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'Deadwood Dick' opens summer theater, page 10

THE BIG BEN VOL. 62 NO. 14 JUNE 22,1995 50 cents

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Waiter, a glass of Earthquake Red, if you please . . . FORT STOCKTON - Remem­

ber the Texas earthquake that struck just south of Alpine in mid-April?

Ste. Genevieve Wines of Texas remembers,' and is commemorat­ing the singular event with the release of a singular wine: Ste. Genevieve Earthquake Red.

Ste. Genevieve's winery near Fort Stockton is near the quake's epicenter. While some sources at the winery said the most they noticed was the rattling of a cou­ple wine glasses, others said the temblor caused several hundred gallons of one red wine to be­come "inexplicably" blended with several barrels of another. Those* same sources also said

that ablendraf'**-such "provi­dential significance" could not be ignored. It was promptly bottled. The wine is said to have pleas­

ant earthy overtones. It will age well, but must be stored in a very secure place.

Earthquake Red is available on a limited basis at a few select outlets throughout the state or from the winery. Information: (915)395-2417.

Show tunes are tonight in Marfa

MARFA-A-Broadway musical review will be presented at 7:30 p.m. today at the Marfa AmVets building.

The review, sponsored by the Friends of the Sculpture and Marfa AmVets Post No. 65, in­cludes a cast of players from Alpine featuring Veronica Ro­driguez and Mark Cole.

Rodriguez, an Alpine High School graduate, is the daughter

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freight train derailed at 6 p.m.. Sunday at the Aragon siding eight miles west of Marfa, stop­ping all train traffic until about 4 p.m. Monday.

There were no injuries and the seven derailed cars were not car­rying any hazardous material, according to Mike Furtey of Southern Pacific corporate com­munication office in San Fran­cisco, Calif.

Robert Baker, Marfa Volunteer Fire Department fireman, said two cars contained lumber and three contained PVC material, in

the form of pellets, used to-make PVC pipe and other plastic prod­ucts.

An SP work crew from Amar-

illo was at the site at 7 a.m. Monday to remove the cars and replace seven panels of track, about 300 feet.

Some railroad ties also caught fire.

However, when the firemen went out to extinguish the fires,

Four small grass fires were caused from train sparks just be­fore the derailment, according to Bob Johnson, Marfa Fire Chief.

they were unaware of the derail­ment. A Border Patrol agent stopped them to report the acci­dent, according to Baker.

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Aliviane Project A.H.O.R.A

Alcohol-free picnic planned Sunday in Marfa . MARFA - Aliviane, Project A.H.O.R.A., the Far West Texas agency for the prevention and treatment of drug and alco­hol abuse, is sponsoring a no»al« cohol family picnic and fun day beginning at noon Sunday at Vizcaino Park in Marfa.

The event will include- free hamburgers and hot dogs as well as games* including soccer, vol­leyball, badminton and washers,

Plnskas will be available for children, and free T-shirts wilt also be given away to all. , Entertainment will be provided

vby the El Paso ' Be I Air High School Prides Kids; singer Mark Alvarez, formerly with the group, Menudo; and singer Arik

' Vejil of Monahahs. Alvarez and Vejil are part of a

Christian ministry whose posi­tive message is spiritual and against drug and alcohol use. The Martinez Brothers Music

Band of Marfa and Veronica Ro­driguez of Alpine also are sched­uled entertainers.

In addition, the Shorin-Ryu Elite Karate Club of Marfa is slated to give a self-defense dem­

onstration. The event also coincides with a

West Texas Old Timer's League baseball doubleheader, featuring the Marfa Bullets vs. Fort Stock­ton.

Co-sponsors of the event are Marfa AmVets Post No. 65, the Marfa Catholic Daughters, the Marfa Chamber of Commerce, the city of Marfa, the Marfa Knights of Columbus, the Marfa National Bank, the Marfa Minis­terial Alliance, the Marfa Lions Club, the Presidio County Sher-(C«mMnutd0nptgeZ)

Two additional fire trucks, three Border Patrol agents and Presidio County Sheriff Deputy Benny Utley responded to the call.

Although the cause of the de­railment is still under investiga­tion by Southern Pacific, Baker said he believes a wheel bearing

"went bad" because he found an axle that had apparently broken off one of the cars at U.S. 90 mile

marker 639. "The train has a system to de­

tect hot bearings, but the engi­neer said he didn't get any warning," Bakersaid. "Hedidn't

know anything was wrong until a Southern Pacific employee who was driving east on U.S. 90 saw the sparks, turned around and signaled the engineer. The engi­neer then pulled the emergency brake and the cars derailed."

'Doc' Edwards to retire after 46 years of area veterinary service By ALLISON RYAN SCOTT MARFA - After 46 years of

practicing veterinarian medicine in West Texas, Dr. Charlie Ed­wards is going to retire.

A reception is planned in his honor Friday, June 30 at the Marfa National Bank. The City of Marfa is making plans to proclaim the day "Charlie Ed­wards Day."

"It's going to be hard to give it up," Edwards said. "You hear about these drug addicts going cold turkey. 1 don't know if I can quit practicing cold tur­key."

Edwards arrived in Marfa in 1949 fresh out' of Texas A&M veterinarian school after being hired by Dr. Ben Gearhart.

Gearhart was in the process of building the Marfa Veterinarian Hospital when he decided to try and hire a doctor who could help him since his ranching'op-eration demanded so much of his time.

"I hired Charlie site unseen," Gearhart said. "We really needed a vet out here, so I called the dean at Texas A&M and asked him to recommended someone who would fit in this area. He recommended Char­lie." Edwards said when he first

started practicing, he hoped he would be able to work until he was 45 years-old. He is now 70-years-old.

"That was my goal because large animal practice was so difficult," he said. "When 1 first came into the practice, you had to rope the cattle and lay them down to treat them. Now, they have shoots for handling ani­mals which is a lot better."

Until about five years ago, Edwards was on call 24-hours a day, 7-days-a-week. Now he "limits" his practice to just 54 hours a week.

There are not many veterinari­ans his age who still practice.

When Edwards attended A&M, most of his classmates were World War II veterans.

"A lot of my classmates made professors or went into re­search. Some didn't want to do the physical labor. This type of practice is a strong-back, weak-mind type of job," Edwards laughed.

