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SERVING ANTHONY, VINTON, CANUTILLO, EAST MONTANA, HORIZON, SOCORRO, CLINT, FABENS, SAN ELIZARIO AND TORNILLOVOL. 31, No. 37 SEPTEMBER 9, 2004

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Flag dedicationStudents from Socorro ISD’s 33 campuses,250 student performers in band, orchestraand choir, plus faculty, administrators,board members and guests will dedicatethe district’s Freedom Flag Memorial onSept. 10. The memorial includes a 100-foot flagpole and 20-foot-by-38-foot, gar-rison-sized flag. The ceremony will honorpast, present and future defenders of free-dom as well as first responders, survivorsand victims of the terrorist attacks of Sept.11, 2001. The ceremony is planned for 9a.m. at the northwest corner of the Stu-dent Activities Complex, 1300 Joe Battleat Loop 375. SISD band musicians fromSocorro’s campuses will perform alongwith choir and orchestra students. Socorrostudents, employees, area businesses andindividuals donated funds for the purchaseand installation of the pole and flags, andfor the creation of a lighted and landscapedmemorial area.

Heroes rememberedFirst responders who gave the ultimatesacrifice during the September 11 tragedywill be among those honored during cer-emonies at Robert Rojas Elementary, 500Bauman Rd., on Thursday, Sept. 9 at 8:30a.m. Students have been studying theevents of three years ago and the impact ithas had on the nation. During the assem-bly they will also honor everyday heroeswho do extraordinary things every day inthe community. Additionally, a 9/11 HeroCelebration will be held 9:45 a.m. to 3 p.m.at the El Paso Specialty Hospital, 1755Curie in El Paso, hosted by United BloodServices, the U.S. Army and Border Pa-trol, Customs and Border Protection, Im-migration and Customs Enforcement, ElPaso Police and Sheriff’s Office and theEl Paso Firefighters. The Ft. Bliss 62ndArmy Band will perform, and an awardsceremony will be held at noon. Other ac-tivities include food, entertainment, andan opportunity to donate blood.

Enrollment milestoneLast week, Clint ISD welcomed its 9000thstudent. Johan Hernandez, a first graderat Montana Vista Elementary was pre-sented with a bag of books and goodies tocelebrate this milestone. The district wel-comed 8,883 students back the first weekof school and since Johan registered, anadditional 10 students have enrolled,bringing the total to 9,010 in eleven cam-puses. The student growth rate of the dis-trict, especially in the Horizon area, is ex-ceeding projections. To keep up with theincreasing student population,groundbreaking for a new Horizon MiddleSchool was recently held. This new cam-pus will have the capacity to accommo-date 1,500 students and is scheduled to

EL PASO COUNTY — El Paso CountyCommissioners Court wants comments fromthe community on its budgetary efforts forfiscal year 2004/2005. An On-line PublicForum has been installed on the County’sweb page specifically for that purpose.

To voice their opinion, all El Paso Countyresidents have to do is access the County’sweb page and link on to the “It’s BudgetTime, Speak Out!” site on the right, said RaySanchez, the County’s web master. Entriescan be posed as questions to individual mem-bers of Commissioners Court, to the auditoror any other department head, or they cansimply be commentary on current issues.Participants can submit their questions orcomments anonymously.”

“The forum is designed to receive com-mentary and to respond to any question,”Sanchez said. “The responses can be eitherfrom the public or from a member of thecourt, depending on the request. Either way,it is a means for the public to voice theiropinion on the County’s budget, which is theissue of the moment, or on any other County-related subject.”

The El Paso County’s web page can beaccessed at epcounty.com.

UPPER VALLEY — Canutillo HighSchool students will participate in a com-munity service project on Saturday, Sept. 11,to help clean up trash along the Rio Grandein the Upper Valley. Keep El Paso Beautifulsponsors the Gift to the River Cleanupproject and recruits volunteers, such as theCHS students to pitch in.

CHS students from Health OccupationsStudents of America (HOSA), sponsored byadvisors Julie Vinikoff and Marc Wilson;Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Core(NJROTC), sponsored by instructors Cap-tain Charles Young and Petty Officer PeteSoto; and the student council sponsored bysocial studies teacher Gary DeLeon are allscheduled to participate in the clean up.

Keep El Paso Beautiful is an affiliate ofKeep Texas Beautiful, a nonprofit organiza-tion that strives to empower Texans, througheducation to take responsibility for enhanc-ing their communities’ environment. Theoutstanding volunteer spirit of the studentsat Canutillo contributes to litter prevention,environmental education, and communitybeautification.

Volunteers will be provided trash bags,gloves, and water for the project. Registra-tion is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. at Arroyo,which is located at 6400 Doniphan Drivenext to the TxDot Facility. Participants areasked to bring hats, sunscreen, and longsleeve shirts for sun protection.

County welcomesbudget-related publiccomment on website

Canutillo High Schoolstudents participate inRiver Cleanup Project

Special to the CourierBy Kim Guzman

UPPER VALLEY — Canutillo IndependentSchool District’s Ballet Folklorico program isproviding individuals of all ages with the op-portunity to learn new dances and costumemaking.

The Grupo Folklorico Cuauhtli, an organi-zation made up of students and communitymembers from Canutillo and the El Paso area,participated in dance workshops this summerthat focused on the cultural richness of thisregion’s Mexican heritage.

During the workshops, the CuauhtliFolklorico members learned fourteen newdances from various provinces of Mexico andhow to make the different dance costumes. In-

DANCING HISTORY — Canutillo ISD Grupo Folklorico Cuauhtli Dancers are shown inphoto, front from left, Claudia Guerra, Claudia Holguin, Judith Chaidez, Carmen Hernandez,Diana Herrera; second row, Kayla Hinson, Xochitl Garcia, Alejandrina Hinson, TeresaHerrera, Brenda Meraz, Miguel Hernandez, Denise Martinez, Lucy Ramos, Ana Giner,Jamaysa Ricci; third row, Lorenzo Soto, Jorge Valenzuela; and top row, from left, LidiaLopez, Marlene Rodriguez, Susan Lopez, and Flor Rodriguez.

By Alfredo VasquezSpecial to the Courier

Canutillo ISD’s folkloricodancers prepare for season

structor for the workshop sessions wasAmbrosio Hernandez, who directs theFolklorico Mexica dance troupe of Tucson,Arizona.

