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SERVING ANTHONY, VINTON, CANUTILLO, EAST MONTANA, HORIZON, SOCORRO, CLINT, FABENS, SAN ELIZARIO AND TORNILLOVOL. 32, No. 15 APRIL 14, 2005

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CorrectionLast week the Courier printed a recipe ofone cup sugar to two cups of water forfeeding hummingbirds. Apparently, mosthummingbird researchers feel this is a littleto strong (see One Perspective, page 2),and recommend a one cup sugar to fourcup water ratio. They also recommend thatplain white cane sugar be mixed into regu-lar tap water, without food coloring, honey,Jell-O, fruit or brown sugar. For just abouteverything you ever wanted to know abouthummers but were afraid to ask, we foundtons of information at hummingbirds.net.

Candidate forumCanutillo Independent School District vot-ers will have an opportunity to meet thecandidates who are running for two at-large positions on the Canutillo ISD Boardof Trustees during a Candidates Open Fo-rum, scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m., Tues-day, April 26, at the CISD AdministrativeFacility, 7965 Artcraft. The open forum ishosted by the Canutillo High School So-cial Studies Class supervised by TeacherTeresita Ballard and the CHS StudentLeadership Committee directed byTeacher Gary De Leon. The Canutillo ISDBoard of Trustees Candidates are:Margarito (Mago) Arellano, Juan (Johnny)Beltran Jr., Melissa English, Elizabeth(Liz) Galan, Robert (Charley) Hecker (in-cumbent), Shonda Jordan, Armando(Mando) Rodriguez, and Powell Searls.

In other news� El Paso Congressman Silvestre Reyesinsists that the recently announced pro-posal by the U.S. Departments of State andHomeland Security requiring passports fortravel across the Mexican and Canadianborders must be revised because of theunfair burdens it would place on theeconomies of border communities and thedaily lives of border residents. Reyes saidhe and his colleagues in opposition to thenew requirement are fully committed toimproving America’s border security, yetemphasize that any new security measuresmust respect the needs of both our South-ern and Northern border communities. Aletter stating these concerns is being cir-culated for support among Members of theHouse of Representatives and is expectedto be sent to Secretary of StateCondoleezza Rice and Secretary of Home-land Security, Michael Chertoff.

� The public is invited to attend the 23rdAnnual Lower Valley Health Fair, Satur-day, April 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. atSocorro High School, 10150 Alameda. Itis sponsored by the Lower Valley SchoolNurses Association, El Paso City-CountyHealth and Environmental District and DelSol Medical Center. The health fair fea-tures free vision, hearing and glaucoma

CANUTILLO — Registered nurse Lisa Skafgives more than medical care to the youth ofthe Canutillo community. Currently the schoolnurse at Canutillo High School, Lisa has in thepast cared for many people — from pre-schoolers in Head Start to seniors in homehealth care. But her special love is workingwith children — “I learn from them,” she says.“They keep me young.”

But Lisa’s “day job” as a school nurse is justpart of the picture. She balances her role as anurse with her personal roles as wife andmother, and somehow still finds time to pur-sue her passion for the art of ballet.

From an early age, Lisa knew that she wouldsomeday be a choreographer — something forwhich, she would discover, she had a naturaltalent. That dream never faded. By age 16, hav-ing received her ballet training from IngeborgHeuser, Lisa was already using her creativeabilities to teach ballet to others.

During the ensuing years, Lisa’s commit-ment to helping others led her into the nursingprofession, but her devotion to ballet was al-ways close at hand. She taught ballet at vari-ous studios in El Paso and San Antonio. Asschool nurse and health teacher at LorettoAcademy, she was also the dance instructor.There, her talent for choreography was ex-pressed in a production of The Little Princess,performed by her Loretto students.

Motivated by her commitment to her art andher love of working with children, nurse Lisanow owns and operates her own ballet studio,The Dance Connection, on Mesa Street. Onschool days, during normal work hours, shecan be found administering first aid and medi-cations, performing routine medical and den-tal screenings, and participating in educationalplanning for special education students atCanutillo High School. But in the after-hours,you will find her at her studio teaching ballet

— Photo courtesy Canutillo ISD

DAY JOB AS CAREGIVER — CHS SchoolNurse, Lisa Skaf takes temperature of JoseFavela, student at Canutillo High School.

Canutillo High School’s Lisa Skaf:A school nurse with lessons for life

By Christina PalmerSpecial to the Courier

classes, choreographing, conducting rehears-als, and making all the necessary arrangementsfor her students’ performances.

Lisa’s focus in teaching ballet is on instill-ing discipline and teaching proper techniqueand alignment — lessons she learned well fromHeuser. On the other hand, she draws from hermedical training to teach her students how thebody works and how to avoid injury. She ex-plains, for example, that the transition fromballet slippers to pointe shoes should be basedupon strength and bone structure, not just ageor years of training.

Skaf’s own experiences on stage have taughther the importance of providing performanceopportunities for her students. Aspiring dancers

SOCORRO — The City of Socorro hasoperated with an interim city manager forabout two years — ever since provisions bythe City Charter went into effect requiringthat the city have one. However, on Thurs-day, April 7, at the regularly scheduled CityCouncil meeting, Council approved a oneyear contract for with Lilia Ruiz to removethe provision of “interim” from her title.

There was considerable discussion regard-ing the terms of her contract and the salary.City Representative Trini Lopez was op-posed to offering Ruiz benefits other thansalary. Those benefits include insurance,vacation, etc. He said anyone under a con-tract should not be considered a regular em-ployee. City Clerk Mark Threadgill explainedto Lopez that Ruiz would not be under an in-dependent contract, therefore, she must be con-sidered as an employee with a contract.

Council also decided to maintain her cur-rent salary of $50,000 for the term of herone-contract.

City Council also discussed the contract forCity Attorney Richard Contreras. It was therecommendation of Mayor Willie Gandara, Jr.to table the item due his request to have a pri-vate attorney review the contract before ap-proval. In order to allow Contreras to receivecompensation for the past few months, how-ever, Council decided to approve the contractfor a three-month period. This would allowMayor Gandara to have the contract reviewedand at the same time, compensate Contrerasfor his previous months of service.

In other business items, Council openedresponses to requests for qualifications forengineering/architectural services and in-ternal audit services for the city. Theagenda items were then tabled to allowRuiz to review the RFQs with staff be-fore making recommendations.

By Arleen BeardSpecial to the Courier

Socorro approves citymanager contract

See SKAF, Page 7

By Don WoodyardCourier Staff Writer

ANTHONY — New industryand renovation of the middleschool gymnasium were majoritems for discussion at the April 5meeting of the board of trusteesof the Anthony ISD.

Anthony Mayor Art Franco hadgood news for trustees and a re-quest for their support regardingBrokers Logistics, Ltd, an El Pasocompany that has branched outand is now operating in the oldMountain Pass building. It offersa broad range of maquila indus-try-related services to includepublic warehousing and distribu-tion and document storage.

Franco asked the board to ap-prove a freeport tax exemption at

Anthony mayor asks Anthony ISD toconsider give and take with new business

the company’s request. Thefreeport tax is levied against acompany’s inventory before it isshipped out. Since the mayor’s re-quest came in open forum, theboard could take no formal action.However, Superintendent VernButler said he supports the mayor,and it is his belief that the boarddoes also. It is expected to be anaction item at the May AISDboard meeting.

John Martin with Basic Indus-tries Inc. detailed plans for the ap-proximately quarter-million-dol-lar facelift of the gym. Fundingcomes from bond issue money anda $29,000 energy grant.

