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Tons of Prekinder may get a boost marijuana By JULIAN AGUILAR
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By NICK GEORGIOU
Wednesday. The first one came shortly after agents encountered an abandoned Ford pickup while patrolling a ranch near Zapata. As the agents approached the pickup, they saw several cellophane-wrapped bundles in the vehicle’s bed and cab. The bundles contained a total of about 2,300 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated $1.8 million. Agents immediately searched the area for suspects, but found no one, a CBP news release stated. In the second Zapata drug seizure case Wednesday, agents patrolling a ranch near San Ygnacio saw three people in a boat on the Rio Grande. According to the news release, the boat was towing a rubber raft loaded with large burlap-covered bundles. When it landed on the U.S. riverbank, the people in the boat spotted the agents approaching,
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U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Zapata station made two significant drug seizures this week, confiscating more than a ton of marijuana in one case alone, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. “(The Zapata Station’s) apprehensions and seizures predominately occur along the riverbanks,” said Eugenio Rodriguez Jr., supervisory agent in charge of the Laredo Sector’s public affairs office. The Zapata station, which is charged with patrolling 939 square miles of land and 61 square miles of water, is located at 105 Kennedy St., just a short distance from Falcon Lake and the Rio Grande. “They have boats on the river and the lake, so that’s where a lot of their seizures happen,” Rodriguez said. Both of the seizures occurred
Among the bills pre-filed by state Sen. Judith Zaffirini is one that would expand and enhance prekindergarten and another she said would help ease a financial burden on college students through tax relief. And while state funding is a concern, particularly with recent
reports that there likely will be little to no surplus for the Legislature to work with in January, Zaffirini said there are ZAFFIRINI other options. Senate Bill 21, the first filed by any state senator, seeks to allow school districts
to voluntarily expand their current half-day prekindergarten operations to full-day programs for students currently eligible for the program. Zaffirini said that should the bill pass, she expected the majority of districts to begin the practice, which also calls for collaboration among districts and high-quality private child care and Head Start providers.
“I believe that many of them will, and we will have to provide the funding,” she said. “I look at it in two ways. If we can get the funding, what is the best that we can do and what is the minimum (amount) of funding that we need?” She said that if a bill is passed but the programs attached to it
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Photos by Cuate Santos | Laredo Morning Times
Wardens busy at work. ABOVE: Game wardens Dennis Gazaway Jr. and Roy Martinez patrol Falcon Lake near Zapata on Thursday morning. BELOW: Gazaway issues a citation to a fisherman at Falcon Lake.
FALCON Photo by Ulysses S. Romero | Laredo Morning Times
Maria Rodriguez gets a helping hand from volunteer Rico Griffin at the Boys & Girls Club of Zapata.
Man recalls days spent at club
LAKE POLICE Game wardens busy enforcing laws, protecting boaters By JULIAN AGUILAR THE ZAPATA TIMES
(Editor’s note: United Way is funding 25 agencies in Laredo and Zapata with its 2008-09 campaign. This is one in a series about the agencies and the people they help.)
By CHRISTINA ROSALES LAREDO MORNING TIMES
When Rico Griffin was busy playing air hockey and foursquare as a child at the Boys & Girls Club of Zapata County, he had no idea he would end up volunteering and later working there. The place, he said, ended up influencing his character and his future. “I started coming here when
n any given day when the weather is as pleasant as it is known to be in South Texas, fishermen and boaters from all walks of life descend upon the waters of Falcon Lake. Beers are iced down and boat motors and fishing reels are checked, and the waters make a faint splash when a line is cast in hopes of reeling in a hefty bass or catfish. Boaters should, however, expect a team of state officers whose main goal is to protect boaters and make sure a planned day of relaxation and recreation
O I was a little kid,” Griffin said. “I’d spend time here after school and during the summer, just passing the days because staying home gets boring after 65 straight days of doing nothing.” Practically growing up at the club, Rico decided he would volunteer there as soon as he started high school. It was an easy way to get community service hours, he said. “When you go to a place often enough, you get a lot of
“The main thing we do is enforce the Texas Parks and Wildlife code.” GAME WARDEN ROY MARTINEZ
doesn’t instead evolve into a day of tragedy and heartache. “The main thing we do is enforce the Texas Parks and Wildlife code,” said Game Warden Roy Martinez, who with partners Stevan Ramos and Dennis Gazaway Jr. set off one Thursday morning during a fishing tournament. “We check for life jackets, safety equipment, navigation lights and
fishing licenses.” Because fishermen come from all over the country for the tournaments, which are increasing in popularity and helping the local economy, Martinez said they might not know what state law mandates. “They always say it’s the best fishing they’ve ever done. They all come from all over: Arizona, Kentucky, New York
and Oklahoma,” he said. The compliments, however, don’t mean the sportsmen will get off with a warning for not complying with state laws. In other states, boaters may not be required to have life jackets or other safety gear, but in Texas, they must at least be accessible on the boat, if not worn, said Ramos. A throwable life preserver, called a Type IV throwable device, also is required. A violation fine can be as much as $500, including court costs, but the ultimate decision is handed down by Zapata’s justice of the peace court.