Not long after arriving in Marfa, the drought of the 50s hit the country and many veteri­narians either moved to the city or quit the profession.

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' asked me to put in. supplies, in-. sectkides and things ranchers 'use." he said. "They said to let them know each month how much I needed to continue to stay here and they would make up the kitty for me. I never did have to ask them. But, they re­gally helped me in that way."

Many things have changed in the nearly half-century that Ed­wards has practiced.

"A common problem I had was cattle eating bones and dear horns to get phosphorus. Get­ting these out of their throats was a big part of my practice." he said. 'When Happy Godbold started making mineral salt that stopped the cattle from chewing bones and saved me from one of my worst headaches. Happy and I have a mutual admiration society."

Gearhart said when Edwards started working out here ranch­ers had many cases of eye can­cer in Hereford cattle.

"I had 93 cases to work on and there was about 10 or IS other ranchers who needed help. By the end of the first week. Charlie had become a professional in treating eye can­cer." Gearhart laughed.

Edwards has many stories to tell about his years as a vet, some traumatic and some hu­morous.

"In the early 60s, we had a bad freeze, and I was called to Marathon to deliver a calf in about eight inches of snow. I delivered the calf and the cow prolapsed. While I was treating the cow, that poor little calf froze to death. When we went to the house, it was IS degrees below 0. That was probably one of my most traumatic times," he said.

During another call, Etjwards was' trying to save a cow that was prolapsed and very ill.

"I gave her an IV to build up her strength and asked a Brac-ero to watch her for me while I worked on the other end," he said. "I worked about two or three hours to repair the cow. When I got through I went around to look and the cow was dead. I asked the Bracero when the cow died and said 'Oh, about the time you started to work back there."

Edwards laughed and said if he hadn't been so tired he would have killed him.

He also had some close calls. After working on some bulls,

the rancher asked him to open the gate to let them in the pas­ture. There were two gates and, as luck would have it, Edwards opened the wrong gate.

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The rancher hollered at me and I tried to close it Wall, I got in front of the bulls, but they didn't stop. That first bull hit me, knocked me up In die air, and I. just bounced, along the hack of these bulls until they all got out. I fell on the ground, not a bloody place on me. no broken bones, just a very damaged ego," he said.

Edwards' practice was not limited to large animal, but in* eluded small animals as well which he said has been an inter-. esting part of his practice.

"When I first came to Marfa, very few dogs and cats were kept. Except Mrs. Mallan had a dog named Punky. He would come down here to visit me all the time. Lots of dogs would

tremble when they came in here, but not Punky," he said.

Ken Smith had a dog that Ed­wards said Smith would talk to in a harsh way, but the dog was Smith's co-pilot in the car.

"One day, Kenneth got stuck out on the Crawford-Mitchell Ranch one time in the mud. He carried that dog about nine miles to the closest house. He liked that ol* dog. Fortunately he was a healthy dog, because he hated me with a passion."

Edwards is admired by many people throughout the area for his dedication and hard work.

Dr. Paul Weyerts, director of Range Animal Science at Sul Ross State University said Ed­wards' retirement will have a tremendous impact on the area.

"Most people are not willing to "drive 70 or 80 miles to work before stopping for breakfast. No one has been more helpful or spend so many hours helping others," Weyerts said.

Weyerts practiced veterinarian medicine in Alpine from I9S2 to 1965 and was often asked how he could compete with Ed­wards.

"I wasn't in competition with him. I just got what hecouldn't get to," he laughed.

Edwards put his practice in the market last December, but has been unable to find anyone to sell it to that he thought would "do the country good."

"I didn't put it on the market for just anybody. I'm kind of particular about who I offered it to. So, JoAnn (his wife) and I have decided to live here, and I'll just do a tittle piddlin," he said.

In fact, Edwards will travel to Colorado this year to take the required courses to renew his li­cense.

"I intend to still practice a lit­tle bit. Maybe just keep erratic office hours," he said. "It's go­ing to be hard to gear down."

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iffs Office, the Marfa Rotary Club and Welsh's IGA Super­market of Marfa.

"We're asking the ministerial alliance and all Marfa churches to devote their Sunday services to and pray for those with addic­tions and their families," said Aliviane Project A.H.O.R.A.

After-Care Coordinator Nadine Mata.

"We're also asking all congre­gation members to observe the day by not consuming alcohol and take their families to the 'No-Ad Observance Day' in Marfa," she added.

The community is invited to attend this free and fun event.

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Keith West, Sul Ross lecturer in communication and theatre, receives his Outstanding Teaching Award plaque last week from Dr. David Cockrum vice president for Academic and Student Affairs. West was the 13th faculty member to receive the award which was established in 1983.'

West receives SRSU award for '95 outstanding teacher

Sul Ross State University fac­ulty member Keith West, a lec­turer in the Fine Arts and Communication Department, was honored with the Outstand­ing Teaching Award for 1995 in a reception held last week on cam­pus.

West was the 13th Sul Ross teacher to receive this award, the highest honor that the university community can bestow upon a member of its faculty. The proc­ess for selection involves the Fac­ulty Assembly, the Student Senate and the student body.

"I feel very humble about re­ceiving this recognition." West said. "The people that have re­ceived the award in the past rep­resent the very best educators at the university."

Courses taught by West include speech, broadcasting, public rela­tions, instrumental and oenernl

music, graphic arts and market­ing. His independent study areas include the effects of media, broadcast and motion picture film production, brass ensemble and radio theatre production. Former recipients of the award

are: 1983 - Metha Sprinkle (Educa­

tion). 1984 - Ernest Reesing (Range Animal Science). 1985 -William L. Beaty (Business Ad­ministration). 1986 - David L. Cockrum (Psychology). 1987 -Jim Case (Political Science). 1988 - Robie Golden (Mathematics), 1989 - Bob D. Pannell (Educa­tion). 1990 - Wayne Sheehan (History), 1991 - Rex Wilson (Music). 1992 - George Bradley (Communication and Theatre), 1993 - Gregory Schwab (Com­munication and Theatre), and 1994 - Daniel V/udny (Industrial Technology).

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of Rudy and Martha Rodriguez of Alpine. Rudy is stationed at the Marfa Sector Border Patrol.