Concerned about saving money,board president Rick Villarrealsuggested having Jacob Morales,

Sparks Housing Development Corporationis role model for improving colonia life

EAST EL PASO COUNTY —Over the years, colonias have beenthe focus of research studies bynumerous entities, named as oneof the border regions most chronicsocial problems. However, onecolonia advocate organizationsays the conclusions reached bythese studies may be flawed.

“We must no longer look at thecolonia as the problem but as com-munities where people live, thusa symptom of larger socio-eco-nomic complications — high un-employment, lack of affordablehousing and basic infrastructure,and the denial to accessing capi-tal… only then will we be able todevelop and implement programsneeded to bring solutions, change,and progress,” said Frank Desales,Executive Director of the SparksHousing Development Corporation.

On March 28, 2005, the SparksHousing Development Corpora-tion (SHDC) celebrated its 15thAnniversary by holding a pressconference and luncheon at theCentro Socorro Ramirez. Theevent was attended by over 50 so-cial service providers, communityresidents, Nina Serna from StateRep. Chente Quintanilla’s office,County Attorney Jose Rodriguez,and Eric Hutson from the Paso delNorte Health Foundation.

“I remember back when therewas no water, sewer, natural gas,and roads. I remember there wereonly a few families living inSparks and we used to share wa-ter from one of our neighbors wa-ter well. I remember when schoolbuses would not pick up our

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Reyes Reports By U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes

Over 150high schoolstudents in ElPaso are cur-rently partici-pating in the

Upward Bound program at UTEP.Upward Bound is a federal programadministered by the U.S. Departmentof Education that for over 30 yearshas provided college preparation as-sistance to disadvantaged youth.However, final passage of the fiscalyear 2006 budget would eliminateUpward Bound and several otherimportant federal programs.

To emphasize the importance ofthe government initiatives that areslated for termination or reduction inthe 2006 budget, El Pasoan RudyTrejo, a Del Valle High School andUpward Bound Class of 2004 gradu-ate, and I — along with many othersfrom across the state — spoke out inAustin this past Monday at a rarejoint federal-state forum on the fed-eral budget. We covered a variety oftopics and all individuals present of-fered compelling testimony as to whyour citizens can’t afford further cuts

Budget cuts will hurt El Paso studentsin education, veterans, homeland se-curity or economic developmentfunding.

Trejo testified about UpwardBound and the opportunities he mightnot have realized without it. “Grow-ing up in a low-income, single-par-ent family of 13 children in my home-town of El Paso was one of the mostchallenging but educational experi-ences of my life,” said Trejo. “Whilemost people see my circumstances asa disadvantage in today’s world, Isaw it as a learning tool, and withUpward Bound on my side, I wasable to learn, participate, and educateothers. Upward Bound prepared mefor college in more ways then I canrecall: FAFSA, college tours, re-sumes, personal statements, tutoring,college visits — all these thingswould not have been possible with-out Upward Bound.

“UTEP will serve 154 UpwardBound students this year through itsannual funding of $816,885… theelimination of Upward Bound willjeopardize the college attendance ofevery single one of these students. Itwould be a major blow to those who

are less advantaged, to those whoneed the help the most...The elimi-nation of this program — and otherfederal education programs — wouldtruly affect the future of so many de-serving young people,” said Trejo.

I spoke of the harmful cuts to firstresponders and homeland securityprograms. “As a 26 and a half yearveteran of the U.S. Border Patrol,including 13 years as Chief of the ElPaso and McAllen sectors, I under-stand the challenges facing these menand women. Stretching our dedicatedborder security personnel under-mines our nation’s homeland secu-rity mission and could place Americain great danger.”

Debate surrounding the budget isusually dry, with long-winded debateon complicated formulas or rates. Bygiving individuals such as RudyTrejo an opportunity to tell their sto-ries and put a human face on it, theimportance of the annual process isshown for what it really is — notmeaningless numbers, but an out-laying of funds that hold serious

I made abig mistake.Well, actu-ally, it was abig mistake

about little creatures: hummingbirds.So I guess that makes it a little mis-take.

It is all about what to feed them.Now, there are people in this coun-

try — indeed, around the world —who just go nuts over these micro-sized winged creatures. They breath-lessly await their arrival every yearand spend enormous amounts oftime, energy and money to preparean environment that will attract andmaintain these miniatures in a styleordinarily reserved for heads of stateor maybe royalty.

At the risk of getting shot at, or atleast ostracized by the Audubon So-ciety, I have to admit I don’t see theattraction. Notwithstanding that theyare cute as can be, my experiencewith the little buggers is that they aremean, aggressive, selfish and greedy.But that’s just me.

My big mistake was that last weekwe printed a notice about how thehummingbirds were back in thecountry, having been spotted up in LaUnion, N.M., and what kind of foodyou should put out for the buzzers, Imean, hummers on your back porch.

We wrote that you should mix onecup sugar to every two cups of wa-ter. Our alert readers were concerned— they didn’t think this was a goodidea. Too much sugar is bad for theselittle birds, they said. So we did someresearch and had to admit that mostleading authorities on the matter sayto make the mixture only half thatsweet.

One cup sugar to four cups of water.Don’t use distilled water, better

from the tap or well, to ensure nec-essary mineral content. Don’t useJell-O, brown sugar, honey or natu-

Little mistakeral sugar. Hold the food coloring.

A major hummingbird website,fostered by Lanny Chambers ofFenton, Missouri is concerned aboutthe “completeness” of his informa-tion, so he said he contacted notedhummingbird researchers ReedHainsworth and Larry Wolf, propo-nents of the lower sugar diet. Cham-bers says it’s not clear whether healthwas considered in their research ormerely the hummers’ preferences,

“Like children, hummers may tendto eat more candy than is good forthem,” Chambers said. “There is stilla suspicion that high sugar concen-trations can cause liver damage inhummingbirds. When I wrote Dr.Hainsworth asking for a reference toa more rigorously-scientific treat-ment of his data (i.e., a publishedpaper), his reply dodged the question.Without reflection upon anyone’sreputation, I stand by the opinion ofthe majority of hummingbird re-searchers, that a 1:4 mixture has beenshown to do no harm, and any otherformula must remain suspect.”

For good measure, he adds: “Theeffects of red dye have not been sci-entifically tested, (but) there are un-verified reports that red dye can causetumors in hummingbirds; this may ormay not be true, but why take thechance?”

As you can see, the subject of theselittle birds is really big. There arethousands, and I’m talking hundredsof thousands, of places where youcan read about hummingbirds on theinternet. One search engine offered295,000 references.

Get this — there is actually a pro-fession called “licensed humming-bird rehabilitator.”

The depth of information is extreme— layer upon layer of instructions onhow to care for a minute ornithological

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The week is finally upon us. Bythe time you read this column, youwill no doubt have finished filingyour taxes or filing for an extension.As we dove into the pamphlets, filledout the forms and contacted our ac-countants, many of us were wonder-ing, “how much worse can it get?”The answer: Much, much worse.

Would you believe that somemembers of Congress would like todo away with the tax relief that isputting money back in the hands ofthe American people and growing theeconomy. It’s hard to believe, but it’strue.

Under the previous administra-tion, taxes reached an unprec-edented high. The average familyin America paid more in taxes thanon food, clothing and shelter com-bined. But the tide has turned un-der President Bush. With his lead-ership, conservative members ofCongress enacted the largest taxrelief package in 20 years.

Spring should be the time of year

when we take stock and focus ourattention on the year ahead. But formost of us, Spring is the season ofheadaches and frustration as wecrunch and re-crunch numbers whilefilling out those dreaded IRS formsbefore the April 15 deadline. Insteadof spending time with our families,we are stuck trying to figure out thefederal tax code.

Here are some facts to help put inperspective the amount of time andmoney that is taken from us each yearto pay our taxes.

• Americans pay more in taxes thanfor food, clothing and shelter com-bined.