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Guerra family recognized by Ojuelos community ortunately for posterity, Maria de Jesus Guerra Garcia and her sons worked tirelessly to get an official state marker for the Guerra Historical Cemetery, once part of Los Ojuelos near Mirando City. Guerra Garcia, who died last year at the age of 93, was a direct descendant of Isidro Gutierrez, founder of Los Ojuelos, the community that the Guerra family developed from one of the early Spanish and Mexican land grants. From that once-thriving community, families moved to Zapata,
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ODIE ARAMBULA Mirando City, Laredo and others. Her passing could have been the loss of an oral history, but fortunately, she and a son related it eight years ago. It was facilitated
by Doña Maria’s dedication to the Guerra family. She and her sons, Raymond Garcia, of Alice, and Lucas Garcia Jr., of Hartford, Conn., had embarked on a campaign to honor the memory of her great-great grandfather, Dionicio Guerra. His remains today rest in the Guerra Historical Cemetery. The area is not easily accessible; the cemetery is now surrounded by private property but occasionally is a stop on historical tours. Don Dionicio was the son of Ignacio Guerra and Maria Petra
Gutierrez. Maria de Jesus GuerraGarcia learned from the Texas Historical Commission on Aug. 15, 1999, that the gravesite of Dionicio Guerra had been designated a state historical cemetery — the only one in Webb County, and one of the few in Texas. “It was a long wait and it took a lot patience and hard work,” Raymond Garcia told the Laredo Morning Times when he visited the newspaper to display the bronze marker. “It’s hard to believe it’s finally here. We’re happy for my mother. We made it a
promise to our mother to see that it was done.” In that May 2002 interview, Raymond said he didn’t realize it had taken so long until he saw the year “2000” on the marker. He recalled having been at the newspaper two years earlier to tell of the work of his mother and brother “to get the state to recognize the Dionicio Guerra gravesite as a historical cemetery.” In a late December 2000 telephone interview, Doña Maria reminisced about the stories her father, Margarito Guerra, used to
tell her about the Los Ojuelos community. Her father died in 1913. “My father took me to Los Ojuelos when I was a child,” Doña Maria said. “He used to tell me stories about the place. I remember taking my first steps walking outside the main house at the ranch. I loved to listen to my father tell stories of how his father’s grandfather raised a family and helped to build the Los Ojuelos community.”
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SUNDAY,NOV.30 Battle of the Rock Bands 2008 is set for tonight at Club Tonic, 1406 Jacaman Road,in Laredo.Tickets are $10 at the door; $5 presale at Club Tonic, Legacy Comics and JAM Studio. Seven local bands will be participating,including Bacchanalian Bliss, Dead Albatross, Fallen on September, On Hiatus, Open Casket, Roar Shot Blind, Split Ends and Somewhere In Between. Each band will perform a 20-minute set.
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FRIDAY,DEC.5 Today’s the deadline for entering the 2008 Annual Zapata County Christmas Parade, which takes place Thursday, Dec. 11. Entry forms should be submitted by 5 p.m. today.For more information,call 765-6931.
SATURDAY,DEC.6 San Ygnacio Historical Homes Tour.
MONDAY,DEC.8 Zapata County Commissioners meet at 9 a.m. for their regular monthly meeting at the Zapata County Courthouse.
TUESDAY,DEC.9 The American Cancer Society will have its “Look Good … Feel Better” program at the American Cancer Society office, 9114 McPherson Road, Suite 2520, in Laredo from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.This program is free and is for cancer patients undergoing treatment. Call to reserve a seat. For more information, call 723-9682.
THURSDAY,DEC.11 Th3 2008 Annual Zapata County Christmas Parade will begin at 6:30 p.m.on 17th Avenue, proceed down to the Zapata County Court House on 6th Street and U.S. 83. For more information, call 765-6931.