Hernandez is a member of the MexicanFolklorico Teachers’ Association of MexicoCity. He and his assistant, Norma Sotomayor,travel throughout Texas, Arizona, and NewMexico to present dance workshops for highschool and community folklorico programs.

“During a workshop, I usually don’t teachmore than three dances, but this group was dif-ferent; as the hours passed they kept learning,so I kept teaching,” Hernandez said.

With support from Canutillo ISD assistantsuperintendent, Dr. Pam Padilla, and directorof Student/Community Services Department,

El Paso State Sen. Eliot Shapleighsurprised Montwood High SchoolStudent Activities Director LauraPrice with the first Adelante ConGanas award Sept. 2. “In my Sen-ate office, this is the highestaward we can give, and you de-serve it,” Shapleigh said, citingher community involvement andthat of her students as the reasonshe is the first recipient of theaward. SISD Superintendent Dr.Robert J. Durón said she is anoutstanding role model for SISDstudents. “I hear about you con-stantly,” he added, “and we’re allreally blessed to be around Mrs. Price.And Senator, we appreciate your love forthe District and your recognition of Mrs.Price.” She has been student activitiesdirector for the high school for 14 yearsand is responsible for student council ac-tivities and student clubs, plans the an-nual homecoming and Light Up the Night

celebrations and other major schoolevents. The school’s enrollment nowtops 3,000 students, and the schools’projects during the past year have in-cluded painting Paisano Drive’s RescueMission and the collection of personalhygiene items for Fort Bliss soldiers re-turning from deployment.

SISD teacherhonored

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Reyes Reports By U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes

Por la Gente By State Rep. Chente Quintanilla

We seethese twowords every-where: Nofear. It is the

motto of a generation that has knownneither oppression nor want.

The sentiment is emblazoned onclothing, automobiles, jewelry, thenotebooks our kids carry to school.There’s even a Jeff Foxworthy ver-sion for rednecks that says “Ain’tskeered.”

Unfortunately, it isn’t meant asencouragement for the average per-son to put aside anxious thought anduseless worry and live a more happyand contented life, to enjoy the mul-titude of blessings we enjoy asAmericans.

No way.No fear, as we know it, is a call to

rebellion, the battle cry of rejectionof authority and regulation, the dis-missal of the need to conform to ba-sic societal requirements. It’s an up-dated, edgy interpretation of whatearlier generations called “doing yourown thing.”

It challenges each individual to dotheir own thing without fear of theconsequences.

Mr. Webster’s definition of fearcomes in three basic parts. Looselyinterpreted they are: 1) the heartpounding, terrifying sensation youget when you know you are mostdefinitely in harm’s way; 2) anxiousconcern about things you can’t con-trol; and 3) simple and profound re-spect and/or reverence for powersbigger and badder than you.

Since the no fear philosophydoesn’t care diddly about anxiousworry, it must be addressing eitherthe first or the third definition of fear,and in that case, you can’t help butconclude that rejection of these kindsof fear is nothing short of lunacy.

What? You mean surrender to a

thought process that might keep usfrom being all we can be, an Armyof One who is true to none, looks onlyafter self and risks life and limb en-gaging in all sorts of dangerous be-havior just to prove to ourselves —and probably other people, like par-ents and peers — that no price is tohigh to pay to not grow up?

I would submit that fear is anotherof the healthier emotions our youngpeople are failing to develop. I thinkwe need to start a counter-campaignthat says: “Yes, fear.”

We’re unlikely to do that, though,because it would take too much ef-fort, too much explanation. Corpo-rate sponsors aren’t interested inideas that take much time or atten-tion to detail. That doesn’t sell wellto folks with short attention spans likeours.

But I wonder what it would taketo sell these concepts:

Yes, fear the might and power ofthe automobile, tons of metal travel-ing at high rates of speed, capable ofincredible destruction if we get care-less for just a second. Yes, learn todrive, use it for good — just under-stand this isn’t a toy.

Yes, fear the power of emotionsthat rise up inside your body as a re-sult of your hormones. Understandthat just as these urges can be a pow-erful force for good, they are equallya force for destruction and misery ifyou don’t control them. And just likea car crash, it is unlikely that you willbe the only one to get hurt. There arethousands of babies killed everydaybecause someone didn’t fear the con-sequence of following their animalinstincts — and thousands more areborn, into sorrow.

Yes, fear the police officer with hisgun and his authority. Fear the con-sequence of breaking the law. Beaware of the time, money and effortthat will be required to work your

way back out of a crime — and some-times you can’t resolve what you did.Consider these resources that will beuselessly squandered because itdoesn’t have to happen at all if youhave a little respect for the force andpower the law of the land holds overyou. Instead of listening to somerapster tell you to kill a cop and beatup a woman, listen to a recording ofI Fought the Law and the Law Won.

Yes, fear the consequences of al-lowing your God-given power tothink and make choices to be influ-enced by drugs and alcohol. Fearwhat can happen when you are not

Yes, fear

This Satur-day, citizensacross thecountry willpause to re-

flect upon the Sept. 11, 2001 terror-ist attacks. It is hard to believe threeyears have passed since that fatefulday. Like the attack on Pearl Harboron Dec. 7, 1941 and the D-Day inva-sion of Normandy on June 6, 1944,Sept. 11, 2001 was a turning point inour history and will forever remainpart of our national consciousness.

Our lives were changed forever bythose horrific events. Rather thanparalyzing our government andweakening our resolve, our nationresponded with strength and purpose.In the three years since the attacks,we have been working as a nation notonly to find meaning in such a trag-edy, but to protect our country againstfurther attack.

As you know, firefighters, policeofficers and medical personnel re-

Reflecting on September 11sponded heroically to the attacks. Inthe days and weeks following, vol-unteers from across the country ar-rived to assist in the heart-wrench-ing and dangerous duty of clearingthe debris in search of victims orsurvivors.

Congress acted quickly, providing$40 billion in emergency funds forour heroic first responders and formilitary purposes. We authorized theuse of force against those responsiblefor the terrorist attacks. We createdthe Department of Homeland Secu-rity to consolidate our law enforce-ment agencies under one roof. I metwith first responders and leaders inEl Paso to ensure that the uniqueneeds of the border region were well-represented in this new agency. I ad-vocated — and continue to advocate— for increased federal funding toassist law enforcement personnel inthe border region.