• The IRS sends out 8 billion pagesof forms and instructions every year.Laid end to end, they would circlethe globe 28 times.

• Taxes eat up over 38 percent ofthe average family’s income.

• The average American workeduntil May 7 last year just to pay hisor her share of federal, state andlocal taxes. That’s the first 128

days of youryear.

• This yearnearly 60 per-cent ofAmericans will be forced to pay a taxprofessional to help them with theirtaxes.

• Almost the entire second incomeof a two-income family goes to paytaxes.

• Instructions for the 1040EZ, theeasiest personal income tax form, are33 pages long.

These are just a few reasons whythis Congress is working hard to re-duce your tax burden. We made greatstrides last year, but we still have along way to go.

Families in Texas should not haveto pay so much of their hard earnedmoney in taxes or be hassled by aburdensome tax code. You deserve tokeep more of what you earn so youcan do more for your families,churches and communities. After all,it is your money.

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Higher taxes could drive Texans overthe line — to shop in New Mexico

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There’s a huge new tax increase working its way through the Texaslegislature.

The state comptroller calls it the largest tax bill in Texas history — and ifit passes, Texans will be paying the highest state sales tax in the country.

That’s a big problem for local businesses large and small — and couldseriously harm the El Paso economy.

To make matters worse, they want to raise taxes on snack food, softdrinks and tobacco — an enormous 244% increase in the state excisetax on cigarettes. Under this proposal, the overall cost per carton inTexas will be $7-8.00 higher than in New Mexico.

To avoid sky-high taxes, more and more Texans — especially smokers —may start shopping in New Mexico or across the border in Mexico.

And if retail sales decline, local jobs could be threatened as well.

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TORNILLO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTNOTICE OF ELECTIONOn February 22, 2005, at their regular meeting, the Boardof Trustees of the Tornillo ISD ordered an election to beheld on Saturday May 7, 2005, between the hours of 7:00A.M. and 7:00 P.M., at the Tornillo ISD Central Office,19200 Cobb Street, Tornillo, Texas, for the purpose ofelecting two (2) trustees. One for Place 3 and one for Place4. All places are for full (3) three-year terms.

Absentee voting by personal appearance will be conductedat the Tornillo ISD Central Office, 19200 Cobb Avenue,Tornilllo, Texas, beginning April 20, 2005 through May3, 2005, each weekday from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.

Applications for ballot by mail shall be mailed to the Pre-siding Judge, Cecy Lettunich, C/O P.O. Box 170, Tor-nillo, Texas, 79853. Applications for ballots by mail maybe received beginning April 25, 2005 and must be re-ceived no later than 4:00 P.M. on April 29, 2005. Ballotsby mail will be mailed by the presiding judge beginningMarch 23, 2005 and must be received by the presidingjudge, by 9:00 A.M. on May 7, 2005.

Only duly qualified, registered voters of the TornilloIndependent School District shall be permitted to vote atsuch election.

DISTRITO DE LA ESCUELA DE TORNILLOAVIS0 DE ELECCIONEl dia 22 de Febrero, 2005, en la junta de la mesa directivadel distrito escolar de Tornillo dio aviso que se llevara acabo una eleccion de regentes para la mesa directiva elsabado , 7 de Mayo, 2005, de 7:00 A.M. a 7:00 P.M. en laoficina centrales de Tornillo ISD, 19200 Cobb St., Tor-nillo, Texas, con el proposito de elegir dos (2) directores.Las posiciones abiertos por un termino de (3) tres añosson puesto 3 y puesto 4.

Votacion de ausencia en persona empieza el 20 de Abril,2005 hasta el 3 de Mayo, 2005 de las 10:00 A.M. a las6:00 P.M., de lunes a viernes, en la oficina centrales deTornillo ISD, 19200 Cobb Street, Tornillo, Texas . Boletospara votar en ausencia por correo se pueden consequircon el juez que preside, ser enviadas a Cecy Lettunich,C/O P.O. Box 170, Tornillo, Texas 79853. Applicacionespara boletos por correo se deberan recibirse comenzando25, de Abril 2005, y recibirse para el fin de 29 de Abril,2005 antes de las 4:00 P.M. Boletos por correo secomenzaran enviar por el juez que preside, comenzandoel 23 de Marzo, 2005 y recibirse antes de las 9:00 A.M. eldia 7 de Mayo, 2005.

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students are getting ready for summervacation, making plans for free timein the sun, juniors at San Elizario HighSchool got a dose of what being a se-nior is going to be like next school year,thanks to Making College Count, anational program designed to meet stu-dents at important crossroads in theirlives. Dynamic and student-interac-tive, these in-school presentations pro-vide a road map for students in thepursuit of success.

According to Dicky Garza, leadcounselor at the campus, this is thefourth year that students in San Elizariohave been able to participate in theMaking College Count program.

College prep program tells students there is life after high schoolBy Phillip Cortez

Special to the Courier

Tornillo students excel at UIL meetTORNILLO — Tornillo High School students excelled at the UIL District meet,held in Alpine on April 2. A total of six students took first, second or thirdplace in their respective events. These students will go on to compete at theRegional meet on April 23 in Abilene. Tornillo High School’s regional qualifi-ers are, in photo from left, Zach Brooks, third in spelling; Rudy Valenzuela,first in computer science team; Carina Pena, first in chemistry; TheresaEscarciga, first in computer science team; Josue Moreno, first in computerscience and in team; and Elyana Villalobos, second in current events.

— Contributed by Rudy Barreda

“For sure this program makes adifference,” Garza said. “Itjumpstarts them and makes them re-alize there is life after high school.”

This year’s round of presentationsprovided an added twist for students,however, as representatives fromUTEP, New Mexico State, El PasoCommunity College and evenLULAC were in attendance after theMaking College Count presentationin order to provide students with op-portunities they can take advantageof and, according to Garza, “givethem a peek into their senior years”and show them the opportunitiesavailable in college.

“This was an added wrinkle to themix,” Garza said. “In the past we just hadthe speaker to get them motivated.”

Seniors at the campus were alsoable to take advantage of the Mak-

ing College Count pro-gram, as a separate mo-tivational talk was givenjust for them. Their talkfocused on the importantfactors to consider whenchoosing a major in col-lege, the fastest growingcareer fields in the coun-try, and even ways ofpaying for college. In-cluded in the discussionwas a handy booklet stu-dents were able to keepthat included a chart thatlisted average salaries forvarious careers, andways to improve timemanagement skills.

“Those booklets were very easy forthe students to read, very informa-tive,” Garza said.

— Photo courtesy San Elizario ISD

A LITTLE WISE COUNSEL — San Elizario jun-ior Adapito Reyes gets career advice fromEstela Ortiz, Director of Human Resources forNCED Sahara. Ortiz was one of many profes-sionals who spoke with San Elizario juniorsand seniors during the Making College Countsession last week.

Dear Editor:Celia Cruz and family would like

to express our deep appreciation torelatives, friends and communitymembers for their thoughtful ges-tures and prayers which gave uscomfort and support during the re-cent loss of Francisco Cruz, our be-loved husband and father. He passedaway on March 7, 2005.

Margarita StallingsFabens

Dear Editor:It’s time again for the citizens of

Horizon City to consider electinga mayor and council. Back in 1988,when the good folks of HorizonCity voted to incorporate and be-come a legitimate town, the themewas “Let’s Start Right.” Theelected council and a great percentof the local citizens worked withgreat enthusiasm in accomplishingthe “Let’s Start Right” slogan. Itappears the slogan has been forgot-ten and things have begun to runastray. Since we now have an ex-perienced, qualified group volun-teering to get our town heading inthe right direction, it is suggestedvoters consider the following can-didates and cast their votes for get-ting the train back on track.

