Parker and husbandRyan Smith and children Cheyenne and Abigale all of Justin.

Services will be at the University Presbyterian Church in El Paso Nov.19 at 11 a.m. Luncheon following and all are welcome. For more information,contact Vicki Maline at 432-249-0305 or 432-426-2183

The family is grateful for the services of the Hospice of El Paso andencourages donations be sent to 1440 Miracle Way, El Paso, Texas 79925

Obituaries . . . From page three

BIG BEND - The Christmas season kicks off early with the Sul RossState University Theatre production of José Rivera's "Maricela de la Luz Lightsthe World," opening Saturday, Nov. 12, 7 p.m. in Marshall Auditorium.

Directed by Gregory M. Schwab, professor of Theatre, "Maricela" cel-ebrates the 11th year of the Sul Ross Children's Theatre Project. Additionalperformances are scheduled at 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Nov. 18-19, with 2p.m. Sunday matinees Nov. 13 and 20.

Set in San Diego, CA, the play begins a few days before Christmas. AsMaricela and her brother Riccardo come out of a San Diego mall, the worldsuddenly changes. It starts off slowly. First, they experience unexplainablesnowfall. Next, all the adults disappear. Then, a polar bear appears out ofnowhere.

On this magical and unusual journey, Maricela and Riccardo learn themeaning of heroism and commitment. Their refusal to give in to evil providesthe climax of this wild and fanciful drama.

Fort Davis debaters Brucks Farrer,a sophomore, and senior TessaSchreiber recently competed in the Bobcat Bonanza at Central HighSchool in San Angelo Nov. 5. The duo placed third in the contests,which included students from all classifications A through AAAAAA.

Sul Ross kicks off Christmas season

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Center for Big BendStudies plans annualconference Nov. 11-12

BIG BEND - History, cultureand archaeology of the Big Bend andnorthern Mexico will be addressed atthe 23rd annual Center for Big BendStudies (CBBS) conference, scheduledFriday-Saturday, Nov. 11-12 at SulRoss State University.

About 50 informative presen-tations are scheduled at the conference,to be held in the Espino ConferenceCenter, Morgan University Center.

The cost to attend the confer-ence is $55 for the general public. Theconference is free to Sul Ross faculty,staff and students with ID. Registra-tion can also be done at the conference.The Friday night banquet speaker,Mary Margaret McAllen, will discuss"Maximilian and Carlota: Europe'sLast Empire in Mexico." Cost for thebanquet is $40 for CBBS members and$45 for non-members.

Please visit the website (http://cbbs.sulross.edu) to register and for alist of presenters and topics, or call(432) 837-8179 for more information.

MARFA - Plans by Marfa Pub-lic Radio to build a transmitter inPresidio have been approved by theFederal Communications Commis-sion.

With the FCC-issued construc-tion permit, the station can construct afacility to broadcast the Marfa PublicRadio signal to Presidio and Ojinaga,Mex. Mountain terrain has kept theborder communities in the "shadow"of the Marfa signal.

Wesley Smith, operations man-ager of Marfa radio, said the newPresidio station should be on the air at95.3 FM next year if fund raising issuccessful.

He estimated construction costsat $80,000. A capital campaign to buildthe new border transmitter is under-way.

The FCC will assign call lettersfor the Presidio station in comingmonths.

Programming will be identicalto Marfa Pubic Radio initially, but incoming years could include programstailored for border listeners.

A small tower and transmitterare tentatively planned for a site nearLucy Rede Franco Middle School. ThePresidio ISD has assisted Marfa Pub-lic Radio in developing the project.

Marfa Public Radio (KRTS)broadcasts to most of the Big Bend.West Texas Public Radio (KXWT)covers the greater Odessa-Midlandarea. The stations broadcast local mu-sic and public affairs programs as wellas national and state programmingfrom National Public Radio (NPR).

year when they beat the Pirates 32-11.The Pirates 23-20 win over the Vaque-ros brought smiles to the faces of theyoung ladies as well as the fans whofollowed them to Sierra Blanca.

The Pirates fought through a fewquestionable calls by the officials andmaintained their composure to pull outa hard-fought win.

The three eighth grade girls ledthe way as Samantha Kuhlman scoredeight points followed closely by JaymieSanchez who had seven points aftersitting out the entire second quarterhaving drawn her third foul in the firstfour minutes of the game.

Cecilia Corral had four pointsbefore she fouled out. Seventh graderMickie Siddiq closed out the scoringfor the Pirates with her four points.

The other Lady Pirates who sawplaying time were seventh gradersArleene Corral, Nevaeha Mora andBela Oldham. Sixth grader JordanMiller also contributed to the win andhad several important rebounds.

The Pirates will host the MarfaShorthorns on Monday at 5. This willbe their last game before the Thanks-giving break, returning to action onNov. 28 when they travel to Balmorheafor a 5 pm start.

MARFA - It was the Blake and Oscar show Friday at Marfa in the finaljunior high football game of the season.

Blake Rubio and Oscar Morales were all over the field as the seventhgraders dominated play in the 20-19 win over the eighth graders from Marfa.

Rubio scored two touchdowns as the Indians continue to be very com-petitive despite having no eighth graders on the field.

Rubio and Morales also led the Indians on defense, making most of thetackles for the Indians - and the good news is that both return for next year.

favorite receiver with 165 yards and two touchdowns followed by Penn Merrillwith 121 yards and a score, then Adrian Aguirre with 119 yards and threetouchdowns.

Hernandez also led the team in tackles with 58 followed by StephenChavez with 28, Sabien Granado with 19, Lanpher with 18, Dart Chavez with17, all but one coming in the three district games since he missed the firstseven games of the season, Merrill with 15 and Ian Sanchez with 12.