THURSDAY,DEC.18 Juvenile Board meets today from 11:30 a.m.to 12:30 p.m.on the third floor of the Zapata County Courthouse. The Vidal M.Treviño School of Communications and Fine Arts and The Laredo Ballet Theatre present “The Nutcracker”at the Laredo Civic Center Auditorium, 2400 San Bernardo Ave. Performances are scheduled for Dec. 18 at 9 a.m. ($4 group rate for 10 or more seats) and Dec. 18 and 19 at 7:30 p.m., $7 general admission. For ticket information and reservations, call 795-3325 ext. 22 or 796-9923.
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A National Security Guard member fires a shell into an apartment where suspected militants are believed to have holed up in Colaba, Mumbai, India, on Friday. Commandos stormed a besieged Jewish center Friday and scoured two luxury hotels to get survivors out and flush gunmen, two days after militant attacks across India’s financial center killed people and shook the city.
Indian forces fight last gunmen in Mumbai By RAVI NESSMAN ASSOCIATED PRESS
MUMBAI, India — Indian forces targeted the landmark Taj Mahal hotel with grenades and gunfire Saturday morning as suspected Muslim militants made a last stand, just hours after elite commandos stormed a Jewish outreach center and found six hostages dead. More than 150 people were killed in the violence that began when gunmen attacked 10 sites across India’s financial capital Wednesday night. Fifteen foreigners, including five Americans, were among the dead. The bodies of New York Rabbi Gavriel Noach Holtzberg and his wife, Rivkah, were found at the Jewish center. Their newly orphaned son, Moshe, who turns 2 on Saturday, was scooped up by an employee Thursday as she fled the building. Authorities scrambled to identify those
responsible for the unprecedented attack, with Indian officials pointing across the border at rival Pakistan, and Pakistani leaders promising to cooperate in the investigation. A team of FBI agents was ordered to fly to India to investigate the attacks. With the fighting stretching into a third day, commandos killed the last two gunmen inside the luxury Oberoi hotel, where 24 bodies had been found, authorities said. Dozens of people — including a man clutching a baby and about 20 airline crew members — were evacuated from the Oberoi earlier Friday. “I’m going home. I'm going to see my wife,'” said Mark Abell, a Briton who had locked himself in his room during the siege. The Taj Mahal hotel was wracked by hours of intermittent gunfire and explosions that continued into Saturday morning, even though authorities said earlier that they had cleared it of gunmen.
Thai protesters defiant as police boost presence
Iraq: Suicide bomber kills 12 south of Baghdad
Pakistan spy chief to aid Mumbai investigation
BANGKOK, Thailand — Thailand’s prime minister pledged Friday to use peaceful means to end the siege of the capital’s airports by anti-government protesters and demoted the national police chief, amid speculation that he had disagreed with government policy. But the likelihood of a violent confrontation still appeared high, as both protesters and police reinforced their presence at Suvarnabhumi international airport, seized Tuesday by the antigovernment People’s Alliance for Democracy.
BAGHDAD — A suicide bomber struck Shiite worshippers Friday at a mosque run by followers of anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, killing at least 12 people, a day after Iraqi lawmakers approved a security pact with the United States. The blast underlined fears on both sides of the argument — proponents of the deal warn the Iraqis aren’t ready to take over their own security while opponents, led by the Sadrists, say the American presence is the main reason for the instability plaguing the country.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan scrambled Friday to avoid a dangerous crisis with India over the terror attacks in Mumbai, sending its spy chief to share intelligence and countering Indian charges that “elements in Pakistan” were behind the carnage. Clear Pakistani fingerprints on the attacks would endanger fragile peace talks between the nuclear-armed rivals and U.S. efforts to persuade Pakistan to focus on al-Qaida Taliban militants along the Afghan border. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani insisted Friday that such evidence would not be found. —Compiled from AP reports
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Jewish group confirms rabbi,wife killed in India
Iowa cafe swamped with orders for ‘Obama cookie’
NEW YORK — An ultra-orthodox Jewish group based in Brooklyn confirmed that a New York rabbi and his wife are among the dead in the India terrorist attack. Rabbi Gavriel Noach Holtzberg and his wife, Rivkah, who ran the Chabad-Lubavitch movement’s local headquarters in Mumbai, India, were killed during a hostage standoff at the center, the group said.
DES MOINES, Iowa — Want an example of the change Barack Obama is bringing to the country? Check out cookie sales at Baby Boomers Cafe in Des Moines. Ever since word spread about the president-elect and his family’s fondness for Baby Boomers’ chocolate chunk cookies, the small downtown restaurant can’t bake them fast enough.