For mayor, Raymond Morales, aproven, successful businessman ap-pears highly qualified to head up thecouncil. As for city council, threecandidates are volunteering to makeproper, honest and quality govern-ment the accepted norm in conduct-ing the town’s business. KeithMcClellen and Bethany Sellers haveserved as council members in the past.They demonstrated excellent char-acter along with quality know-how.A newcomer to the council is LuisNajera, a qualified law enforcementofficer with 17 years experiencewith the Texas State Troopers. Hisexperience will be greatly welcomedby the town’s police department.

Remember, May 7 is electionday, vote for the above mentionedcandidates and let’s get the townback on track.

Desmond P. “Corky” CorcoranMayor Emeritus

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children to go to school because therewere no roads. I remember going tocommissioners court and the Horizonwater district to fight for our right forpotable water. I remember how lifewas so difficult back then,” saysMartha Palacios, a resident of Sparksfor over 25 years and a foundingmember of SHDC.

Incorporated on March 28, 1990with the goal of advancing humanrights and social justice in the Sparkscolonia, SHDC leaders sought to in-volve residents in bringing solutionsto the lack of basic utilities and in-frastructure services. Through thisorganization, residents also chal-

lenged a legal case in the late 1980’sthat would have displaced hundredsof families and property owners inSparks because of taxes never paidby a private developer.

SHDC is a non-profit, community-based organization with a mission tobetter the health and well being ofits residents. It promotes programs toimprove infrastructure and housingrehabilitation, and provide new af-fordable housing construction, edu-cational opportunities, and medicaland health education services. Thevision of the organization is to ad-vance the community until it is self-sufficient and self-sustaining.

SHDC was a strong advocate in theprovision of water/wastewater sys-tems; natural gas services; the con-struction and rehabilitation of 16homes; the development of a com-

munity center; a ballroom and com-mercial kitchen; an eight-unit multi-family rental; and establishing thefirst technology center and mini-li-brary in Sparks. It has worked to ob-tain funding from public and privatesources including the Texas Depart-ment of Housing and CommunityAffairs and the U.S. Department ofHousing and Urban Development.

With its headquarters in El CentroSocorro Ramirez — a 7, 500 sq. ft.facility that is open Monday throughFriday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. — SHDChas worked to help the Center offerprograms in early childhood develop-ment, arts and crafts, computer literacy,after-school tutoring through Region19 and Americas High School, com-modities distribution, financial literacyassistance, counseling through theCenter Against Family Violence, and

ESL and GED training. Through theseprograms, the organization servesabout 400 residents a month.

SHDC is the only community andasset development organization in theSparks area, and is currently engagedin many programs.

SHDC currently partners withEPCC’s Construction Manager Pro-gram, in which construction tradesstudents construct new affordablehomes — in 2004, two high quality,1,300 square foot homes for Sparksresidents were sold for $39,250 each.EPCC has committed to constructfour homes for the organization overthe next two years. Also in 2004,SHDC was awarded a $352,342 con-tract by TDHCA to provide grants of$10,000 to 34 families wanting topurchase a new home.

The Sparks’ Earned Income Tax

Credit (EITC) and Asset Develop-ment Program was launched in 2004by SHDC to help El Paso Countyfamilies avoid predatory tax prepa-ration fees by providing the sameservice at no cost, and informingthem of tax benefits they might oth-erwise not collect.

Established in October of 2003,The Sparks Healthy CommunityCouncil is the organizing arm of theSHDC, a volunteer group of commu-nity residents that meet weekly toaddress area needs. “The mission ofSparks Healthy Community Councilis to serve as an advocate that cre-ates a unifying voice for the commu-nity,” said Nora Ortega, communityorganizer and Programs Manager ofthe SHDC. Current priorities are pub-lic safety, parks and recreation, roadsand infrastructure, and medical/health education services.

In one of its newest projects, theSparks Housing Development Corpo-ration signed the contract to adminis-ter the Sparks Community Center inMarch of this year. The Center wasconstructed in the mid 1990’s by theTexas A&M University — Center forHousing and Urban Development andis owned by the County of El Paso.Under the new administration, the goalis to balance services at their two lo-cations. The Centro Socorro Ramirezwill continue providing social servicesand community asset developmentprograms, while the Sparks Commu-nity Center will act as a Medical andHealth Education Center with generalservices provided by La ClinicaGuadalupana, Dr. Rodin Mendoza-Castillo provides pediatrics, and Dr.Julio Novoa is an OBGYN.

The “Friends of the ColoniasFund” is the SHDC’s annual givingcampaign that was developed in or-der to support its mission to betterthe quality of life of children andfamilies residing in the colonias. “Wehope that our friends will continueto appreciate the value in our accom-plishments and help us to remain astrong voice for the children andfamilies of the colonias in East ElPaso County,” Desales said.

For more information, contactDesales at (915) 852-2245.

the district’s maintenance director,shoulder some of the project’s duties.“We need to go back and look at this.There are things he can do to bringthe cost down,” Villarreal noted.

Butler countered, saying he didn’tfeel the district should be in the con-tracting business and that this would“too much” for Morales to take on.“This would take a lot of time andwould take away from his other du-ties.”

Speaking for the administration,Butler said “we are comfortable withthis (arrangement).”

The project will include:• New evaporative coolers and

water heaters;• A new suspended ceiling in the

foyer and repairs to existing ceilingin the gym;

• New lighting fixtures with a 25-40 percent energy savings;

• Refinishing the gym floor; and• Refurbishing the locker rooms

and administrative offices.After discussion, the board ap-

proved the renovation plans.The board also approved dropping

the dual language program because oflow enrollment and focusing on bilin-gual education. Butler said “he didn’tfeel we can move ahead effectivelywith the dual language program.”

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Town of AnthonyPUBLIC NOTICEA PUBLIC HEARING will be held during a Planningand Zoning Commission Meeting on Wednesday, April20, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. at Town Hall, 401Wildcat Drive,Anthony, Texas. The purpose of the public hearing is toallow any interested persons to appear and commentregarding proposed rezoning of the following property:

1) A portion of Tract 72A, W.D. Marsh SurveyNo. 183, El Paso County, Texas, from PRE-DE-VELOPMENT to RESIDENTIAL to accommo-date forty-five (45) lots (minimum of 6,000 squarefeet each) and six (6) lots to COMMERCIAL.

Those who are unable to attend may submit their viewsin writing to the Town Clerk of the Town of Anthony atP.O. Box 1269, Anthony, Texas 79821.

Myriam P. UribeTown Clerk

WTCC: 04/14/05

Town of AnthonyPUBLIC NOTICEA PUBLIC HEARING will be held during a Planningand Zoning Commission Meeting on Wednesday, April20, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. at Town Hall, 401Wildcat Drive,Anthony, Texas. The purpose of the public hearing is toallow any interested persons to appear and commentregarding proposed rezoning of the following property:

1) A portion of Tract Clara A. Mundy Survey No.247, El Paso County, Texas, from COMMER-CIAL to RESIDENTIAL to accommodate two-hundred forty-five (245) lots (minimum of 6,000square feet each).

Those who are unable to attend may submit their viewsin writing to the Town Clerk of the Town of Anthony atP.O. Box 1269, Anthony, Texas 79821.

Myriam P. UribeTown Clerk

WTCC: 04/14/05

SAN ELIZARIO I.S.D.NOTICE OF TRUSTEE ELECTION

The San Elizario Independent School District, Board ofTrustees, hereby gives notice of an election to be held onSaturday, May 7, 2005 for the purpose of electing trusteesfor three (3) positions, for a three-year term each.

Early voting by personal appearance will be from April20, 2005 through May 3, 2005 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00p.m. on each day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or offi-cial State holiday.