Congress is also working to pro-tect our country from further attack

by improving our intelligence gath-ering capabilities. As a member of theHouse Intelligence Committee, Ihave focused on this topic for years.My Democratic colleagues and I onthe Intelligence Committee intro-duced major legislation in April ofthis year that creates a Director ofNational Intelligence with full bud-get authority and breaks down the“stove pipes” between intelligenceagencies to ensure that crucial infor-mation does not fall through the cracks.Our legislation is quite similar to therecently released 9/11 CommissionReport and I will work enact thesechanges in a timely manner.

For the victims and heroes ofSept. 11, the first responders work-ing hard in El Paso and across thecountry, and for our nation as awhole, we are working hard andwill pause this Saturday, the thirdanniversary of Sept. 11. We honoryour efforts and your memories —and we will never forget.

It’s so sad to realize that the pub-lic library in Fabens will be shutdown due to the budget crunch

facing El Paso County. We all realize that in these tougheconomic times we must make sacrifices. But to takeaway something that is so vital to our people’s future,something that will help our children forge a stronger,more solid educational base, well, what can I say? It’sa tragedy.

Although Commissioners Court and the CountyJudge have tried to find other ways to balance their bud-get, a $20 million shortfall looks like a done deal. Inother words, eliminating the library and other positiveprograms that are meant to help people are going tosuffer the budget axe come the new year.

What concerns me the most is this: Where are ourchildren are going to go to continue their reading afterschool, to finish a class assignment? Where are theygoing to go when they need to use a computer to doresearch? The library is one of the few places whereworking families can get access to the internet.

Do our County Commissioners think that every per-son in Fabens, Tornillo, San Elizario, or Clint alreadyhas access to the internet? Many families in rural areasdon’t — and DSL lines don’t reach our far-flung com-munities. Even cable television doesn’t reach this far!

Some people might say they can always go to the mainlibrary in El Paso, or even another library that’s closest tothem. But what about transportation? Are the Commis-sioners going to improve our transportation service sothat people can make that lengthy trek? I don’t think so.Not with the budget that’s currently being promoted.

Yes, these are tough economic times, and tough times

Axing the Fabens Library is not theway to balance the county budget

call for tough measures. But, isn’t there something elsethat can be cut? Isn’t there some obscure program outthere that can be cut? The budget axe will cut the li-brary to save $250,000. But, that’s a mere pittance whencompared to the millions that the County has desig-nated for its next year budget.

Besides, doesn’t the County have a surplus? I under-stand that they do have millions of dollars in reserve.So, why must the library be cut? Rural areas, especially,need to be able to access books, information, research,computer time, and many other elements offered bythese wonderful institutions of higher learning.

A library is the life-blood of a community. As a long-time educator, I have grown to love libraries. Theyhelped me out when I was a youngster, on my road tohigher education. Without the library I doubt that Icould’ve become a superintendent for a large schooldistrict in El Paso. I doubt that I would’ve been able topass all my college courses. The library was my salva-tion, and I relied on the many wonders it contained tokeep me focused on my quest to become a better per-son. What’s to become of our children now?

Where can our children go to access children’s books?Where can our monolingual Spanish-speakers go nowto find books in their language of choice? Our elderlycan’t travel long distances to access literary services.So, what’s next on the horizon?

I know what the County Commissioners and theCounty Judge are going through, but a balanced bud-get should not come at the expense of the learning pro-cess. Surely there is money out there to save our mostprecious resource. Come on, County leaders, help saveour library.

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September 9, 2004 WEST TEXAS COUNTY COURIER Page 3

CORRECTED NOTICE

El Paso County Tornillo WaterImprovement District

Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Rate

The El Paso County Tornillo Water Improvement District will hold a public hearing on aproposed tax rate for the tax year 2004 on September 16, 2004, 6:00 pm, at 19211 CobbSt., Tornillo, Texas 79853. Your individual taxes may increase or decrease, depending onthe change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in taxable value ofall other property and the tax rate that is adopted.

FOR the proposal: Soria, Ivey, Escalante, Bosquez, Vega

AGAINST the proposal: NONE

PRESENT and not voting: NONE

ABSENT: Bochmeyer, Luna

The following table compares taxes on an average residence homestead in this taxing unitlast year to taxes proposed on the average residence homestead this year.

Last Year This Year

Total tax rate (per $100 value) $ 0.0627 $0.066343Difference in rates per $100 of value + $0.003643Percentage increase / decrease in rates (+/-) + 5.81%Average appraised value $ 30,153 $ 30,779General exemptions available 0 0

(excluding senior citizen’s or disabledpersons exemptions)

Average taxable value $ 30,110 $ 30,746Tax on average residence homestead $ 18.88 $ 20.40Annual increase / decrease in taxes ifproposed tax rate is adopted (+/-) + $1.52and percentage of increase (+/-) + 8%

NOTICE OF TAXPAYERS’ RIGHT TO ROLLBACK ELECTION

If taxes on the average residence homestead increase by more than eight percent, the qualified voters of the district by petition may require that an election be held to determinewhether to reduce the operation and maintenance tax rate to the rollback tax rate underSection 49.236(d), Water Code.

NOTICEOF VOTE ON

TAX RATEThe Town of Horizon City

conducted a public hearingon a proposal to increase

the total tax revenues of the

Town of Horizon City

from properties on the taxroll in the preceeding year

by 23.95 percent onTuesday, August 31, 2004

at 6:30 p.m.

The City Council isscheduled to vote on thetax rate that will result in

that tax increase at a publicmeeting to be held on

Tuesday, September 14,2004 at 6:30 p.m. at 14999Darrington Road, Horizon

City, TX 79928.WTCC: 09/09/04

It’s hard tobelieve threeyears havepassed sincethe attacks onthe World

Trade Center and Pentagon. We willall remember where we were thatmorning. Whether you were near

ted ourselves to doing whatever ittook to respond. The President fo-cused like a laser beam on the effortto eliminate those on the other sideof the world who were responsible.

This tragedy showed our nationhow strong we are. Our nation’s lead-ers told us to go on with our lives andwe did. We resumed our regularschedules as best we could… tend-ing to our children, shopping, goingto football games… and becomingreacquainted with our friends andfamily to once again understandwhat’s really important.

ground zero or in Castroville, Texaswe all had the same fears racingthrough our heads.