Hernandez and Stephen Chavez led the Indians in interceptions withthree and four, respectively.

Aguirre was probably the biggest surprise of the season - his kickingwas outstanding. The sophomore hit two of three field goal attempts and made27 of 32 extra point tries.

PRAYFORRAIN

MARFA - The Shorthorns are still going to the state playoffs in football,but they'll be doing it without Marfa Coach Wayland Jenkins, who was sus-pended Wednesday by the UIL for violating eligibility rules.

The Horns will lose four more games on their record and will be 2-8going into Friday's playoff game with Santa Anna in Grady.

Jenkins cannot be on the sidelines with the team because of the three-year probation and reprimand he received for knowingly playing an ineligibleplayer and falsifying records of that player.

That player competed in six of the Shorthorn games, Marfa winningfour of those.

The Horns finished second in district to Buena Vista and made the play-offs.

ALPINE - Howard Payne University sophomore wide receiver EricHaverstock caught a 17 yard touchdown pass Friday night in a loss to Sul RossState University.

It was the lone score on the night for the Yellowjackets.Haverstock is the son of Tate and Amy Dillard of Midland and a Midland

High School graduate. He is the grandson of Bob and Christi Dillard and greatgrandson of Joyce Miles, all of Fort Davis.

THANKS!To the Voters of Jeff Davis

County:Thank you for your support andconfidence in me. I look forwardto serving as your next sheriff.

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More High Country Sports . . . From page four

Marfa coach suspended by UIL

Indians . . . From page four

Pirates . . .From page four

Blake and Oscar show gives Indianswin in final junior high game of year

Haverstock scores Jackets' lone points

Fort DavisSpanishClubstudentsdressed forthe Dia delos Muertoscelebrationat the end ofOctober withTeacher andSponsorMarthaSanchez(seated)

Marfa Public Radioadding Presidio site

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Employment OpportunitiesNovember 10, 2016

Big Bend Regional Hospital and Big Bend Healthcare Center offersemployees:

•A full program of benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability In-surance, Life Insurance, 401 k investing, vacation and sick leave for fulltime and part time.

•Competitive pay•A small hospital appeal•Intereted applicants should apply online at bigbendhealthcare.com.Big Bend Regional Medical center is an EOE.

Admissions Clerk - Full Time - DaysMed/Surg RN - Full Time - Nights

Physical Therapist Asst - Full Time - DaysMedical Lab Lead Tech - Full Time - Days

Medical Lab Tech (2) - Full Time - DaysPhysical Therapist - Full Time - Days

Radiology Tech - Full Time - Days

Pharmacy Tech - PRN - Days

HELP WANTEDFORT DAVIS STATE BANK

FORT DAVIS STATE BANK is accepting applications for twofull time teller positions in Fort Davis. Requirements for this positionare basic office and computer skills, as well as experience dealing withmoney. Must be personable and willing to be a team player. Bilingualpreferred but not a requirement. Applications are available at any ofour three locations or call (432) 426-3211.

Fort Davis State Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 11/10,11/17

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Congratulations, Kayla, Victoria and Jake

Fort Davis State BankMember FDIC

Supports All Jeff Davis County Youth!

The Andy and Patricia Grado Family

backs the Indians! Good Luck, Kayla!

Porters ThriftwayALWAYS supporting Fort Davis and

Valentine

Layton and Jeannette DuerWIN STATE!!

Fort Davis Family PracticeWe Are Proud of You!!

Limpia Creek HatsWe Tip Our Hats to You!!

Morrison’s True ValueSupports the Indians!

Blue Mountain BistroCongratulations Jake, Kayla and

Victoria! We wish you well at state. We areproud of you!

Bill and Dawn Kitts support the Indians and Pirates.

Good luck at state!

Big Bend Title & AbstractBring Home the Gold!

Martini ConstructionGo Indians! Good Luck!!

Mike and Debbie MurphyWe Are Proud of You!!

Jarratt’s Dirtwork and Paving, Inc.Supports the Indians at State!

The Rick McIvor FamilyGood Luck at Round Rock!!

Graydon and Tammy Hicksfamily

Good Luck Jake, Kayla and Victoria!!!

Johnson’s Feed and WesternWear, Inc.

Backs the Indians and Pirates!

Jeff Davis County Peace JusticeMary Ann Luedecke

says WIN it ALL!

Davis Mountain Realty supports the Fort Davis Indians

Good Luck at State!

Blue Agave ConstructionFort Davis

Run, Jake, Run! Good Luck to all theIndians

Way to go Fort Davis XC!!!Run strong !!! Go the distance!!!

Davis Mountains Nut Company

Texas Mountain Realtysays Win State!

Truman (Doc) and Joann Spoon andRodeo Sports Medicine support thehard work of the Fort Davis Indians

Fort Davis Drug Store says Good Luck to the Fort Davis Indians

Cross Country Team!

Uncle Buck's and BP ConstructionWin State!

Bencomo's MotorportA proud Fort Davis Indian supporter

Good Luck at State!!! Jake Guthrie, Kayla Grado and Victoria Ferguson

David, Jennifer, Tanner andTrent WhitesellGo Green and Gold!!

Stone Village Marketand Tourist Camp

A proud Jeff Davis County supporter!

KVLF and KALPVoice of the Last Frontier

Hebert's Heirlooms and The Caboose

All the way to state!

Prude Well ServiceAndy and Evin Prude

Love 'Dem Indians and Good Luck to the Green and Gold

The FortDavis Indian

CrossCountry

team runsthis

Saturday inRound Rockfor the Class

A statechampionships

The FortDavis Indian

CrossCountry teamis coached by

ReneeParsons andCory Cason

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