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Daily Newspaper and Travel Guide
for Pecos Country of West Texas
Thursday, January 16, 2003
Christian Home gets new director, new look
By JENNIFER GALVAN
Staff Writer
The Christian Home of Pecos will have new amanagement and a
new look in 2003, with the arrival of a new director and a new paint job
planned for the building at 12th and
Elm streets.
As of last Friday, Mark Polzin took over the management position
with the departure of Bruce Dury, who resigned his post after getting
married at the end of 2002.
A Louisiana native, Polzin said that he was just walking alongside
the road when a man picked him up and asked him where he was going.
"I told him that I was headed where ever the Lord took me,"
Polzin said. "He then brought me to the home and asked if I would
come work for them."
Not having anywhere to go, Polzin said that he decided to stay and
help out.
In working with Dury for six months, Polzin said that he was
asked to take over the management position by Dury for he already knew
what plans they had for the renovation of the home and how things were run.
Currently Polzin and his crew are working on the installation of
paneling, new floors and the painting of the rooms.
"Some of the items were donated," Polzin said. "Starkey Warren
from Airlawn Furniture donated the carpet, Larry Windham for Gibson's
donated the paneling and Olga Guebara from Wal-Mart donated the paint."
The Christian Home provides help to people who arrive in Pecos
without any financial resources, and also operate a thrift store next door
to their main building on West 12th Street. The Christian Home
also sponsors the annual free Thanksgiving and Christmas
dinners, which usually serve 300 to 400 local residents at the Reeves County
Civic Center.
Polzin said that he wanted to tell the people of Pecos, "Do not
worry about anything, instead pray about everything. Tell God what you
need and thank him for all he has done. If you do this, you will experience
God's peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can
understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ
Jesus. (Philippians 4:6-7)"
Livestock Show adds new events
By ROSIE FLORES
Staff Writer
More participants and different events are planned for this
year's Reeves-Loving County Junior Livestock Show and Sale,
scheduled for this weekend at the Reeves County Civic Center.
The livestock show and sale will begin today with weigh-in set
from 4:30-7 p.m.
Youth from both the Pecos and Balmorhea areas along with
those from Loving County will participate in this weekend's event.
All sheep, goats and hogs will weigh-in at the Reeves County
Civic Center starting this afternoon with the judging beginning with the goat
show on Friday at 5:15 p.m., It will be followed by the Steer Show at
6:30 p.m. and the Lamb Show at 7 p.m.
On Saturday, the Hog Show will kick off events at 8 a.m. and
a barbecue dinner will be held late that afternoon. The Premium Sale
will take place at 7 p.m. at the civic center.
A total of 250 animals validated for this year's show, according to
Cookie Canon, one of the organizers of the event.
There will be 148 hogs, 40 lambs, 58 goats and four steers.
Canon said that the number of participants and animals was up
from last year, which is really good news. "We're just very excited that we
have more participate this year, that's a good thing and we're really
happy about it," she said.
"There were 108 kids that validated," she added.
Canon said that there were 91 participants last year with
211 animals. "There's almost 40 more this year and we're really glad about
that," she said. "We want this to be a
big event."
Canon said that along with the increase in entries, some new
things have been added to include the younger kids.
"We'll have a Pee-Wee showmanship with goats and
lambs after the judging and a hog Pee-Wee showmanship after the hog
judging," she said. Anyone not old enough to show, can participate in the
Pee-Wee Show.
"A lot of them have older siblings that participate in the show and
this way they can participate as well," said Canon. "It will be good practice
for them and can be a family project."
All the kids that participate in the Pee-Wee Show will receive a ribbon.
A barbecue plate sale will be held Saturday evening from 5-7
p.m. "Anyone who buys a ticket, we will have a drawing afterwards and
the winner will receive a turkey fryer, the turkey and oil," said Canon. "The
kid who sold the ticket to the winner will receive a pair of boots or a
gift certificate from Desiree's Boutique."
Herb Stewart will be cooking the barbecue with the help of Hugh
and Gail Box. The Reeves County Sheriff's Department is providing
the potato salad and the Lion's Club will be serving.