What was happening? Who wasbehind it? Would my city be next?We prayed together, we stood to-gether side by side, not as Republi-cans or Democrats, but as Americansready to do what was necessary to

get through this crisis.People across the country asked

what they could to do help. Phonecalls poured into New York, Wash-ington and Pennsylvania with offersto help and send money. America wasfacing it’s ultimate modern day chal-lenge and meeting it.

In the following days, we commit-

September 11 rememberedEye on D.C. By U.S. Rep. Henry Bonilla

Here in Washington there are manyof us who remain focused on the fun-damentals that preserve our way oflife. Strengthening our military, ourintelligence operations our federalagencies that watch our ports of entryfor killers trying to enter our country.

In the days since Sept. 11, 2001 wehave created a Department of Home-land Security to ensure that all of ouragencies… the FBI, Customs, theBorder Patrol, the DEA… operate insynch.

This year alone we funded billionsof dollars to strengthen our home-land. This funding will assistfirefighters, emergency managementand law enforcement officials. It willalso implement passenger and bag-gage screening, highway and air se-curity, and training, as well as mod-ernizing our nation’s borders.

Our nation has made great stridessince Sept. 11, 2001. On this impor-tant date, I encourage everyone toremember the past so as to make usstronger in the future. We will neverforget Sept. 11. Today we shouldfeel proud that this generation, likethose past, is every bit as commit-ted to doing whatever it takes topreserve freedom, justice and theAmerican Way.

WEST TEXAS COUNTY COURIERPage 4 September 9, 2004

TOWN OF ANTHONYNOTICE OF REQUEST

FOR PROPOSALSFOR ENGINEERING SERVICESAND MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Texas Community Development Program

The Town of Anthony is seeking to contract with:

(1) registered firms or individuals to provide engineeringservices required by the locality for the procurement andimplementation of projects anticipated to be carried outwith grant assistance from any of the fund categories ofthe Texas Community Development Program; and

(2) qualified firms or individuals to provide managementservices required by the locality for the procurement andimplementation of projects anticipated to be carried outwith grant assistance from any of the fund categories ofthe Texas Community Development Program.

The projects are to be financed with federal funds fromgrants administered by the Office of Rural CommunityAffairs (ORCA) under its Texas Community DevelopmentProgram. In order to be considered, all proposals must besubmitted prior to 4:30 P.M. on September 21, 2004.

A complete Request for Proposals, outlining services re-quired by the locality, submission requirements, and evalu-ation criteria, has been prepared. Interested parties mayobtain copies of this Request for Proposals by contacting:

The Office of the MayorTown of AnthonyP. O. Box 1269

Anthony, TX 79821(915) 886-3944

The locality reserves the right to negotiate with any andall individuals or firms submitting proposals, in accor-dance with the Texas Professional Services ProcurementAct and the Uniform Grant and Contract ManagementStandards Act. The locality reserves the right to reject anyand all proposals.

The Town of Anthony is an Affirmative Action/EqualOpportunity Employer.

Art Franco Date published:Mayor September 9, 2004

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGTown of Anthony, Texas

Texas Community Development ProgramFY 2005 - 2006

The Town of Anthony, Texas, will hold a public hearingconcerning the submission of an application(s) to theOffice of Rural Community Affairs for grant assistancefrom the Texas Community Development Program(TCDP). The purpose of this hearing is to allow residentsan opportunity to discuss the citizen participation plan,the development of local housing and community devel-opment needs statements, the amount of TCDP fundingavailable, all eligible TCDP activities, and the use of pastTCDP funds. The Town of Anthony encourages its resi-dents to participate in the development of theapplication(s) and to make their views known at this publichearing; those unable to attend this meeting may submittheir views and proposals to the Mayor at the AnthonyTown Hall. Individuals who require auxiliary aids or ser-vices for this meeting should contact the municipal of-fices at least two days before the hearing, so that appro-priate arrangements can be made.

Date and Time: Tuesday, September 14, 2004, at 7 p.m.Location: Anthony Town Hall

A notice will be published in the newspaper at a laterdate, and no later than five (5) days before the submis-sion of the applications, describing the proposed TCDPproject, locations of proposed improvements, costs, andbenefits to residents of Low and Moderate Income. Atthat time, a copy of the application will be available forreview at the Anthony Town Hall during regular businesshours.

El público en general está invitado a asistir a esta audienciasobre el programa de Desarrollo de la Comunidad del Estadode Texas y participar en las discusiones sobre los diferentesfondos y proyectos que son eligibles en este programa. Lapresentación y las discusiones sobre este programa se haran enespañol para aquellas persons que asi lo deseen.

Fecha y hora: martes, el 14 de septiembre, 2004, a las 7 p.m.Lugar: Anthony Town Hall

Art Franco, Mayor Date Published:Town of Anthony, Texas September 9, 2004

in control, when something else isdriving your body, making your de-cisions, talking with your mouth, us-ing up your life. If you give that

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open in August of 2005. Theconstruction of the new schoolwill be funded by the last of themoney from the 2001 Bond andMaintenance Tax.

In other news� The San Elizario HighSchool Student Council is cur-rently accepting letters of nomi-nation for the Outstanding ExStudent to be recognized duringHomecoming Week Festivities.The Outstanding Ex needs tohave graduated from SEHS priorto 1995 and will have made asignificant contribution either inour community or elsewhere,through his/her work or commu-nity service endeavors. Lettersof nomination should be sent tothe SEHS Student Council, attnCookie Laffler, P.O. Box 920,San Elizario, TX 79849 no laterthan September 17. Lettersshould contain information in-cluding graduation year, activi-ties while in high school, activi-ties since high school, why youbelieve this person deserves tobe the honored ex student, andcontact information for both thenominee and the person submit-ting the nomination.

� Former Socorro ISD assistantsuperintendent of administrationand present District 75 StateRep. Innocent “Chente”Quintanilla will be the keynotespeaker at the Socorro ISDCommunity Services’ 11th an-nual recognition ceremony forGED graduates. The event willbe Thursday, Sept. 16, 2004 at6:30 p.m. at the SISD poolsideAquatic Center at 1300 JoeBattle Blvd. Nearly 70 graduateswill participate, from a varietyof SISD program such as: JobRetraining, Adult Basic Educa-tion and Family Literacy. Manyof the graduates are night stu-dents after holding down a fulltime job during the day. Theyrange in age 20 to 55 years. Sev-eral students earned their diplo-mas while their children werealso attending classes in SISDschools. The public is invited.For information call SISD Com-munity Services Department.