She has performed with the Big Bend Players in "Come Back to the 5 and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean" and "The Fantas-ticks." She is currently perform­ing in the Big Bend Summer Theatre production of "Kiss Me Kate." Cole works for the City of Al­

pine and is married to Rhonda Davis Cole, vice president of the

First National Bank in Alpine. He has performed in "The Fan-

tasticks" and was in the Bid Bend Summer Theatre production "Once Upon a Mattress."

"We want as many people as possible to come and hear this wonderful review, so we are not charging an admission or accept­ing donation," Darlene Jamar of the Friends of the Sculpture said.

The Cathulic, Daughters of America will provide refresh­ments after the review.

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'Camp Marfa' reactivated during May 'Giant* festival

MARFA • Twelve people a£ were made to watch the trains r iyed fn Marfa oq June 3 to.' go by. .-.--.^ WrtjtXVlMVdmjt&M^^Eittt trips were made to Bloys ingly call "Camp Marfa.! • . , Camp Ground, Balrr^rhea ' The she of the-"aWj^-Wlh.Swimming Pool, McDonald W. Texas, which is the f S e / Observatory, Alpine Country white and red house that be- Club, the Sproul's swimming longs to Mary Biediger Helm. Twelve full-time campers and

a few part timers attended the camp which was under the di-.. rection of Mary Helm from Marfa/Oallas. The campers.,, were her children, their ch'l*' dren and friends.

Attending from Dallas were Joy Helm Cobh and her chil­dren, Naomi, Abby and Zac; Joni Helm Powers and her chil­dren, Hannah and Kate; Head Wrangler Jennifer Ramirez; Laurie Martin and part-time camper Michael Wang. Attend­ing from Van Horn were Janet Helm, her neighbor, Sarah Means and part-time camper Ron Helm. In addition there was a day camper, Sam Dunlap of Marfa.

There were many activities going at all times. Yards of mud were used to make mud pies, cakes and cookies. School was held in the shed, using desks from the old Shafter school house, and many trips

podl,' Dairy Queen, Mike's Place, and the playgrounds. Nights were spent sleeping out­side and in the shed.

On .Sunday morning the whole ekmp attended the First Baptist Church. The children sang a song for the congregation and Mary Helm gave a report on her recent trip to Russia.

An unusual happening- this year was the fact that Mary won first runner-up at the,Reata Liz-Look-Alike contest and won the Marfa contest at the Giant screening in Marfa'.-Now wasn't that a treat for the grandchildren.:

Coming to "Camp Marfa" is one of the highlights of the year for Harold and Azile Biediger's children,' grandchildren and great-grandchildren. It is such a wonderful carefree get away af­ter a busy year in the city. Plans are already being made for next year's camp. The camp engineer, Arturo Pena just may have to some more facilities.

Brewster County Judge Vat Beard (left) presents a proclamation of Coat Awareness Day to Leo Uher, president of Big Bend People and Goats. This annual event was held June 14 in Alpine on the Brewster County Courthouse lawn with exhibits of area goats and goat products.

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Letters to the editor Editor: Today I bumped into one of the most interesting examples of

recycling to come to our attention in some time. It's a wonderful example of the broad diversity one can find in ways to recycle. Although certainly not possible for everyone, it is a remarkable demonstration of versatility.

As many of you may know, Charlie Bell is showing some of his art works up at the college art department. A wide variety of his work with paper, is created using paper of his own devising. His source material is predominantly from junk mail his family gets, as do we all. It turns out that his process starts out by tearing each letter, flyer, prize-winning announcement, advertisement, etc. (ad nauseam), into little bitty pieces. Now this is pretty labor-intensive and Charlie has many more ideas in a day then he can possibly execute, so he has offered an opportunity to his daughter Alyssa for picking up a little cash. She, no dummy, combined what video time she gets with demolishing large amounLs of worthless paper. So, through Alyssa's recycling processing operation, she expands her income, and Charlie is provided with recycled fiber to fashion the next idea into an appealing reality.

Now there is a good example in micro-cosm of what makes recycling work. Someone wants recycled material. He evinces a willingness to buy. Someone is found to supply the need. First, we have to want recycled products for whatever reason. (Mine is to husband and use wisely all natural resources... they're all we've got.) Once the demand is there, someone will respond. They get together. Recycling grows. Voila!

But, aside from all that, you may be very gratified by a visit to Charlie Bell's exhibit. Quite aside from the happy little example of recycling, there is a unique talent here and an artist who devotes a lot of time to working with children, e:icouraging their creative juices to flow. Hal Flanders, Bin Bend Regional Recyclers, Inc. Alpine

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Editor: Here is a note of interest to some of the Sentinel's readers.

(Please see related story, "Camp Marfa" Reactivated.) .We had a great jime. Going to Marfa is such a liberating experience for the children. They love being able to run and play and go all over town. In Dallas they are restricted to the back yard or strictly supervised activities. We all have such wonderful memories of Marfa during our growing up years, and I am so blessed in being able to provide some of the same experiences with my grandchildren.

And we do provide a boost to the local economy. At last count, «. we had done 37 loads of laundry at Jerry's Washateria, filled four

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*W-£5flhiiatc raffiiturtyTtanrinirgerror enchiladas we ate - not to •''rnehrirni all the'hardwafe arid supplies to get the "camp" jeady.

You hurt my heart by not reporting that a hometown girl came back to the Giant reunion and won the Liz-Look-Alike contest. Of course we know that I don't look like her, but I did look more like her than the two men I beat out in Alpine!! What a hoot that was. It is too bad they didn't come on over to the Marfa contest. After the contest I danced with Jeff Ament, who was the .

. contestant in the red dress. I can truthfully, say that is was the only time 1 have ever danced with a man in a red dress - or any other color. It was a fun weekend.

I was amazed at how few locals participated in the Giant events in comparison to the out of town people. I guess Giant is old hat to the residents. I met so many people who had never heard of marfa until they read about the activities in the Texas Highways or the Dallas paper. And they just made the effort to come to our town. What great advertising foTiisE

Keep up the good work. It is always a pleasure to read the Marfa paper. See you soon.