Early voting will be conducted at all locations within ElPaso County, at which Early Voting is conducted by theCounty Elections Department, including Alfonso BorregoElementary School located at 13300 Chicken Ranch Road.

Applications for early voting by mail should be mailed to:El Paso County Elections Office, 500 E. San Antonio,Room 402, El Paso, Texas 79901. Applications for ballotsby mail must be received no later than the close of busi-ness on April 29, 2005.

The designated polling place is Alfonso Borrego Elemen-tary School (Pct. 159) located at 13300 Chicken RanchRoad, which will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. theday of the election.____________________________________________________________

AVISO DE ELECCION DE REGENTESEl distrito escolar de San Elizario da aviso que se llevará acabo una elección de regentes para la mesa directiva elsábado 7 de mayo, 2005 con el proposito de elegir regentespara tres (3) posiciones de terminos de tres años cada uno.

Votación anticipada se efectuará desde el 20 de abril hastael 3 de mayo, 2005 de las 8:00 a.m. a las 5:00 p.m. todoslos dias que no sean sábado, domingo, o día festivo delestado.

Votación anticipada se llevara a cabo en todos locacionesen todos locales designados por el condado de El Paso,incluyendo la escuela primaria Alfonso Borrego Elemen-tary School, localizada en 13300 Chicken Ranch Road.

Aplicaciones para votar por correo deben ser enviadas alcondado de El Paso, Elections Office, 500 E. San Anto-nio, Room 402, El Paso, Texas 79901. Las solicitudes paraboletas que se votaran en ausencia por correo deberanrecibirse para el fin de las horas de negocio del 29 de abril2005.

El sitio de votación será en la escuela primaria AlfonsoBorrego Elementary School (Pct. 159), 13300 ChickenRanch Road y se abrirá desde las 7:00 a.m. a las 7:00 p.m.el día de la elección.WTCC: 04/14/05

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screenings, free blood sugar andcholesterol screenings, body fatanalysis, lots of healthcare infor-mation, entertainment and food.All childhood immunizations willbe available at a cost of $10 perchild. No one will be denied ser-vices if unable to pay. The fair alsofeatures a one-mile family fun walkwith registration beginning at 9:15a.m. For more information, callSylvia Johnson, 937-3211.

� The Horizon City Youth Asso-ciation will host a free Pepsi Ma-jor League Baseball Pitch, Hit andRun Competition for area youth onApril 17 at 2 p.m. at the HorizonCity Municipal Park. Thisgrassroots campaign is designed toprovide youngsters with an oppor-tunity to participate in a free com-

7th) on Thursday, April 14 from 6p.m. to 8 p.m. Entry is free andopen to everyone. For more infor-mation call 533-1333 or visitwww.elpasolibrary.org.

� Something for everyone — jointhe El Paso County Library inFabens and McGruff in celebrat-ing National Library Week Thurs-day, April 14 at 1331 N. Fabens St.Entertainment and refreshment willbe provided. Call 764-3635 for fur-ther information. Libraries provideaccess to knowledge for all people,no matter their age, ethnicity, physi-cal ability, income, or language. Na-tional Library Week is celebratedApril 10-16, 2005.

� The Third Annual Lee andBeulah Moor Children’s HomeWalk/Run for Families in Crisiswill be held on Saturday, April 16at the Sunland Park Racetrack withregistration at 8 a.m. Included willbe a one-mile fun walk and a 5K

competition. After-race activitiesinclude refreshments, face paint-ing, mariachis, music, dancersand much more. Trophies andmedals will be awarded in vari-ous divisions. Applications areavailable at the Children’s Homeat 1100 E. Cliff Drive, at YWCAor YMCA, or various businessesin El Paso, or register online atwww.runelpaso.com. For moreinformation about the Children’sHome long at www.leemoor.org.

� Nobel prize winner IsaacBashevis Singer will be the sub-ject of a program on immigrantwriters at the Dorris Van DorenLibrary on Wednesday, April 20from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. UTEP pro-fessor Dr. Ezra Cappell will dis-cuss Singer’s work and show amovie based on his writings. Theprogram is free and open to thepublic. For more information call875-0700 or visitwww.elpasolibrary.org.

petition that recognizes individualexcellence in core baseball skills.There are four age divisions be-tween 7 and 14 and advancementcan be made through four levels,all the way to the National Finalsat the 2005 Major League Base-ball All-Star Game. For informa-tion and registration, contact JohnDixon, 852-9349 or [email protected].

� Due to unforeseen circum-stances, El Paso Public Libraryofficials have postponed a partialre-opening of the Main Librarydowntown. It had been scheduledto open in April, offering limitedservices, until construction wascomplete. During inspection,however, it became evident thatthere were safety issues that hadto be addressed before that librarycould open. Progress on those is-sues will be re-evaluated in Juneto determine if the Main Librarywill be able to open on a limitedbasis sometime in late July. Allother libraries are open at leastfive-days a week and two librar-ies are open Sunday and Mondayto serve you. To access online ser-vices or for a library nearest you,visit http://www.elpasolibrary.orgor call 772-0501. The Main Li-brary is currently undergoing amajor expansion and renovation,which will effectively double itscurrent space. It will also add a50-station state-of-the-art com-puter lab, a special area for teenscalled Teen Town and an ex-panded children’s area. Construc-tion is set to be fully complete inNovember.

� Clint Independent SchoolDistrict invites the public to its2nd Annual Career Expo, April13, at the Central AdministrationBuilding, 14521 Horizon Blvd.from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Adminis-tration from all campuses and de-partments from the district will beset-up in order to meet and talkwith anyone who is interested ina position with Clint ISD. Call926-4070 for more information.

� Calling all street poets, bards,rhymers and performance artists.Celebrate National PoetryMonth the Armijo Library’s 2ndAnnual Poetry Slam, 620 E. 7thStreet in El Paso (Campbell and

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“value the chance to be onstage,” and she believesthey grow not only in skillbut also in character fromthat experience. To parentswho wish to support theiryoung dance student’sdream, her message is clear:ensure that the child at-tends class and rehearsals.To others, she says, “Danceis for everybody — itbrings people together.”

In her various roles,Lisa views herself as a“guide” for children inhelping them “see thebeauty in life and createbeautiful things.” Underher guidance, they learn tovalue themselves and tobe sensitive to the worldaround them.

— Photo courtesy Canutillo ISD

DANCE LESSON IN LIFE — Ballet student,Music Adame learns ballet technique fromballet instructor, Lisa Skaf.

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CANUTILLO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTNotice of Election

Aviso de Eleccion GeneralTo the Registered Voters of Canutillo, Texas:Notice is hereby given that the polling places listed below will be open from 7 a.m. to 7p.m. on May 7, 2005, for voting in a General Election, to elect 2 (two) School BoardMembers at Large (each position is a 3 year term).

Positions held by Charley Hecker and Jose M. Villarreal.

A los votantes registrados de Canutillo, Texas:Notifiquese por la presente, que las casillas electorales citadas abajo se abiran desde las 7 a.m. hasta 7p.m. el 7 de mayo de 2005 para votar en la Eleccion para 2 (dos) Miembros de la Mesa Directiva delas Escuelas en representacion de todo el distrito (cada puesto con plazo de tres (3) años).

Puestos ocupados por Charley Hecker y Jose M. Villarreal.