Black Friday shoppers out Wal-Mart worker dies after in force,but cautious shoppers knock him down
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Enjoy live jazz with the Joe Guerra Jazz Trio and special guests at the new E Martini and Wine Bar, 5509 McPherson Road,in Laredo tonight from 9 p.m.– 1 a.m. The bar is inside La Estancia Restaurant.
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Anahi’s Glitz & Glamour Beauty Clinic, 308 FM 3074, is having its grand opening today from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Beverages and finger foods will be provided, and door prizes will be given away. The owner is Maria Z. Flores.The public is invited. Bazar de San Agustin will feature original artwork, ceramics, crafts, jewelry and other work outdoors at San Agustin Plaza in Laredo today from 10 a.m.– 6 p.m.
The Washington’s Birthday Celebration Association Parade Committees applications for the 2009 IBC Youth Parade Under the Stars and the Anheuser-Busch Washington’s Birthday Parade are due today.Applications may be downloaded from the WBCAWeb site,www.wbcalaredo.org,or may be picked up at the WBCA office, 1819 E. Hillside Road, during business hours.
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Today is Saturday, Nov. 29, the 334th day of 2008. There are 32 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 29, 1963, President Johnson named a commission headed by Earl Warren to investigate the assassination of President Kennedy. On this date: In 1530, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, onetime adviser to England’s King Henry VIII, died. In 1864, a Colorado militia killed at least 150 peaceful Cheyenne Indians in the Sand Creek Massacre. In 1908, New York Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr. was born in New Haven, Conn. In 1924, Italian composer Giacomo Puccini died in Brussels, Belgium, before he could complete his opera “Turandot.” (It would be finished by Franco Alfano.) In 1947, the U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution calling for the partitioning of Palestine between Arabs and Jews. In 1967, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara announced he was leaving the Johnson ad-
ministration to become president of the World Bank. In 1981, actress Natalie Wood drowned in a boating accident off Santa Catalina Island, Calif., at age 43. In 1986, actor Cary Grant died in Davenport, Iowa, at age 82. In 2001, George Harrison, the “quiet Beatle,” died in Los Angeles following a battle with cancer; he was 58. Ten years ago: Swiss voters overwhelmingly rejected legalizing heroin and other narcotics. Five years ago: Gunmen in Iraq ambushed and killed two Japanese diplomats; seven members of Spain’s military intelligence agency were killed in Mahmudiyah. Thirty-three people were killed in the crash of a military plane in Congo. One year ago: A court in Sudan convicted British teacher Gillian Gibbons of insulting Islam for letting her students name a teddy bear “Muhammad” and sentenced her to 15 days in prison. (Gibbons was pardoned after spending more than a week in custody; she then left the country.) Pakistan’s president, Pervez Musharraf, embarked on a new, five-year term
NEW YORK — Shoppers, who had snapped their wallets shut since September, turned out in force Friday to grab deals on the traditional start of the holiday shopping season, but it was clear worries about the economy tempered buying. Preliminary reports from several major retailers including Macy’s and Toys “R” Us said that crowds were at least as large as last year’s, but many shoppers sounded notes of caution and concern.
NEW YORK — A Wal-Mart worker was killed Friday after an “out of control” throng of shoppers eager for post-Thanksgiving bargains broke down the doors at a suburban store and knocked him to the ground, police said. At least four other people, including a woman eight months pregnant, were taken to hospitals for observation or minor injuries, and the store in Valley Stream on Long Island closed for several hours before reopening. —Compiled from AP reports
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In this image rendered from video and provided by NASA-TV, the space shuttle Endeavour is seen from the International Space Station as the shuttle departs Friday. Endeavour and its crew of seven departed the international space station Friday, ending a 12-day visit that left the orbiting complex with more modern and deluxe living quarters for bigger crews.
Mexicans in U.S.return home for holidays with less
SUV drives off unfinished bridge in Mexico; 7 die
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Nearly 1 million Mexican migrants living in the U.S. are expected to head home for the holidays, but relatively few are returning loaded down with gifts and cash this year. Many are simply moving back after losing their jobs in the U.S. economic crisis, a disappointing turn for an annual journey that has become a cherished tradition in towns and villages across Mexico. In many impoverished hamlets, migrants are usually welcomed home with lavish festivities. Townspeople admire their new vehicles bought with U.S.earned dollars, and children scramble to see what is inside boxes as if Santa Claus had just arrived.