Sincerely, Mary Biedijjer Helm Marfa/Dallas

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Editor: Property rights are the foundation of a tree society. Hie Magna

Carta in 1215 guaranteed certain civil and political libe-ities to the people, including the right to own private property. This is the principal right of democracy. The Constitution of the U.S.A. was created to preserve and protect private property. Property rights are a critical bulwark against loss of freedom and preserving our Bill of Rights. Freedom and abundance are essential to imgrnvtt and enhance, the human ecftiditioiU •' " 1, *.r.* : . : " ' " , .-*, Texas land is 97 percent privately owned. Texan's using this land

and planning for its best productive advantage have in 159 years changed Texas from a wilderness into the third most populated state in the union. This happened because of land ownership.

Generations of individuals exercising confidence, care and responsibility made Texas productive, satisfying human needs all the while protecting natural resources. Good stewards of the land appreciate nature and wildlife. Their success of failure depends upon nature and the Grace of God. They care for the land and all' forms living on it in their dependence on its wise use. In striving for a balance in nature, they respect animals, birds, insects, even reptiles, and every growing plant.

Everyone who owns a business, a store, a professional office, a home, a truck, an automobile, the clothes in his closet, the tools of his trade, is a property owner. Land owners are just part of the

"private property ownlH'sTTax'alioiris based on the values of private property. No property, no.taxes to operate governments, schools, hospitals.

What does last week's cartoon mean? Do'es it say Property Rights are wrong? Some asteroid leading to extinction of animals? Does it say to young people that it is wrong to own property? Does the cartoonist not realize that with the loss (if private property rights, intellectual property rights are also at risk? •

Your cartoonist might do a little better by educating himself for . his craft. Let him read "A Cartoonist's Muse: A Guide for Generating and Developing Creative Ideas" by Harold Badden ; and Mischa Riehter. and also "Cartoonist and Gag Wi iters Handbook" by Jack Markow. It some study and preparation can't help him, let him go from the pages of the Big Bend Sentinel.

Sincerely, June Brite White Marfa

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Salute your $ymwer qamp BylJiii'sl Columnist JUDITH CKOu^Vfc'lS'tf iii'llousliiii A visitor to M;irfa reminisced about her "est" days at Mitre Peak

Girl Scout Camp - her proudest, saddest and scariest. The summer of 195«) she was asked to be in the color guard for

the lowering of the 4X-star Mag and'the raising of the 4()-star Old Glory. That was'piohably the proudest moment of her life until the following summer when she got to lower the 49-star for the last time and raise the 50 Mai Stars and Stripes. Heady stuff!

She also recalled the summer in the primitive unit during naptime. She had finished writing her obligatory letters home, the campers* dinner meal ticket and couldn't fall asleep when she heard the train - or at least she thought it was a train until the counselors through open the tent thip yelling. "Grab dry socks and a flashlight! We are evacuating!" As-one sleepy camper asked. "What does 'evacuating' mean'.' Someone else shouted. "The arroyo is coming down!" This city girl didn't know fuss was about. Alter all the arroyo wTts six feet deep and dry as tumbleweed when naplime started 45 minutes before. But the moment she stepped out ol the tent and saw the angry water . lapping at the bottom ol the swinging bridge over the arroyo. she knew where the "train" came fiom and she wonders now how she ever got brave enough t" set toot on that bridge to the main camp. The saddest time associated with Mitre Peak was the night a

rattlesnake crawled undei the woodpile. The counselors arranged the campers in a circle 20 teel 'aiou.nd the woodpile, some with buckets of water and the counselor with machetes. Then they lit the woodpile Aftei 10 teii'-e imniites the snake shot 20 feet into the air and lauded neai the .'it;, giil Alter a counselor killed the make, our visitor got the privilege >.t skinning it. "It had been dead about tour bonis .unl it snll wiggled when the razor blade cut through its skin." she recalled, wiiggling now herself. The sad pail.' That she can't find that snake skin and knows she'll never go through that again to get anoili.-i one

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Burglary closes Ruidosa's B&L Grocery RbTDOSA - Ruidosa's B&L

Grocery was an oasis for the hot. thirsty and dusty traveler after a lon ' drive down Pinto Canyon Road or from Presidio on the b.iricn river road.

Mut a burglary last month cleaned this remote Texas border community out of the only gro­cery store it and the tiny nearby Mexican villages across the Rio (iiaiidc had.

l'iii|iiieioi Hen Benavidez said ih.ii he and his wile. Lucia, have d.> ed the stoie.

I he lucak-in was reported May S .::.I'lding to Presidio County I) ,.ui\ SIIOIill Rene l.ujan.

Si, j eels foiced iipen a window PII 111•_- Ixiililing's east side the iiiniiiniy til May 8 or the pre­

vious day. l.ujan said. The store includes living quar­

ters, but the Benavidez's weren't at home when the burglary oc­curred.

A total S200 from the cash reg­ister - in coins and bills - was reported stolen, along with 20 cases of Budweiser beer, 19 cases of Bud Lite beer and SI40 in food items, including chips, dips and snacks.

The Benavidez's had owned the store the past 10 years when it was known as B&L (Ben and Lucia) Grocery. '

But a rusty sign on the front of the adobe building indicates it

•once was known as 'La Estrella del Norte.'

Past owners have included Jerry and Joan Copeland, Abel Tellez Sr. and Dave and Juanita Fuentes and dates back to the early 20th century.

Benavidez, a south Presidio County rancher and a former Presidio County commissioner, said that in the future, he may open a bar in another location in Ruidosa.

Lujan said the suspects left the building through the same win­dow they opened.

Subsequent information indi­cates at least one of the suspects involved in the burglary is be­lieved to live in San Antonio del Bravo, Chih., Mexico, across the river from Candelaria, Lujan said.

Loera appointed deputy sheriff I'll SIDIO South Presidio

( i'imiy native. Rigobeito Loera J h.K been -awoftittiil'V Presidio

founty deputy sheriff based in 1'ieNidio. Sheriff Abe Gonzalez aniiiMiiiccd.

I lie appointment was effective June (i.

I neia replaces former Deputy Sheiilt Jerry Telle/, who has been lelieved of his duties, Gon­zalez said.

The sherill declined to elaho-i . t t e .