LOCATION OF POLLING PLACES FOR ELECTION DAY VOTING:

Vinton Village Hall, 436 Vinton — For voters residing in the portion of County VotingPrecinct No. 2 located within the Canutillo Independent School District.Canutillo High School, Canutillo, Texas (7311 Bosque Rd.) — For voters residing in thoseportions of County Voting Precinct No. 3 located within the Canutillo School District.Canutillo Elementary School, Canutillo, Texas (651 Canutillo Ave.) — For voters residingin those portions of County Voting Precinct No. 4 located within the Canutillo SchoolDistrict.Fire Station #2, 111 E. Borderland Rd. — For voters residing in those portions of CountyVoting Precinct No. 5 and County Voting Precinct No. 11 located within the CanutilloIndependent School District.Olga Kohlberg Elementary School, 1445 Nardo Goodman Dr. — For voters residing inthose portions of County Voting Precinct No. 11, 2-3, and 13 located within the CanutilloIndependent School District.

SECCION DE LOCACIONES PARA EL DÍA DE ELECCIONES:

Vinton Village Hall, 436 Vinton — Para votantes residentes en la porcion del precinto de votaciondel condado 2, localizados en el Distrito Escolar Independiente de Canutillo.Escuela Secundaria de Canutillo, Canutillo, Texas (7311 Bosque Rd.) — Para votantes residentesen la porcion del precinto de votacion del condado 3, localizados en el Distrito EscolarIndependiente de Canutillo.Escuela Primaria de Canutillo, Canutillo, Texas (651 Canutillo Ave.) — Para votantes residentesen la porcion del precinto de votacion del condado 4, localizados en el Distrito EscolarIndependiente de Canutillo.Estacion de Bomberos #2, 111 E. Borderland Rd. — Para votantes residentes en la porcion delprecinto de votacion del condado 5, y precinto de votacion del condado 11 localizados en elDistrito Escolar Independiente de Canutillo.Olga Kohlberg Elementary School, 1445 Nardo Goodman Dr. — Para votantes residentes en laporcion del precinto de votacion del condado 11, 2-3, y 13 localizados en el Distrito EscolarIndependiente de Canutillo.

1. Early voting by personal appearance will be conducted each weekday at Canutillo El-ementary School, Principal’s Office, Canutillo, Texas (651 Canutillo Ave.) between thehours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m beginning on April 20, 2005 and ending on May 3, 2005.

2. Early voting by personal appearance will be conducted each weekday at Vinton TownHall, Vinton, Texas, 436 Vinton between the hours of 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. beginning onApril 20, 2005 and ending on May 3, 2005.

3. Early voting by personal appearance will be conducted at all locations within El PasoCounty, at which Early Voting is conducted by the County Elections Department begin-ning on April 20, 2005 and ending on May 3, 2005.

1. La votacion anticipo en persona se llevara a cabo de lunes a viernes en la Escuela Primaria,Oficinia del Director, Canutillo, Texas, 651 Canutillo Ave., entre las 8:30 de la manana y las4:30 de la tarde empezando el 20 de abril de 2005 y terminando el 3 de mayo de 2005.

2. La votacion anticipo en persona se llevara a cabo de lunes a viernes en Vinton Town Hall, 436Vinton, entre las 3:00 de la tarde y las 6 de la tarde empezando el 20 de abril de 2005 y terminandoel 3 de mayo de 2005.

3. La votacion anticipo en persona se llevara a cabo en todos locaciones en el Condado de El Paso,en donde se lleva a cabo votaciones tempranas manejadas por el Departmento de Elecciones delcondado empezando el 20 de abril de 2005 y terminando el 3 de mayo de 2005.

Applications for ballot by mail should be mailed to:Las solicitudes para boletas que se votaran en ausencia por correo deberan enviarse a:

Helen Jamison, 500 E. San Antonio-Room 402, El Paso, Texas 79901

Applications for ballots by mail must be received no later than the close of business on April29, 2005.Las solicitudes para boletas que se votaran en ausencia por correo deberan recibirse para el fin delas horas de negocio del 29 de abril 2005.

Issued this 11th day of February, 2005.Emitada este 11 dia de febrero, 2005._______________________________Jose M. VillarrealPresiding Officer, Oficial que Preside WTCC: 04/14/05

Public NoticeFabens Independent School District

2005 — 2006 School Year Calendar

The Fabens Independent School District held a publicmeeting to discuss the first date of instruction for the 2005-2006 school year. The community members present votedin favor of the calendar with August 15, 2005 as the firstdate of instruction. Fabens Independent School Districthas applied to the Texas Education Agency State WaiverUnit requesting approval for the earlier start date for 2005-2006. The state mandated start date is August 22,2005.

For further information, please call the Central Office at764-2025.

Aviso PublicoDistrito Escolar Independiente de Fabens

Calendario Escolar de 2005 — 2006

El Distrito Escolar Independiente Fabens invitó al públicoa una junta para discutir la fecha para el primer día deinstrucción del año escolar 2005-2006. Los miembros dela comunidad presentes votaron a favor de un calendariocon el 15 de agosto de 2005 como el primer día deinstrucción. El Distrito Escolar Independiente Fabens hapresentado una solicitud a la Unidad para Exenciones dela Agencia de Educación de Texas pidiendo se apruebe esafecha para empezar el año escolar 2005-2006. La fechadel mandato estatal es el 22 de agosto de 2005.

Para mas información pueden llamar al Oficina Centralal numero 764-2025.

WTCC: 04-14-05

I was there…

¡Viva Mexico! boxing lands some surprises

— Photo by Jan Engels

QUICK WORK — Marco Antonio Barreracomes out of the ring wearing the WBC belthe retained by taking out Mzonke Fana inless than two rounds.

By Jan EngelsSpecial to the Courier

EL PASO COUNTY — I wasthere… at the Don Haskins Center forOscar De La Hoya’s “Golden Boy Pro-duction” staging of Viva Mexico! nightof boxing and what a show it was!

Local fighters David Rodriguezand ReneA r m i j obrought thecrowd of10,000-plusto their feet— both wontheir fightswith speedand dexter-i t y .Rodriguez’version ofR o c k yG a l a r z a ’straining andtechniquesresulted in aunanimousd e c i s i o no v e rMissouri’sJ o h nTurlington.Armijo de-feated a for-midable foe,Abdias Castillo, with a majority de-cision.

When it came to the Jr. Lightweightundercard, I thought I was seeing

double — both fighters were almostidentical in dress, stature, styles andeven names. Aaron Garcia and BryanGarcia were hard to tell apart. It was agood match with Garcia winning. OK— Aaron Garcia.

In the main undercard for the WBOWorld Title between Ivan Hernandezand Fernando Montiel, Hernandezfought a good battle to keep his

World Titlebut it wasn’tto be. Twoknockdownsin the 6thand 7throunds byMontiel putthe cap on aTKO.

In theMain Event— MarcoA n t o n i oBarrera andM z o n k eFana — theshow wasover in lessthan twor o u n d s .B a r r e r a ,three-timeworld cham-pion fromM e x i c oCity, de-

fended his WBC super featherweighttitle for the first time since winning it

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Anthony Independent School DistrictNOTICE OF ELECTION

AVISO DE ELECCION GENERAL

To the Registered Voters of Anthony, TexasNotice is hereby given that the polling place listed belowwill be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on May 7, 2005,for voting in a General Election, to elect 2 (two) SchoolBoard Members at Large, three positions for a full 3 (three)year term.

Positions presently held by Salley Flores and Raul Rueda.

A los votantes registrados de Anthony, TexasNotifiquese por la presente, que la casilla electoral citada abajose abrirá desde las 7:00 a.m. hasta las 7:00 p.m. el 7 demayo de 2005, para votar en la Elección para 2 (dos)Miembros de la Mesa Directiva de las Escuelas enrepresentación de todo el distrito con posiciones por un terminocompleto de 3 (tres) años.

Puestos ocupados por Salley Flores y Raul Rueda.