� Montwood High School stu-dents plan to dazzle their peersand thrill their parents Oct. 2during the Montwood ScienceClub’s first Science Extrava-ganza in the school’s “Blue”gymnasium, 12000 MontwoodDrive. Scheduled for 8 a.m. to 4p.m., the aspiring astrophysicistsand emerging engineers agedfrom four to 14 will demonstrateroller coasters, rockets, racingcars, and bridge construction,among other projects. Early reg-istration is $15, payable by Sept.15. For information, call JohnMurrillo, 937-2537.

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power over to mind-altering sub-stances, it sure won’t be you doingthe deeds but it is guaranteed to beyou who pays the price.

Wisdom isn’t one of the big sell-ing words these days, but I wish wecould somehow successfully marketthe concept that people who havewisdom are those who are sought out

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That kind of wisdom begins witha healthy measure of fear.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGTown of Anthony, Texas

Project Competition and CloseoutTexas Community Development Program

The Town of Anthony will conduct a public hearing tosolicit input and participation of its residents in its TexasCommunity Development Program project. Please attendthis meeting an voice your opinion concerning thecompletion and closeout of the community park facilitiesproject carried out with assistance from TCDP CommunityDevelopment Fund grant contract #722019.

Date and Time: Tuesday, September 14, 2004, at 7 p.m.Location: Anthony Town Hall

At this hearing, there will be discussions regarding thecompleted activities of the project funded by TCDP andthe town’s performance in implementing the porject, in-cluding location, general cost, and project benefits.

The town has a Citizen Participation Plan that providesfor and encourages citizen participation at all stages ofthe Community Development Program project; copiescan be made available upon request. Persons unable toattend this public hearing may submit their views regard-ing completion of this project at the Anthony Town Hall.

Accommodations for handicapped persons will be avail-able. Handiapped persons in need of special assistance forattending the hearing are encouraged to contact the TownClerk at (915) 886-3944.

El publico en general esta invitado a asistir a esta audiencia.La presentacion y la discussion del Programa de Desarrollode la Comunidad del Estado de Texas se haran en espanolpara aquellas personas que asi lo deseen.

Fecha y hora: martes, el 14 de septiembre, 2004, a las 7 p.m.Lugar: Anthony Town Hall

Art Franco, Mayor Date Published:Town of Anthony, Texas September 9, 2004

Notice of Public Meeting to DiscussClint Independent School District’s

State Financial Accountability RatingClint Independent School District will hold a publicmeeting at 5:30 PM, Wednesday, September 15, 2004,in the Board Room, in the Clint Central AdministrationOffice, 14521 Horizon Blvd., El Paso, Texas 79928.

The purpose of this meeting is to discuss Clint Indepen-dent School District’s rating on the state’s financialaccountability system.WTCC: 09/09/04

Notice of Public Meeting to DiscussClint Independent School District’s

State Financial Accountability RatingClint Independent School District will hold a publicmeeting at 5:30 PM, Wednesday, September 15, 2004,in the Board Room, in the Clint Central AdministrationOffice, 14521 Horizon Blvd., El Paso, Texas 79928.

The purpose of this meeting is to discuss Clint Indepen-dent School District’s rating on the state’s financialaccountability system.WTCC: 09/09/04

Lower Valley Water DistrictNotice of Public Hearing on Tax Rate

The Lower Vallet District will hold a public hearing on a proposed tax rate for the tax year2004 on September 16, 2004, 6:00 pm, at 1557 FM 1110, Clint, Texas 79836. Yourindividual taxes may increase or decrease, depending on the change in the taxable value ofyour property in relation to the change in taxable value of all other property and the tax ratethat is adopted.

FOR the proposal: Rosalinda Vigil, David Carrasco and Raul Diaz

AGAINST the proposal: NONE

PRESENT and not voting: NONE

ABSENT: Alicia L. Fresquez and Henry Trujillo

The following table compares taxes on an average residence homestead in this taxing unitlast year to taxes proposed on the average residence homestead this year.

Last Year This Year

Total tax rate (per $100 value) 0.27044/$100 0.256775/$100Adopted Proposed

Difference in rates per $100 of value $(0.013665)/$100Percentage increase / decrease in rates (+/-) (5.05)%Average appraised value $ 45,048 $ 48,801General exemptions available 0.00 0.00

(excluding senior citizen’s or disabledpersons exemptions)

Average taxable value $ 44,981 $ 48,647Tax on average residence homestead $ 121.65 $ 124.91Annual increase / decrease in taxes ifproposed tax rate is adopted (+/-) $ 3.26and percentage of increase (+/-) 2.68 %

NOTICE OF TAXPAYERS’ RIGHT TO ROLLBACK ELECTION

If taxes on the average residence homestead increase by more than eight percent, the qualified voters of the district by petition may require that an election be held to determinewhether to reduce the operation and maintenance tax rate to the rollback tax rate underSection 49.236(d), Water Code.

Margarita Armendariz, the CuauhtliGroup has also had the opportunity toattend dance workshops in Los Ange-les, California, as well as in El Paso.

“Because of the members’ attitudeand willingness to learn while par-ticipating in after school and week-end activities, the group’s accom-plishments and tremendous effortsare now recognized in the commu-nity of Canutillo,” Armendariz stated.

The members of Cuauhtli havedemonstrated a high level of profes-sionalism in both small and large pro-

ductions including the popular mu-sical production, Revolución, whichis presented annually at the ChamizalNational Memorial Theatre.

This year, the Revolución perfor-mances are scheduled for 8 p.m., Fri-day and Saturday, Nov. 19-20, andat 3 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 21.

The Revolución production wasunder the direction of founder SylviaCamañez, well-known balletfolklorico dancer in the region, for16 years. After her retirement in2002, she passed the baton toCanutillo ISD.

Coordinating the FolkloricoCuauhtli program for the Canutilloschools is Jorge Valenzuela. He said

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that his primary focus is to keep thestudents motivated by providingthem with the opportunity to learnand perform in front of an audience,as well as immerse the young peoplein cultural experiences that will chal-lenge them and sensitize them tomulti-culturalism.

“I want to involve them in thelearning process for orchestrating afolklorico dance group, so that if inthe future, any of them chooses to bea ballet folklorico instructor for otheryoung people, they will feel preparedto do so,” Valenzuela said.