'innzalez said Loera would make a tine addition to the l'ie-;idio County Sheriffs Ol-tiee.

Melon: coming to Presidio as a ileouiv sherilf. Loera was em­

ployed for eight months with the Hudspeth County Sheriff's De­partment in Sierra Blanca as a deputy sheriff.

Loera also worked with the nar­cotics unit in Sierra Blanca.

A 1987 Presidio High School graduate. Loera received his law enforcement degree on August 16. 1994. from the Sul Ross State University Police Academy in Alpine.

Loera. a Shafter and Presidio native, is married to the former Lucy Ramirez, and they have a two and one-half year old son, Rigoberto Jr.

His parents are Ramon and Ma­ria Elena Loera of Presidio.

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:; W. H. Earney .':: The Marfa Judge r ' \ (32nd in a series)

• The new judge provided some interesting courtroom drama

•^during a land case in Fort Davis because he never wore a judicial robe. When he impaneled a jury,

-- he always told the members that ' if they needed to take time out

during the proceedings to signal - him and he would excuse them

for a few minutes. During a well-attended land

, case in Fort Davis, the jury had signaled and signaled, but the

, judge ignored them. They did not know that he whispered to Sher­

iff Wid McCutcheon to tele-';; phone the. police dispatcher in • Marfa with a message for his

wife. ; " * •'. "Dei-rot put it on the Trans-Pe-. cos radio!" The message was: , "Bring me my other pair of

' . pants." The Baptist preacher had been

contacted, entered the back of • the courtroom with a choir robe

over his arm, and the judge shook his head. His wife arrived. McCutcheon, grinning widely, cleared the courtroom much to the disgust of the spectators; the jury fled; the judge stood up. His trousers fell off- neatly in two pieces.

After the trial the next day a conversation was overheard be­tween two Fort Worth lawyers as

' they walked down the wide steps of the Jeff Davis County Court-

« house. "They aren't going to believe

• jthis back home (in thtjxity). One l\o( the witnesses brought hijuwn "I'spiltoon, and the judge lost his

pants!" .. The jury presented, the judge

'with an elaborately wrapped pre­sent - a sewing kit.

Of more sober consideration was the murder trial in Fort. Stockton of an Alpine man in January 197£.

He was accused of killing Robert A. Beard, 21, a night clerk at a motel in Alpine in

September 1975. Events sur­rounding the trial got out of hand, and rumors flew that the accused was going to kill the only witness who had turned state's evidence. As the witness testi­fied, the silence was brittle with alerted law enforcement person­nel seated around the courtroom.

There was a metallic clatter in the back of the courtroom, and immediately slapped leather. A child wailed. He had dropped his toy car.

When the noon break came, the judge decided he would walk across to the Fort Stockton li­brary (in the old building) and get some silence and rest. As he sat at the table leafing through a magazine, he became aware of two things: the library was un­usually quiet and a 'motor' ap­peared to be running. He glanced up and saw that everyone had left the library except the librarian and a rancher, who leaned against the counter, they were both watching the judge.

Realizing that the 'motor' was sounding louder, he glanced down into the face of a mountain lion, switching its tail and purr­ing contentedly.

"I'll swear that cat was smil­ing," the judge was quoted as saying.

It was a pet, and the rancher liked to take him to town to visit.

(All information in 'Further Tliun Nearer' comes from court records, newspaper accounts and personal knowledge.)

Colorado woman arrested for possession of marijuana PRESIDIO - A Colorado

woman was arrested late Tues­day night at the Presidio port of entry after officials discovered 96 concealed packages of mari­juana in hef 1989 Toyota.

Shirley Vlohas, 48, was return­ing from Ojinaga with two chil­dren and her mother when she was stopped, according to Presidio County Justice of the Peace Dan Bodine. The packages, with a total

weight'of 101.6 pounds, were

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AUCTIONEERS NOTE: This is a stock reduction, remodeling sale. The A A Jarratt family has served this area since 1956 and will continue to do so~with improved facilities and additional merchandise and services. All

listed merchandise will be sold without minimum or reserved bids. Consignments are welcomed. A partial list follows:

Ford Pickup w/rack. 2 cement mixers, tar pot. two wheel trailer, old 7-Up drink box, scaffolding, wall vent heater, wood burning heater.panel ray heaters,

washing machine, TVs, metal parts cabinets, bolt bins, shelving, key machine,paint shaker, 6' x 24' stock tanks, 6 cu. ft. wheelbarrows; tools, scrap

metal, scrap lumber, much more! Old U.S. Silver coins, Confederate paper money, Mexican Revolutionary

Notes, building materials, good selection of lumber, doors, metal windows; screen, paint, brick, shingles, tile, cement tile, clay roofing title, white lime and

.masonry cement, wire, nails, sinks, plumbing pipe & supplies, lawn & garden supplies, lawnmower & edger parts; farm & ranch supplies, windmill parts,

metal gates, stock salt, poultry, emu & ostrich feed. Hundreds of hardware items, too many to list, example: range hoods, gas

conr»ections,pop-off valves, chain saw blades, sanding belts, lock sets, circuit breakers, kitchen & bath accessories, door chimes, limit & control switches,

ceiling mounts, drawer glides, door grills, brass valves &fittings, light futures, gto bubs, .switches & cover plates, sliding door hardware, .many, many, misc.

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hidden in the rear bumper and beneath the floor boards.

In addition, one-half ounce of marijuana was found in her purse. She has been charged with a

second degree felony and a Class B misdemeanor. /

Baij was set at $25,000 for the felony and $1.000 for the misde­meanor.

Vlohas is being held at the Presidio County Jail in Marfa.

MARFA - U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested two 'coyotes' south of Marfa June 11 when they attempted to bring two ille­gal immigrants, into the United States.

'Coyote' is a slang term for suspected transporters of per­sons.

Israel Carraseo-Renteria, 31, -of RTruTosa and Jose Luis

Esparza, 29, of Irving are charged with transporting illegal immigrants, a felony violation of U.S. immigration laws. The two Mexican citizens. Ra­

mon Garcia-Rodriguez and Francisco Perez-Gomez are charged with illegal entry, a mis­demeanor. • '

All four were brought before U.S. Magistrate Louis Guirola Jr. on June 15 in Midland..