D.J. "Cat" Hernandez will provide musical entertainment during
the dinner. "He did this last year and everyone really enjoyed it, so
we're going to do this again," said Canon.
Individuals can also come out and buy an animal and there will be
meat processors on hand, according to Canon.
"The weigh-in is today and after they bring the animals in, they
can't take them out," said Canon.
Canon said that security would be on the premises throughout the
night at the civic center.
The Balmorhea Ag Boosters will once again be manning the
concession stand and will donate a portion of
their proceeds to the show. "They do wonderful work and they have
been doing this for several years.
Announcer will be Harvey Ramsey, who has been doing this
for almost 30 years. However, Canon said, "This might be his last
year, because they are moving."
Auctioneer will be Mem Hall of Marfa; judges will include,
John Kearney of San Angelo who will be judging the steers, lambs and goats
and Josh Krohn, of Indiana, who will be judging the hogs.
Garlick, Bagley, Mondragon win Balmorhea show awards
Russell Garlick earned Grand Champion honors in the Swine
Show, Adrienne Bagley took the Grand Champion award in the Lamb
Show and Dailynn Mondragon did the same in the Goat Show this
past Saturday in Balmorhea, as part of the annual Balmorhea
Livestock Show.
The Balmorhea show is held each year the week prior to the
Reeves-Loving County Livestock Show and this year's event was a
huge success, according to the organizers of the event.
Winners in the Swine Division include:
Hampshire: 1st Russell Garlick;
2nd Joseph Dutchover; 3rd
Tylene Barranday; 4th Julia Garlick;
5th Jay Sanchez; Champion Hampshire Russell Garlick and
Reserve Champion Hampshire Joseph Dutchover.
OPB (Other Pure Breds): 1st Amber Cook;
2nd Levon Barragan; 3rd Amber Cook;
4th Joseph Dutchover; Champion OPB
Amber Cook and Reserve Champion OPB Levon Barragan.
Lt. Weight Cross: 1st Robert Vasquez;
2nd Vanessa Garcia; 3rd Levon Barragan;
4th Sarah Matta; Champion Cross Julia Garlick
and Reserve Champion Cross Robert Vasquez.
Heavy Weight Cross: 1st Julia Garlick;
2nd Tylena Barrandey and 3rd Ryan Bustamante.
Grand Champion Swine: Russell Garlick.
Reserve Grand Champion Swine: Julia Garlick.
Jr. Showmanship Swine: Ryan Bustamante.Sr. Showmanship
Swine: Levon Barragan.
Lambs
Finewool: 1st Adam Roman;
2nd Mayle McElroy; 3rd Adrienne
Bagley; Champion Finewool Adam Roman and Reserve Champion Finewool
Mayle McElroy.
Finewool Cross: 1st Adrienne Bagley;
2nd Adam Roman; 3rd Mayle McElroy;
4th Jamie Gallego; Champion Finewool Cross Adrienne Bagley
and Reserve Champion Finewool Cross Adam Roman.
Medium Wool: 1st Adam Roman;
2nd JoGina Gallego; Champion Medium Wool Adam Roman
and Reserve Champion Medium Wool JoGina Gallego.
Grand Champion Lamb: Adrienne Bagley.Reserve Grand Champion
Lamb: Adam Roman.Jr. Showmanship Lamb: Adam Roman. Sr. ShowmaNship
Lamb: JoGina Gallego.
Goats
Lt. Weight Goats: 1st Angela Fleenor;
2nd Gabriel Saenz; 3rd
Brianna Rodriguez and 4th Lizzie Saenz.
Medium Weight Goats: 1st Mayle McElroy;
2nd Mayle McElroy; 3rd Brandi Machuca;
4th JoGina Gallego and 5th Jamie Gallego.
Lt. Heavy Weight Goat: 1st Adrienne Bagley;
2nd Joseph Dutchover; 3rd Mayle McElroy and
4th Justin Machuca.
Heavy Weight Goats: 1st Caitlin Hebbert;
2nd Adam Roman; 3rd Caitlin Hebbert and
4th Jalonnie Sanchez.
Heavy Heavy Weight Goats: 1st Dailynn Mondragon;
2nd Tyler Hebbert; 3rd Tyler Hebbert;
4th Jose Rodriguez and 5th Justin Machuca.