If you would like more informa-tion, or would like to join the group,please call Valenzuela, at 877-7427.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — TheU.S. Department of Transportation(DOT) has awarded $497,668 to theCity of El Paso for Sun Metro’s JobAccess Reverse Commute (JARC)program. Congressman SilvestreReyes secured $247,668 through thecongressional appropriations processand the City of El Paso secured$250,000 through DOT’s competi-tive grant program.

Transportation funding will improve access to jobs, education for low-income residentsSun Metro’s JARC program,

known as the Job Express Plan, helpshomeless and low-income El Pasoansobtain employment by providingtransportation to and from jobs, vo-cational and education training. SunMetro will use this funding for oper-ating assistance, scheduling purposesand administrative costs.

“Those without access to trans-portation in El Paso face serious

challenges in seeking employmentand successfully performing theirjobs,” said Reyes. “By providingindividuals with the mobility theyneed to gain access to educationand employment, Sun Metro andthe federal JARC program are notonly improving the well-being ofEl Pasoans, but strengthening ElPaso’s overall economy,” saidReyes.

WEST TEXAS COUNTY COURIERPage 6 September 9, 2004

King Super Crossword

By Steve EscajedaSpecial to the Courier

MEN OF LETTERSACROSS

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Notice of Public MeetingTo Discuss Canutillo Independent

School District’s State FinancialAccountability Rating

The Canutillo Independent School District will hold apublic meeting at 6 p.m., Tuesday, September 28, 2004in the boardroom of the Canutillo ISD AdministrationFacility, 7965 Artcraft Road, El Paso, Texas.

The purpose of this meeting is to discuss CanutilloIndependent School District’s rating on the state’sfinancial accountability system.

Aviso de Junta Pública ParaDialogar Sobre el EstadoFinanciero del Distrito

Independiente Escolar de CanutilloEl Distrito Independiente Escolar de Canutillo tendrá juntael día martes 28 de septiembre del 2004 a las 6 p.m. en lasala de juntas del Edificio Administrativo del DistritoIndependiente Escolar de Canutillo, localizado en 7965Artcraft Road, El Paso, Texas.

El propósito de la junta es para hablar sobre el sistema delestado financiero del Distrito Independiente Escolar deCanutillo y la clasificación del mismo bajo el Sistema Estatalde Responsibilidad Financiera.WTCC: 09/09/04 & 09/16/04

The Mike Price era at UTEP gotoff to a rocky start last week whenthe Miners were spanked by ArizonaState 41-9.

Not the start everyone envisioned,but then again, what else could wehave expected?

The Miners are still basically thesame team that has held post-gamecelebrations in just six of their last

Loss to ASU shouldn’t bring on wholesale Miner panic36 games.

It’s true the Miners made a ton ofmistakes last Thursday and at timesresembled the stumbling, bumblingteams of defeats gone by. But therewas also something else — poise.

The poise that reflects a futurechampion, still in its infancy.

This UTEP squad, unlike so manyof the past, never gave up. Theyfought hard throughout the ballgameand were hitting as hard in the fourthquarter as they were in the first.

And hit the Sun Devils hard they

did. The Miners were flying to the ball.El Pasoans who were discouraged

by last week’s results have to remem-ber something. Right now the impor-tant thing is not whether the Minerswin or lose. Coach Price is instillinga new paradigm, a new attitude, anew level of confidence that comeswith a gradual change of personneland more importantly, some time.

The jury is still out on UTEP quar-terback Jordan Palmer but I like whatPrice is doing. He’s giving the youngman a chance to grow into the posi-tion. After his four-interception per-formance against ASU it’s good tosee the coaching staff not panic andgo to the bench too early.

This tells a young quarterback thatthe staff is behind him. Sometimesthat kind of confidence can do a lotfor the mindset, and then, eventually,a career.

I picked the Miners to come awaywith five wins this season and theway I see it, they’re right on track. Icertainly didn’t pick the Miners toknock off ASU.

The real test will be this week’shome opener. The Miners are sup-posed to beat Weber State. Just likethey were supposed to beat Cal-Polylast year.

There aren’t too many weeks dur-

ing the season when the Miners go intoa game as the favorite, but this is one.

And though some people think theonly way UTEP can play a lesserteam is during an inter-squad scrim-mage, the Miners are playing a teamthey should, and better beat.

Look for the Miners to open up theoffense and allow Palmer, runningback Howard Jackson, receiver ChrisMarrow, and the rest, give the SunBowl fans a taste of things to come.

Right now, El Pasoans shouldn’task, “how many?” They should ask,“how?” Things are advancing slowly— but they are advancing.

A lousy ideaI love this time of the year because

the NFL gets going this week. Heck,now that I think if it, the NFL getsgoing tonight. And that’s a lousy idea.

There’s nothing like that first Sun-day of the season. All the teams getgoing at the same time. Like a childfinding a mountain of gifts spread outall over the living room on Christ-mas morning, a football fan doesn’teven know where to start.

But he dives in headfirst.The decision-makers at the NFL

have taken that special day awayfrom us. They figured it would be agood idea to open the season on a

Thursday.Thursday? I love Monday night

and can take the occasional Saturdaygame but Thursday is usually re-served for some sappy movie of theweek the wife wants to watch.

The idea of opening the season ona Thursday is as good an idea as theYankees opening their season in Ja-pan. And they’re still grumblingabout that one.

No one, absolutely no one, I haveeven talked to thinks this is a goodidea. It just has the feel of one lastexhibition game.

Tonight, the Indianapolis Colts andthe New England Patriots go at it. Agood matchup no doubt, but the tim-ing is all wrong.

Next time you NFL suits have anyidea, ask the fans what they think first.

I wish they had instant replay forsome of the decision makers at theoffices of the NFL, I can hear it now.

“After further review, it is appar-ent the idea of opening the season onThursday has been a total failure andwill be abandoned next season.”

I can only wish.

PredictionI don’t usually do this but I’m put-

ting it on the line. UTEP 37, WeberState 14.

EAST EL PASO COUNTY —Socorro’s Escontrias Early Child-hood Center and Sierra Vista El-ementary School are two of 30schools out of 1,600 selected to par-ticipate in a national study of bilin-gual education.