Carrasco is being held at the Reeves County Jail in Pecos pending a detention hearing and preliminary examination before Guirola today. Esparz.ajvaived the preliminary examination and a $10,000 secured bond was set. He posted bond and was re­leased.

Garcia and Perez both pled

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FBLA refunds $328,000 MARFA • More than $328,000

is being refunded to bor­rower/members of the Western Federal Land bank Association of Marfa in a stock reduction effective June 1, 1995.

Louis F. Woodward, chairman of the board of directors of the land bank, announced that the amount of stock and participation certificates required for mem­bership on new and existing loans is being reduced from five percent to four percent of the original loan balance. These funds will be returned to the member/borrowers of the asso­ciation. The capital strength of the asso­

ciation exceeds regulatory re­quirements and the amount necessary to adequately provide

for the future viability of the as­sociation. Because of the asso­ciation's strong financial position, the board and manage­ment felt this stock retirement would best benefit its members. The impact of this stock reduc­

tion also results in a lower effec­tive interest rate to association borrowers.

The FLBA of Marfa, a bor­rower-owned cooperative, has about $28 million in long-tern agricultural and rural home loans outstanding to over 136 borrow­ers in 11 counties.

Oftlce is located in Marfa and serves El Paso, Hudspeth, Cul­berson, Jeff Davis, Presidio, Brewster, Terrell, Pecos, Lov­ing, Reeves and Ward counties.

Presidio man charged with possession at Presidio port

guilty. An unsecured bond of S1,000 was set. Each received a one year probated sentence and have been retained at an Odessa half-way house as material wit­nesses against the two trans­porters.

According to Marfa Border Pa­trol Sector reports, Esparza drove a vehicle through the Marfa checkpoint and presented documents as a permanent resi­dent alien. About an hour later, Renteria was found walking north on U.S. 67. He told offi­cers he was coming to Marfa for work and presented proper docu­ments.

Sojje.time later \n Marfa, t EsrfaTza and the twtpMexican'

citizens were stopped by the city police. A Border Patrol office overheard the radio transmission and remembered.the vehicle.

Upon questioning, Garcia and Perez said Renteria had assisted them in walking around the check point through the brush and that he was on the bus to Presidio. Border Patrol officers met the bus in Presidio and ar­rested Renteria.

PRESIDIO - a 25-year-old Presidio man was arrested Saturday after U.S. Customs Service inspectors at the Presidio port of entry discovered 94 pounds of marijuana hidden in a truck load of alfalfa hay the man was attempting to crossv from Ojinaga, Mexico, the Presidio County Sheriff's Office said.

David Valdez, who recently returned to Presidio from Tonopah, Ariz., where he said he worked as a sheet metal roofer, was charged before Presidio County Justice of the Peace Daniel Bodine with second degree felony possession of marijuana.

Presidio County Deputy Sheriff Gilbert Spencer transported Valdez to the county jail in Marfa late Saturday afternoon. The suspect was later released after posting a $20,000 bond. ' 'A 1983 Peterhllt tractor-trailer rig entered the port facility late Friday afternoon and was selected for full inspection while Customs officers conducted Operation Hard Line. That program is an initiative

designed . to stop drug smuggling along the entire U.S.

border with Mexico. "* It was initiated in Presidio in early March.

Drug-sniffing dog 'Jake' searched the trailer and gave a positive alert to the forward area of the trailer.

The trailer was secured Friday night until a broker could contact personnel to unload the trailer.

The trailer was unloaded Saturday, and Customs inspectors discovered three burlap sacks hidden in the hay.

The sacks contained 49 plastic-wrapped bundles of marijuana.

Street value of the pot is estimated at $94,000.

Valdez denied knowing the marijuana was on the truck. He told authorities he had a chance to sell some hay in Alpine and rented the 18-wheel rig and trailer in Presidio.

Ranch hands at the Mesquite Ranch outside Ojinaga loaded 600 bales of alfalfa for him, Valdez told investigators. Once the truck arrived at customs in Ojinaga, he submitted the necessary papers. The tractor-trailer rig was

turned over to the Presidio County Sheriffs Office by Customs.

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$u(Xen, VaCcCez marry in OZoria ceremony OZONA - Sarah Jean Pullen

and Luis Adan VaWez, both of Austin, were married May 27, 199S, at the Ozona Church of Christ whh Rodney Hamon of­ficiating. The bride u the daughter of

Mr. Dan Sims 'Pullen of Ozona and the late Katrina Hardberger Pullen. The bridegroom is the son of Mrs. Celia Jiner Valdez of Alpine and the late Raul C. Valdez.

Maid of honor was Susan Pullen of San Antonio. Brides­maids were Sharron Buckner

and Patricia Duron, both of Austin, and Liza Hinojosa of Falfurrias. Flower girls were Victoria Valdez of Austin and Carlee Goree of San Angelo.

Best man was Robert Buckner of Austin. Groomsmen were Raul Valdez of Charlotte,

N.C., Beto Hinojosa'of Falfur­rias and Robert Sosa of San An­tonio. Ring bearers were Joshua Dan Pullen of San Antonio and Grady Childress.

Ushers were Adam Valdez of. Charlotte and Martin Childress.

Mrs. Valdez is a graduate of Ozona High School and at­tended Howard College. She is attending Austin Community College and is employed by Greater Texas Federal Credit Union in Austin.

Her husband is a graduate of Alpine High. School. He re­ceived a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's in public administration from Sul Ross State University..He is employed by the Texas Munici­pal League in Austin.

After a wedding trip to Can-cun, Mexico, the couple will live in Austin.

; Baldridge, Sprinkle wed JAYTON - Barbi Ruth

Baldridge and Nuthanael Wil­liam Sprinkle of Dallas were married June 10. 1995, at the First Baptist Church. The Rev. David Cook of Princeton offici­ated. The bride is the daughter of

Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Baldridge of Jayton and the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Carson of Ozona.-The bridegroom is the son of Mr. Bill Sprinkle of Huntsville and Mrs. Margaret Sprinkle of Huntsville and the grandson of Mrs. Metha Sprin­kle of Alpine and Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Meadows of San Angelo.