Grand Champion Goat: Dailynn Mondragon. Reserve Grand
Champion Goat: Adrienne Bagley. Jr. Showmanship Goat: Adrienne Bagley. Sr.
Showmanship Goat: Russell Garlick.
Corrections / Clarifications
Corrections
The name of the guest speaker for the Annual Pecos Area Chamber
of Commerce Banquet who was announced in a story in
Wednesday's Pecos Enterprise was incorrect. The guest speaker will be Lemuel
Phillips, not Manuel Phillips. He is from Texas A&M and is a motivational
speaker and humorist.
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A brief in the lower section of Wednesday's Pecos Enterprise
stated that the Grand Opening for the Flat Top Farms Dairy, was to be held
on March 9. The actual Grand Opening will be held Thursday, March 6.
The dairy is located 20 miles southeast of Pecos.
Clarification:
An item in the Police Report which appeared in Monday's
Enterprise stated that Ruben Hernandez, Jr. had been arrested on a Reeves
County Sheriff's Department warrant. Hernandez' probation had been
re-instated, but the warrant had never been lifted and he was
mistakenly arrested. Hernandez was released that same evening after the
proper paperwork was located.
Presidio man guilty of abusing girl
By ROSIE FLORES
Staff Writer
A Presidio man faces up to 45 years in prison after he was
convicted in U.S. District Court in Pecos of bringing a young girl into the
country for illegal purposes.
United States Attorney Johnny Sutton announced that a federal
jury in Pecos convicted 29-year-old Jorge Carrasco Sanchez of Presidio,
for smuggling a minor female across the Rio Grande into the United States
to engage in criminal sexual activity.
In all, the jury late yesterday afternoon convicted Sanchez of
three charges: transport of a juvenile in foreign commerce to engage
in criminal sexual activity, import of alien for immoral purpose and harboring
an illegal alien. The jury found that on April 29, 2002, Sanchez transported
a 16-year-old Mexican National from Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico
to Presidio. Subsequently, she became the victim of aggravated sexual
abuse at the hands of the defendant.
The jury also found that Sanchez illegally harbored the girl
for approximately one month during which time he repeatedly assaulted her
and threatened to kill her. On May 20, 2002, the female managed to escape
from Sanchez and sought help from authorities.
"Whenever the conduct violates federal law, this office is
committed to prosecuting the offenders regardless of the victim' nationality," said
Sutton, in noting that the defendant crossed an international boundary
during commission of the crime.
Sanchez faces up to 45 years in federal prison and a
maximum $750,000 fine. He remains in federal custody pending sentencing.
No sentencing date has been set.
The United States Border Patrol and the Federal Bureau
of Investigation investigated this case. Assistant United States
Attorney Charlie Jenkins prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.
Seminar to offer retirement info
A pre-retirement workshop for all teachers and school personnel in
the TRS System will be held from 8:30 a.m. until noon, Saturday, Feb. 8, at
the Center for Energy and Economic Diversification between Midland
and Odessa
The CEED Building is located on the southeast corner of the State
Hwy 191-FM 1788 interchange, north of Midland International Airport.
The workshop will address questions and concerns
before retirement.
Pre-registration is required and the deadline is Jan. 24. The workshop
is sponsored and provided at no cost to participants by: District XVIII of
the Texas Retired Teachers Association.
Mail registration form to: Martha Kallus, TRTA District
XVIII President 2213 Shell Ave., Midland, Tx. 79705.
For more information contact the local Texas Retired
Teachers Association Committee Chairman David Tiner at 915-558-2835.
High Wednesday 80. Low this morning 34. Forecast for tonight:
Clear and cold. Lows near 20. East winds 5 to 15 mph. Friday: Sunny. Highs
near 50. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Friday night: Clear. Lows in the
mid 20s. Saturday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Sunday: Mostly
clear. Lows near 30. Highs in the upper 60s.
Pecos Enterprise
York M. "Smokey" Briggs, Publisher
Division of Buckner News Alliance, Inc.
324 S. Cedar St., Pecos, TX 79772
Phone 915-445-5475, FAX 915-445-4321
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