Johns Hopkins University selectedthe two Socorro campuses to be partof the federal Department ofEducation’s study, titled “Effects ofTransitional Bilingual Education:Two-Way Development of Struc-tured English Immersion Programson the Literacy and Oracy of Span-ish-Dominant Children.” The effort’sgoal is to determine the most effec-tive ways of teaching bilingual edu-cation.

Sierra Vista principal Maria Ramossays she and her staff are thrilled andexcited by their selection. The four-

SISD campuses partner with universityyear program is starting with kinder-garten students.

“This a major federal grant to findout ‘best practices’ — the best wayto teach bilingual classes,” Ramossays. “The grant is providing all ma-terials and resources at no cost to us.Every kindergarten student in theprogram will receive one hardcoverbook each week to help them starttheir personal libraries. Parents ofthese kindergarten students are re-ceiving stipends, and the teachers arereceiving stipends and special tutor-ing to help them determine how bi-lingual learning process progresses.”

The study is sponsored by theagency’s Office of English LanguageAcquisition. Johns Hopkins and theteachers are measuring two methodsof bilingual teaching.

Escontrias ECC assistant principal

Dr. Carman Kelsey says the grantcame to her school through the famedSuccess for All teaching program.

“Through “Success for All,’ all ofour kindergarten teachers receivedbilingual instruction from the grant.Two classes of students — one inEnglish immersion, the other in two-way instruction — are being moni-tored by the grant.”

Escontrias Principal Ron First saysthe grant will be worth about $55,000to his school. “That’s for this firstyear, about $20,000 in training andstipends, and about $35,000 forbooks. We’re going to have peoplefrom Johns Hopkins and Success forAll here because we’re an SFA Na-tional Demonstration school. This isbig. Five years from now, educationstudents will be learning how to teachbilingual education from this study.”

September 9, 2004 WEST TEXAS COUNTY COURIER Page 7

ComixOUT ON A LIMB By Gary Kopervas

AMBER WAVES By Dave T. Phipps

THE SPATS By Jeff Pickering

R.F.D. By Mike Marland

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who, like myself, have long beenconcerned with the issue of mon-key productivity in the UnitedStates.

According to Reuters news ser-vice, scientists have discovered aform of gene therapy that turnslazy, procrastinating monkeys intoworkaholics.

All they have to do is preventbrain cells from receiving a chemi-cal messenger called dopamine andmonkeys not only stay on task,they make fewer mistakes.

And they work without expect-ing rewards!

(Indeed, this experiment hasbeen so successful that scientistshave turned over much of the re-search to gene-altered monkeyswhile they head to the beach.)

It doesn’t take much imaginationto see how this gene-therapy mightalso apply to humans.

In fact, this research has led towhat I call: The Don Flood Let’s-Outsource-All-Our-Work-to-Mon-keys Plan.

(Note: Both presidential cam-paigns are trying to pretend this istheir idea. It’s all mine.)

Take this column. You may haveread it and thought: Hey, monkeyscould write this stuff. Well, theycan’t.

And neither can cats, dogs oreven squirrels. One species may belacking in originality (cats); an-other seems unable to grasp theconcept of irony (dogs); and stillothers are unable to resist turningevery column into a long-windedrant (squirrels).

Monkeys seemed the best bet —fairly original, fairly creative —but try sitting one at a computerand keeping it on task. Good luck!

But let’s look at a gene-alteredmonkey:

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Monkey see, monkey doout a couple of humor columns.Pronto.

GENE-ALTERED MONKEY:I’m on it, boss.

ME: And try to make them alittle funnier this time. I’ve got areputation to uphold.

MONKEY: No problem, boss,I’ve got some real knee-slappers onthe way. Anything else? You knowme, I like to keep busy with nohope of reward.

See how great that would be?Instead of outsourcing jobs to

other countries, where workers —you know how humans are —would expect a paycheck, wewould outsource work to other spe-cies, and we would keep the pay-check.

It’s what I call a win-win-winsituation.

I don’t know why, it just soundsgood, and since I feel some dopam-ine kicking in it’s extremely un-likely that I’m going to take thetime to figure out what I meant.

Theoretically, I suppose, I couldundergo gene therapy myself, butI’ve been hooked on this dopam-ine too long to give it up. (Why doyou think they call it dope, kid?)

In fact, the world of work is justthe beginning. We live in a democ-racy, but who has time to pay at-tention and vote?

It’s gotten to the point that jour-nalists such as myself are the onlyones really paying attention to therace between John So-and-So andPresident what’s-his-face.

And sometimes it seems evenjournalists are nodding off.

(Dopamine too strong…must… stay… on… task…must… finish… column.)

You wouldn’t have that problemwith gene-altered monkeys. Heck,they’d be able to pay attention toAl Gore.______________________________________________________(c) 2004 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Sealed bids/pro-posals/CSP to fur-nish the District withthe following prod-ucts and/or ser-vices will be ac-cepted at the fol-lowing times:

ATHLETICEQUIPMENT,

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Proposals will bereceived at Busi-ness ServicesDept., 12300Eastlake Drive, ElPaso, Texas 79928until the specifiedtimes. Detailedspecifications areavailable from theabove office be-tween 8 a.m. and 4

p.m. Mondaysthrough Fridays.WTCC-09/09/04________________________

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INSURANCECOVERAGE

RFP NO.199-0915-0511WEDNESDAY,

SEPT. 15, 2004UNTIL 10 A.M.

Proposals will bereceived at Busi-ness ServicesDept., 12300Eastlake Drive, ElPaso, Texas 79928until the specifiedtimes. Detailedspecifications areavailable from theabove office be-

tween 8 a.m. and 4p.m. Mondaysthrough Fridays.WTCC-09/09/04________________________

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EAST EL PASO COUNTY —This year’s first production byAmericas High School drama stu-dents will be Rodgers andHammerstein’s The King and I,scheduled for Sept. 9 and 11 at 6:30p.m., and at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 12.

Mario Maldonado directs the stu-dents as they perform the famed mu-sical based on the story of an Englishgoverness who falls in love with theKing of Siam. Performances arescheduled for the AHS Theater,12101 Pellicano Drive. Tickets are $5at the door, $3 in advance with groupdiscounts. For more information, call937-2800.

Neil Simon’s plays almost alwaysfill the theater and that’s whatMontwood High School’s EmeraldPlayers are hoping for with their pro-duction of the female version of TheOdd Couple.