LOCATION OF POLLING PLACE:

The polling place for Election Day will be the AnthonyTown Hall, 401 Oak Street, Anthony, Texas

DIRECCION DE LA CASILLA ELECTORAL:

El Lugar de votación el día de Elecciónes será la PresidenciaMunicipal de Anthony, 401 Calle Oak, Anthony, Texas

Early voting by personal appearance will be conductedeach weekday at Anthony Town Hall, 401 Oak Street,Anthony, Texas, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30p.m. beginning on April 20, 2005, and ending on May 3,2005.

Early voting by personal appearance will be conducted atall locations within El Paso County, at which Early Vot-ing is conducted by the County Elections Departmentbeginning on April 20, 2005, and ending on May 3, 2005.

La votacion temprana en persona se llevara a cabo de lunes aviernes en la Presidencia Municipal de Anthony, 401 CalleOak, Anthony, Texas, entre las 8:30 de la mañana y las 4:30de la tarde, empezando el 20 de abril de 2005 y terminandoel 3 de mayo de 2005.

La votacion anticipo en persona se llevara a cabo en todoslocaciones en el Condado de El Paso, en donde se lleva a cabovotaciones tempranas manejadas por el Departmento deElecciones del condado empezando el 20 de abril de 2005 yterminando el 3 de mayo de 2005.

Applications for ballot by mail should be mailed to:

Las solicitudes para boletas que se votarán en ausencia porcorreo, deberán enviarse a:

Helen Jamison500 E. San Antonio, Room 402El Paso, TX 79901

Applications for ballots by mail must be received no laterthan the close of business on April 29, 2005.

Las solicitudes para boletas que se votaran en ausencia porcorreo deberan recibirse para el fin de las horas de negocio del29 de abril 2005.

Issued this the 1st day of March, 2005

Emitida este día 1 de marzo, 2005

Rick VillarrealSignature of Presiding OfficerFirma del Oficial que PresideWTCC: 04/14/05

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TOWN OF ANTHONY, TEXASPUBLIC NOTICEAND PUBLIC HEARING

U.S.D.A. RURAL DEVELOPMENTPROJECT - STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC NOTICEThe Town of Anthony announces that it is preparing anapplication for financial assistance from the Rural Devel-opment Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture(USDA), for funding for housing rehabilitation from theHousing Preservation Grants Program of that agency. Thepurpose of the project is to provide adequate housing forresidents of Low Income and Very Low Income. A state-ment of activities will be available for public examinationat the Anthony Town Hall after April 18, 2005. The pub-lic is invited to submit comments regarding this proposedproject until May 6, 2005.

INVITATION TO A PUBLIC HEARINGThe Town of Anthony will conduct a public hearing tosolicit the input and participation of all of its residents inthe town’s Housing Preservation Grant application pro-cess. Please attend this meeting and voice your opinionconcerning the proposed housing rehabilitation project.At this meeting, there will be opportunities to discuss re-habilitation work eligible under the USDA Housing Pres-ervation Grant Program, general requirements, guidelines,schedules, and a Statement of Activities for the proposedproject.

Location of Hearing: Anthony Town HallDate & Time of Hearing: April 25, 2005, at 6:00 P.M.

AVISO PUBLICOY AUDIENCIA PUBLICA

AVISO PUBLICOLa ciudad de Anthony esta preparando una solicitud parafondos del Departamento de Agricultura de los EstadosUnidos, Desarrollo Rural, para reparacion de viviendasbajo el programa de Asistencia para Preservacion deVivienda. El proyecto que se propone es para dar ayudapara reparar o rehabilitar viviendas de familias de BajoIngresos o Muy Bajo Ingresos. Copias de este materialestara disponible al publico despues del 18 de Abril en elTown Hall de Anthony.

AUDIENCIA PUBLICAUna audiencia publica tocante a la informacion y guiasdel programa y la solicitud que se propone se va a llevar acabo para que todos los residents puedan expresar susopiniones y comentarios a este programa y a la solicitud.El publico en general esta invitado a asistir a esta audiencia.La presentacion y la discusion del Programa de Asistenciade Preservacion de Vivienda del USDA seran en espanolpara aquellas personas que asi lo deseen.

Lugar: El Town Hall de Anthony, TexasDia y Hora: 25 de April, 2005, a las 6:00 P.M.

Art Franco Date published:Mayor April 14, 2005

implications in the lives of many. Mycolleagues and I need to take a long,hard look at what our country needsright now. The individuals who tes-tified in Austin earlier this week holdmany of the answers and if frank,bipartisan discussion prevails, I amconfident this Congress will producethe responsible budget El Paso andthe nation deserve.

subject you cannot own, can’t evensnuggle with, doesn’t alert you whenthere is a strange man in the backyard,and is so tiny that, by the time you getto be my age, you probably can’t evenmake out any detail on it.

Especially if it’s moving. Which itis. All the time.

Actually, this isn’t true. Humming-birds spend about 80 percent of theirtime perched. I discovered this reading atreatise on whether to or whether notto choose a feeder with a perch — orthe hanging type, or the basin type, or…

I had a little problem with the snob-bish tone of some of the material. Forinstance, there is a lot of lengthy infor-mation on how to keep bees, ants, waspsand bats from sharing the bounty.

Now, I want to know, just who isgoing to look after the interests ofthese little fellas?

One expert recommends takingfeeders in overnight to keep the batsaway, but cautions that “hummersstart feeding as early as 30 minutesbefore sunrise, and they really needthe energy after a cool night.” Ap-parently, the bat’s energy level in themorning is his own problem — yoursmay suffer a little as well if you getup that early every day just to go re-hang your bird feeders.

He also recommends that if you aregetting too many wasps, just moveyour feeder a couple of feet and theycan’t find it. He writes: “Insects arenot very smart, and will assume thefood source is gone forever. Theymay never find it in its new location,while the hummers will barely no-tice that it was moved.”

I hope no self-respecting wasp everreads that. That could be a big mistake.

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in November of last year — and hedid so with a vengeance. Less than twominutes into the second round Barrerathrew the proverbial one, two, threethat left Fana out in the ring.

And then we come to some sidenotes…

De La Hoya was introduced to thecrowd amidst lots of booing and thecrowd chanting “Lazcano. Lazcano.” ElPasoans were unhappy that Juan Lazcanowasn’t fighting on the evening’s card.

Johnny Tapia drew almost as muchattention in the stands as the events inthe boxing ring. His charismatic atti-tude had large groups of fans follow-

ing him around the stands at the “Don.”El Pasoans love their home town —and surrounding town — heroes!

A final note… in the post-fightmedia room, it was observed andcommented on that there is a lack offemale reporters in the room, eventhough it is a known fact that boxinghas major interest for both sexes.

BoxingFrom Page 8______________________

GOLDEN MOMENT — Oscar De LaHoya with fight fan Jan Engels.


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Unfortunately, one of the things you can al-ways count on in this country is that someoneis going to be offended about something.

Some people must lay awake at night hop-ing and praying they can find something to getall riled up about the next day.

The latest “offense de jour” took place at theUniversity of Arkansas.

Every coach in America thinks of differentways to get their team’s attention when they’reslacking off or not giving it their all.

Seems coach Houston McNutt likes to em-barrass his players when they don’t pay atten-

Coach’s training technique has activists seeing pinktion in practice by having them exchange theirnormal red jersey for a pink one.

His method is unusual to say the least, butnot necessarily harmful — that is unless it con-flicts with some colored-ribbon-wearing orga-nization.

There’s no doubt that breast cancer is a seri-ous disease that claims way too many womenevery year, but even well-intended organizationscan drift a little off the deep end sometimes.

The university apparently got some heat lastweek from some breast cancer groups whowere offended about the pink jerseys.

See, the pink jerseys are meant to humiliatea player into doing better. Pink is also the colorof the ribbon worn by breast cancer organiza-tions.