Maid of honor was sister of the bride. Brook Baldridge. Bridesmaids were Regina Browning and Kamie McCurry, both of Lubbock, Katie Bryant of Okmulgee-, Okla., and sister olvfoeJuoOfiarojurg J-v.dw"May

Katlynn Barnett of St. Joseph, La., and other attendant was Sunny Glosson.

Best man was brother of the bridegroom, Mark Sprinkle of Las Cruces, N.M. Groomsmen were Ferel Gage of Alpine, Jamie Scott of Big Spring, Matt Rinehart of Fort Davis and brother of the bridegroom, David Sprinkle of Austin. Ring bearer was Jerod Cook of Princeton.

Ushers were Marshall Ken­nedy of Alpine and brother of the bride, B.J. Baldridge.

Mrs. Sprinkle is a 1993 gradu­ate of Jayton High School and will attend Baylor School of Nursing in Dallas.

A graduate of high school and Sul Ross State University, her husband is employed by E Sys­tems in Garland.

After a wedding trip to Mex-iu)«ike couDle^will.liye in.Dal-

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BIRTHS/NACIMIENTOS Julio Quesudu, boy, born June 9, 1995, to Marissa Garcia and

Christopher Michael Quesada of Alpine, 9 lb. 3-1/2 oz.,.21 in. Cody Austin Ward, boy, born June 12, 1995, to Linda Louise

and Jeffery Allan Ward of Marathon, 6 lb. 3 oz., 19 in. Munuel Arnold Currusco Yokley, boy, born June 12, 1995, to

Sofia Carrasco and Scoatt Arnold Yokley of Alpine, 6 lb. 9-1/2 oz„ 19-1/2 in. -

Alexis Olivus Vazquez, boy, born June 1*4, 1995, to Rosa Isela and Saul Olivas of Presidio, 7 lb. 7 oz., 20-1/2 in.

Edgur Perez Montoya, boy; born June 16, 1995, to Juana Montoya and Policarop Perez of Presidio, 7 lb. 7-1/2 oz., 20-1/2 in.

Landry Robert Linn, boy, born June 9, 1995, to Christi and Jimmy Linn of Nogales, Ariz., 8 lb. 7 oz., 19-1/2 in. Paternal grandparents are Bo and Abby Linn of Slaton, and maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Cudd of Uvalde and Jane Groves of Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Apolinarand HorttamAbwnce of Marfa wjrepmented with the 1995 Parents of the Year Award last weekend bnlfr Marfa AmVets. The couple, married38yean, have three daught'ersl Jessie Molinar of Alpine, Hortencia Agullar of Marfa artdjphiovevaGraciela Salcido of Arlington; a son, Apolinar Jr. oj•;fort Worth; Jive grandsons and two granddaughters. , 1..-;V '

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PRESIDIO COUNTY -"Nothing can make a Bingo player's day like shouting •BINGO!' in a crowded-hall, and players in Presidio County have done their share of shout­ing lately," Nora Linares, Ex­ecutive Director of the Texas Lottery Commission, said to­day.

Charitable Bingo players who patronized the 2 Charitable Bingo organizations in'Presidio County won $17,932 in January February and March of this year. Linares reported.

The $17,932 won locally is part of the $104.8 million in pries that Bingo halls across the state paid to winners. That in­cludes $82.9 million for regular Bingo prizes and $21.9 million in pries for instant Bingo, also

Marfa Chamber solicits booth spaces for Lights Festival

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MARFA - The Marfa Cham­ber of Commerce is-completing final preparations for the annual Marfa Lights Festival to be held Labor Day Weekend, Septem­ber 1-3. • -

Booth space reservations are now being taken for the court-

' house activities. Fees are $35 for a 10'x 10'

non-business space and $45 for a 10'x 10' business space.

A $5 discount will apply to reservations received before July 1. Deadline for reserving a space is August 15.

This year's celebration in­cludes a Friday night street dance starring Texas Express, a Saturday night open air concert featuring Rick Trevino and Cul-turas.

For space reservations, please contact the Marfa Chamber of Commerce at (915) 729-4942 or write Booth Committee, P.O. Box 635, Marfa, Texas 79843.

known as pull tabs. Players- in Dallas County

Bingo halls'.E&m$ 17.1 million during the first quarter, the most in the state. Tarrant County placed second with $13.8 million, followed by Har­ris County, with $11.2 million.

Local government in Presidio, County this "week received' $139.99 in Charitable Bingo prize fees covering the first quarter of 1995, Linares said.

The payments cover prize fees collected from Charitable-Bingo players in.Presidio County for January, February and March of this year. Cities and counties that imposed the gross receipts tax on a local-option basis re­ceive quarterly payments equal to 2.5 percent of the pries won by Bingo pLyers in their juris­dictions.

The Lottery Commission this week allocated the following-prize fees among Presidio County units of government: Presidio, $139.99.

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FAR WEST TEXAS - Bus?-tmtn in Brewster, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio and Terrell Counties have until June 26, 1995 to file applications for tow-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Ad­ministration (SBA).

The SBA's Economic- Injury Disaster Loans are available for businesses dependent on farm­ers and ranchers sustaining crop losses from drought which oc­curred January 1, 1994 to the present and continuing. Farm­ers and ranchers are not eligible for these SBA loans. However, nurseries that are victims of

drought disasters can apply. Applications and further Infor­mation can be obtained by call* ing the SBA toll-free at 1-800-366-6303 or TDD 817-267-4688 for.the hearing im­paired.

These loans are intended to as­sist businesses in offsetting working capital losses which they suffered as a result of the drought reducing the crop in­come of the area farmers and ranchers. Small businesses claiming to have been physi­cally injured by the weather are not eligible.

M U S E U M IN M O T I O N By MARGARET ANDERSON It is six pieces of weathered

wood, two cross pieces holding two pieces of lumber at each end and has a long and useful history both in Mexico and in the United States.

A book that Emily Hocker got from the library describes it as "sawbuck type single rigged pack saddle for burro," and I have seen burros in Mexico car­rying huge baskets loaded with pottery, blankets and huaraches plodding over mountain trails to the market. I've seen pictures of tiny burros under-huge stacks of chino grass or tree limbs, on their way to the smelters at Shafter, Terlingua, Mariscal Canyon also candelilla in bulks three times the size of the burro arriving at the wax camps.