Performances are planned for Sept.16, 17 and 18 in the Montwood HighSchool Theater, 12000 MontwoodDrive. Kate Keyser is directing the1984 adaptation of the male versionof the original plot, written in the1960s, which later became a success-

ful film and television series. Admis-sion for the Emerald Players produc-tion is $5 for adults, $3 for students.For more information, call 937-2400.

When’s the last time you staged adinner party for a few friends?Chances are it wasn’t as quirky orfunny as Neil Simon’s play Rumors.Troy Herbort’s Socorro High Schooltheater students are presenting thecomedy on the stage of the Perform-ing Arts Theater. Three performanceof Rumors are scheduled — Sept. 23,24 and 25, with all shows starting at7 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $3for students. For more information,call 937-2000.

SISD students bankon Broadway’s best

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Social Security Q&A By Ray Vigil

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Q: I have worked all of my life, andrecently took a disability retirementfrom my company. But my Social Se-curity disability claim was denied. Ihave severe arthritis, back problems,and foot trouble. How many disabili-ties must I have to be eligible for ben-efits?

A: It is not a question of how manyimpairments you have. You may beeligible for benefits if one or moreof your disabilities is severe enoughto prevent you from doing substan-

tial work for at least a year.

Q: I am 63 years old. My husband is70 and getting Social Security. Wehave been married for about eightyears. Someone told me I have to bemarried more than 10 years to claima wife’s benefit based on myhusband’s earnings record. Is thistrue?

A: Since you are married, you areeligible for benefits now. The 10-yearrule applies only to divorced spouses

who might potentially be eligible forbenefits based on their formerspouse’s Social Security earningsrecord. Remember that you can ap-ply for those benefits online from thecomfort of your home, worksite orpublic library.

Q: I am a 23-year-old woman who isdisabled and receiving monthlySupplemental Security Income (SSI)payments. I currently have my ownapartment. Can I keep my SSI checkif I move back into my mother’shouse?

A: It depends on the financial ar-

rangements you make with yourmother. If you pay rent to her (at theprevailing rental rates for your area),or if you pay your share of the house-hold expenses, then your SSI pay-ment rate will probably remain thesame. You are required to report thisto Social Security. A representativeat your local Social Security officecan tell you if your payment will beaffected.

Q: My mother gets SupplementalSecurity Income (SSI) payments eachmonth. But for some reason, she isnot getting any extra benefits for my16-year-old sister, who still lives at

home. Why is this?

A: The SSI program pays benefits toindividuals who are 65 or older ordisabled. There are no provisions fordependent’s or family benefits. Yoursister would qualify for SSI paymentsherself only if she were disabled.______________________________________________________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 .............. 10 ..........Very HighMonday .............. 10 ..........Very HighTuesday ............ 10 ..........Very HighWednesday ........ 9 ............Very High

The higher the UV Index, the greaterthe need for eye and skin protection.

Albuquerque 86/60/s 85/60/s 84/60/pc 84/60/s 86/61/sAtlanta 82/66/pc 84/66/s 84/66/pc 84/64/s 82/64/pcAtlantic City 80/68/t 82/65/sh 78/63/pc 76/61/pc 79/62/sAustin/San Antonio 89/61/s 89/62/s 92/66/s 91/67/s 92/68/sBaltimore 82/68/t 80/62/pc 80/60/pc 82/64/s 81/63/pcBoston 74/68/t 82/62/sh 76/60/s 76/60/s 75/62/cChicago 74/54/s 76/58/s 80/60/pc 78/58/sh 79/61/sDallas/Ft. Worth 86/65/s 90/68/s 90/69/s 91/69/s 91/68/sDenver 88/55/s 82/54/t 84/55/pc 85/55/s 78/47/sFlagstaff 78/46/s 78/44/s 80/44/s 80/46/s 75/45/sHouston 88/66/s 90/68/s 90/70/s 92/70/s 92/70/sKansas City 82/58/s 82/61/s 85/63/t 84/62/s 82/62/sLas Vegas 102/76/s 101/78/s 100/77/s 98/73/s 95/68/sMiami 90/78/t 90/78/t 90/76/t 88/76/t 88/76/tMinneapolis 75/56/pc 77/59/pc 78/59/t 79/57/s 76/58/sNew Orleans 88/72/s 87/72/s 88/73/s 89/73/s 89/73/sNew York City 80/68/t 83/66/sh 78/64/s 78/67/s 80/67/pcPhiladelphia 84/70/t 80/64/sh 80/64/s 82/66/s 81/65/pcPhoenix 106/80/s 105/81/s 104/80/s 104/80/s 102/76/sPortland 72/54/sh 70/54/pc 70/56/r 70/54/sh 74/52/cSan Francisco 78/56/pc 68/57/pc 68/58/pc 75/57/pc 79/55/sSeattle 66/50/sh 66/54/pc 66/52/r 66/50/sh 67/47/rTucson 99/70/s 98/72/s 98/72/s 98/71/s 99/70/sWashington, DC 82/70/t 80/66/pc 80/64/pc 82/66/s 81/66/pc

City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/WThur. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon.

Expect over 10 hours of sunshine on Thursday. Relative humidity values will range from 35 percent at daybreak to 25 percent in thelate afternoon and evening hours; this should allow for excellent drying conditions. Winds will be southeast at 6-12 mph. The nextseveral days will be rain-free. Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,

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

Thursday .................................... 93°Friday .......................................... 81°Saturday ...................................... 82°Sunday ........................................ 84°Monday ........................................ 87°Tuesday ...................................... 92°Wednesday ................................ 88°

The exclusive AccuWeather composite of theeffects of temperature, wind, humidity, sunshine,precipitation, and elevation on the human body.

Shown is Thursday’sweather.Temperatures areThursday’s highs andThursday night’s lows.

All forecasts and maps provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2004

Anthony 91 62

Canutillo 91 63

Fabens 89 62

Clint 89 62

E. Montana 89 62

Socorro 88 61

Horizon 90 63

San Elizario 87 60

Tornillo 89 62

Vinton 91 63El Paso89/62

Santa Fe84/51

Albuquerque86/60

Alamogordo90/57

Las Cruces91/61

Deming91/56 Carlsbad

91/59

Amarillo88/56

Lubbock86/58

Alpine86/55

Odessa87/62

Lajitas98/63

Ruidoso79/53

Cloudcroft76/47

CiudadJuárez89/63

62°

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