Now I don’t mind anyone wearing a coloredribbon to drum up support for a cause, butc’mon, may we have a little maturity please?

To worry about what color a football teamwears boggles all senses of reality and intellect.

At this rate is there any group of people thatwill not be offended no matter what color isworn by these grossly insensitive Arkansasfootball players.

Let’s help them out and suggest an alterna-tive color they can wear.

How about green? No, green would insultall Irish people. Brown would irritate all His-panics. Red would get the Native Americansin a tizzy. Yellow would anger all orientalpeople. A tan colored jersey would offendGeorge Hamilton and Wayne Newton. Bluewould upset all the sea creatures in the ocean.

I’ll bet if they wore a black and white jerseyit would only be a matter of time before theyreceived an angry letter from a disgruntledpanda, penguin or referee.

The referees, by the way, had to wage a longlegal battle against the Brotherhood of Zebrasfor the right to wear black and white stripesand keep their nickname. But back to the issueat hand.

So what’s a coach to do to discipline his players?I know, have them wear no jerseys at all. Oh

no, here comes Jerry Falwell.

The Master is backDid you happen to catch the return of Tiger

Woods at the Masters last week?Boy, that was some of the best golf I’ve seen

in quite a while.After Tiger shot an opening round 74, it

seemed he would be no where near the leadersat tournament’s end. But a 66 and a 65 overthe next two rounds had Tiger up by threestrokes going into the final round with onlyChris DiMarco within reach.

In the past, a golfer playing with Tiger Woodson the final day of a major tournament wouldwilt under the pressure and turn a 3-shot defi-cit into a 7-shot defeat or worse.

But not on this day. When DiMarco saw Ti-ger race past him on the leaderboard, he, too,stepped it up and challenged Woods all the wayto the final hole — and then some.

If it wasn’t for Tiger’s unbelievable chip shoton 16 in which the ball made a right 45-degreeturn on the green, rolled all the way to the lipof the cup — stopped — and then pushed it-self one more quarter turn to fall in, he wouldhave lost to DiMarco.

But Tiger made the incredible shot and thenfollowed it up with an 18-foot birdie putt onthe first extra hole for his fourth green jacket.

It was great golf, and congrats to ChrisDiMarco.

He wasn’t threatened by Tiger’s presence.In fact, he looked inspired by it.

Heeee’s baaaaack!Hide the women and children. No, this isn’t

a warning about an ensuing tornado or earth-quake. But it’s something just as dangerous.

Mike Tyson is going to fight again.The man with the violent temper and unusual

snacking habits will be making a return to thering on June 11 against Kevin McBride.

Who’s Kevin McBride? Who really cares?It’s Mike Tyson!

When Tyson fights you can always count ona three-ring circus of stupidity and vulgarity.

And that’s why this pay-per-view fiasco willmake money. People love to watch a trainwreck.

And mark my words, Tyson will do or saysomething stupendously stupid that will helppromote this fight.

My only advice for McBride is to stay low,keep that jab going, and wear some ear muffs.

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By Don FloodAt first glance, the headline

seemed to promise an enlighteningstory:

“Study: Your brain works likethe Internet.”

So that’s why my brain’sclogged with so much spam!

It all made sense. It was the spam— all those useless, idle and idi-otic thoughts — that had slowedmy brain to a crawl.

And there was some good news.IBM was unveiling new softwarethat automatically sent spam backto the spammers’ computers, shut-ting them down.

Great, I thought, I could get thisinstalled in my own brain — until,that is, I realized that my spam-slowed brain itself was the guiltyparty here, spamming itself.

So spam was here to stay, per-haps eventually causing my harddrive to crash and making it moredifficult to achieve a goal I set formyself.

I’ve learned not to set my goalstoo high. I’ve finally realized, forexample, that I am unlikely to playstarting quarterback in the NationalFootball League. I may have tosettle for a back-up role — that isuntil the big game when… well,that’s for another day.

Before I announce my goal I’mgoing to say something I’ve neveradmitted before in public: I had noidea what the last two “Star Wars”movies were about.

I sat there in the dark, munchingpopcorn, as meaningless imagesflickered across the screen.

(Oh sure, you can get meaning-less images on Fox News everynight, but you expect that.)

I remember thinking, whoevertrained these robot armies to shoot

really needs to consider a new ca-reer path. They couldn’t hit thebroad side of a barn at five paceswith a sawed-off shotgun.

But I remained clueless aboutwhat was actually happening, be-sides the fact that my popcorn keptdisappearing.

So here’s my goal, and I hope Ihaven’t set myself up for a fall: Iwant to be able to understand thelast “Star Wars” movie.

(And don’t start with the, “This-is-the-Episode-III argument.” Thisis the last movie, at least I sincerelyhope so.)

And then I read something thatmade me realize I had a chance:The Big Guy is back — DarthVader.

A USA Today story said pro-ducer George Lucas liked storiesof redemption. “On May 19, hegets the chance to live one,” itsaid.

Hey, big deal, all he has to do iscome out with a movie without Jar-Jar Binks, and most fans wouldconsider him redeemed.

But now he’s done somethingmaking him truly worthy of re-demption.

That was the problem withEpisodes I and II. No DarthVader. I don’t care about the backstory with the kid growing up. Iwant a bad guy, Darth Vader, the7-foot dude with the voice, theblack mask and that weird heavybreathing.

You knew Darth Vader was bad,and so anybody against him wasgood.

It made the movie easy to fol-low — even for someone whosebrain was clogged with spam.______________________________________________________(c) 2005 King Features Synd., Inc.

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A: The maximum number of SocialSecurity credits that a person can getin a year is four. In 2005, you receiveone credit for every $920 of coveredearnings, up to the four-credit maxi-mum. An additional job would prob-

ably not increase your credits, butmay give you a higher benefit amountwhen you retire.

Q: I’m 23 years old, unemployed anddisabled. I’d like to apply for Supple-mental Security Income (SSI). Whatdocuments or other things do I needto bring with me to the Social Secu-rity office?

A: You should bring any informationthat you have about your disability,your Social Security card or number,

birth certificate or other proof of age,housing information — such as a rentreceipt or lease and landlord’s name,names, addresses and phone numbersof doctors, hospitals and clinics thattreated you; and proof of U.S. citi-zenship or noncitizen status. Theseitems will help us process yourcase faster and more efficiently.You can apply for SSI benefits bycalling 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778). Or, of course, youcan apply at your local Social Se-curity office.

Q: Why do some people get both So-cial Security disability and Supple-

mental Security Income (SSI)? I’mseverely disabled and only get SSI.

A: In order to get both you mustqualify for both. To get Social Se-curity disability benefits, you needto have worked long enough andrecently enough and you need tohave paid enough Social Securitytaxes. If you are not receiving So-cial Security benefits, that meansyou did not meet these qualifica-tions. SSI, on the other hand,makes payments to people withlow income and few resources whoare disabled or blind, or who areage 65 or older. Since Social Se-

curity is considered income, manypeople who get Social Securityhave too much “income” to be eli-gible for SSI. But for some, whenthe Social Security payment is asmall amount, both Social Securityand SSI can be paid.

______________________________________________________For more information visit your lo-cal Security office, see www.ssa.govor call us at 1-800-772-1213. If youhave any questions that you wouldlike to have answered, please mailthem to the Social Security Office,11111 Gateway West, Attn: Ray Vigil,El Paso, Texas 79935.

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Thursday .......... 10 ..........Very HighFriday ................ 10 ..........Very HighSaturday ............ 9 ............Very HighSunday .............. 9 ............Very HighMonday .............. 9 ............Very HighTuesday ............ 10 ..........Very HighWednesday ...... 10 ..........Very High

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r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

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