But this little packsaddle which Guadalupe Serrano Hernandez gave to the Marfa and Presidio County Museum, labeled 1910,

had a much better use! Lupe said when her father and mother planned to take the five little girls on a long walk in Fresno Canyon where her father ranched, he placed a blanket over the pack-saddle, and she. being the littlest rode on it, probably carrying baskets of food and necessities, also, hung from the cross-pieces.

I imagine even the burro en­joyed the outing with such a pre­cious load. (Although most burros I've seen look rather sulky!)

Lupe gave me several names in Spanish-for the pack saddle; one was "fuste" (I think). And Doc Whitman looked up the name and told Billy Harrison it was and "albarda." So the ingenious little piece of burro furniture had many names and it's importance cannot be underestimated. Thank you, Lupe for telling me

about the one you gave the Mu­seum!

Redford man with criminal record arrested yet again

REDFORD - A Redford man who spent some time in a Mexican prison in connection with the shooting death of a Mexican federal police officer in the early 1990s was arrested by two special law enforcement officers Thursday after he allegedly passed them at a high rate of speed on the river road two miles east of Redford.

Pascual Quiroz Levario was stopped by Special Agent Bill Fort and Texas Ranger Ron Stewart.

A check showed Levario was driving with a suspended driver's license and he was

California men charged with toting pot across Presidio port of e n t r y

PRESIDIO - Two California men from the Los Angeles area remain in Presidio.County tfail this week after they -were arrested at the PresidjolPort of entry Saturday.

U.S. Customs Service inspectors found 19 bundles of marijuana in their vehicle weighing a total of 41 pounds, the Presidio County Sheriffs Office reported.

Albert Sa*nchez-Perea, aka Jose Manuel Morales, 35,. identified as the driver; and Guillermo Sanchez, age unknown, were* turned over to Deputy Sheriff Gilbert Spencer and- brought before Peace Justice Daniel Bodine.

Bodine accepted felony marijuana possession charges on each man. He set bond at $25,000 for Sanchez-Perea and SI5-,000 for Sanchez. Spencer said a background check on Sanchez-Perea revealed numerous aliases. Sanchez was additionally

charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana. Inspectors said they found 48 grams on him. Bond was set at $3,000 on the Class B charge.

He told investigators the two of- them had left California for Nevada, and .once there, decided to come to Ojinaga. -,,

He denied knowing anything, •bow the bundles of marijutrai.

turned over to Presidio County Deputy Sheriff Gilbert Spencer.

Spencer brought Levario before Presidio County Justice of the Peace Justice Daniel Bodine who formally charged him with driving with a suspended license, a Class B misdemeanor.

Presidio County Deputy Sheriff Rigo Loera then transported Levario to the county jail in Marfa where he was held in lieu of a $3,500 bond.

Levario was charged earlier in connection with a wild shootout across from Redford near Mulato. Chih., Mexico, in which a federal officer was killed.

There was evidence presented at the trial, however, indicating the bullet that killed the officer may have possibly come from one of his own officer's gun, and Levario served only the minimum time in prison.

The Big Bend Sentinel, Marfa, Texas, June 22. 1995 (7).

Kimbles sue the City of Marfa as a result of the City Hall fire

MARFA - Palace Theater own­ers David and Ellen Kimble have filed a $348,000 civil lawsuit against the city, of Marfa as. a result of the City Hall fire in January, according to court re­cords. The fire, which destroyed City

Hall, also damaged the theater. which shared a common wall with the city building. The theater serves as a studio

for the Kimbles, who were stay­ing there at the time of the fire. The Kimbles allege that faulty

electrical wiring and lighting contributed to the fire on January 17 and a smaller fire on January

The Kimbles suffered personal injury, smoke inhalation, requir­ing medical treatment and lost income as a result of the fire, according to the suit. The building and contents sus­

tained smoke, gas, fire and water damage, the suit stated.

The Kimbles seek $285,805 in real and personal property dam­age and $62,125 in lack of use of the'theater, according to the suit, which was filed in state district court on April 26.

The Kimbles has requested a jury trial.

In its response, the city stated that conditions at City Hall

weren't deliberately caused by the city.

Robert Poeniseh (left) and Jerry Carnett have been named 1994 Marfa Volunteer Firemen of the Year. The men were selected for their dedication to the department throughout the year.

Navy Airman Recruit Mark J. Rodriguez, son of Grade Parson of Marfa, recently returned to San Diego, Calif., after completing a six-month overseas deployment aboard the aircraft currier USS Constellation, which included duty in the Persian Gulf near Iraq.

Rodriguez was one of more than 5,000 sailors and marines aboard the ship who completed the 45,240-mile voyage. Rodriguez's ship served as the lead ship of a seven-ship battle group that included fighters and attack aircraft, helicopters and ships and submarines armed with Tomahawk cruise missiles. USS Constellation had more than 70 tactical aircraft embarked.

During the first part of the deployment, Rodriguez and fellow shipmates worked enforcing the no-fly zone over southern Iraq and the international embargo against Iraq. Since the end of the Persian Gulf War, U.S. Navy units "have be'enTnter'c'epting'iship's' suspected of smuggling prohibited cargo to and from Iraq.

Rodriguez and fellow crew members also participated in several multinational naval exercises designed to improve comtminicaioris and readiness among the forces.

During the deployment, tactical Navy aircraft from Rodriguez's ship tlew nearly 5,000 accident-free hours,-which included 1.962 combat support sorties patrolling the no-fly zone over southern Iraq. —

While spending 143 days at sea, Rodriguez also visited Australia, Hong Kong, Hawaii, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.

During the deployment, the Constellation battle group provided a formidable forward presence with its ships, submarines and aircraft, and was capable of operating as a group or deploying simultaneously to separate geographic locations. Extremely mobile and flexible, Rodriquez's ship could travel nearly 700 miles a day.

Rodriguez's involvement in the deployment is an example of how U.S. Sailors are serving aboard ships, submarines and aircraft carriers around the world from the Persian Gulf and Western Pacific Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. Whether projecting power or delivering humanitarian assistance from the sea, these highly trained naval forces provide a unique forward presence and crisis-response option, which can he withdrawn quickly when no longer needed. The 1992 Alpine High School graduate joined the Navy in

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