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Seven people, including four children, were killed when a sport utility vehicle traveling from Texas plunged off an unfinished bridge into a river in northern Mexico, officials said Friday. Among the apparent drowning victims were a father and mother and their two young children from Waxahachie, about 30 miles south of Dallas. One person in the SUV survived. The Chihuahua state prosecutor's office said the group was driving from Dallas before dawn Thursday to visit family in Mexico when the SUV reached the bridge, about 250 miles southeast of Ciudad Juarez. —Compiled from AP reports
WORLD WAR II VETERANS as a civilian president, a day after ceding the powerful post of army chief. Today’s Birthdays: Hall-ofFame sportscaster Vin Scully is 81. Blues singer-musician John Mayall is 75. Actress Diane Ladd is 73. Composer-musician Chuck Mangione is 68. Country singer Jody Miller is 67. Pop singer-musician Felix Cavaliere (The Rascals) is 64. Olympic skier Suzy Chaffee is 62. Comedian Garry Shandling is 59. Actor Jeff Fahey is 56. Movie director Joel Coen is 54. Actress Kim Delaney is 47. Actor Tom Sizemore is 47. Actor Andrew McCarthy is 46. Actor Don Cheadle is 44. Musician Wallis Buchanan (Jamiroquai) is 43. Pop singer Jonathan Knight (New Kids on the Block) is 40. Rock musician Martin Carr (Boo Radleys) is 40. Actor Larry Joe Campbell is 38. Rock musician Frank Delgado (Deftones) is 38. Actress Gena Lee Nolin is 37. Actor Brian Baumgartner is 36. Actress Anna Faris is 32. Actor Julian Ovenden is 32. Rapper The Game is 29. Thought for Today: “Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are more pliable.” — Mark Twain (1835-1910).
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In this undated image released byJim Johnson,his father,Clayton William Johnson, left, is seen next to his uncle James Bernard Johnson.James Bernard was 17 when he was killed in the Tarawa Atoll during World War II. He was buried in a mass grave on the atoll.Jim Johnson, of Marathon, Fla. is on a quest to identify those buried in what could become the largest identification of American war dead in history.
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GOBBLE, GOBBLE First grade students at Villarreal Elementary School worked on a family turkey project. Here are the first place winners from each first grade class: Sebastian Valadez, Angelika Salazar, Rosenberg Garcia, Emiliano Rosas, Mindy Garcia, Desori Garcia and Amairany Rios. Not pictured Natalee Guerra.
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Danny Barragan,Alejandro Barragan and Claudio Garcia worked on a Thanksgiving project at home.The activity was a family project in which they had an opportunity to share what they were thankful for.
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THE BLOTTER DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED Authorities arrested a 17-year-old man at about 3 a.m. Sunday after pulling him over near the intersection of West 17th Avenue and U.S. 83. Amado Ricardo Martinez was charged with driving while intoxicated, a Class-B misdemeanor. He was later booked and processed at the regional jail. A man was charged with his second driving while intoxicated offense after being pulled over at about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday near the 740 mile marker of U.S. 83. Carlos Gutierrez, 24, was booked and processed at the regional jail. Because it was his second time to be charged with DWI, the offense is elevated to a Class-A misdemeanor. Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man at about 12:05 a.m. Friday on the charge of driving while intoxicated, a Class-B misdemeanor. Feliciano Angeles-Lobaton, 25, was arrested after being pulled over near Roma Avenue and 7th Street. He was later booked and processed at the regional jail.
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE Sheriff’s deputies arrested a woman at about 12:45 a.m. Nov. 22 after pulling
her over near the intersection of Davis Lane and U.S. 83. Judy Jenee Garcilazo, 17, was charged with driving under the influence, a Class-B misdemeanor. She was later booked and processed at the county jail. A man was charged with driving under the influence, a Class-B misdemeanor, after being pulled over at about 1:20 a.m. Sunday near Evergreen Street and West 21st Avenue. Miguel Angel Gonzalez-Estrella, 21, was later booked and processed at the regional jail. Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man at about 12:30 a.m.Thursday after they pulled him over near the intersection of Carla Street and West 20th Avenue. Jose Baldemar Vega-Gonzalez, 50, was charged with driving under the influence, a Class-B misdemeanor. He was later booked and processed at the regional jail.
ASSAULT A 17-year-old woman was arrested at about 12:30 p.m.Wednesday in the 1500 block of Villa Avenue on the charge of assault causing bodily injury (family violence), a Class-A misdemeanor. Diana I. Cuellar was later booked and
County judge came from a humble home BY DORA MARTINEZ
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Rosalva Guerra was born in Roma, in 1957. Her father worked as a ranchero, taking care of ranches. Her mother worked as a cleaning lady for many years at Falcon Motor Hotel in Zapata. She was raised in one of the poorest parts of Zapata: Sheds were used as showers; water had to be hauled to take a bath. The bedrooms were 10-by-10, and the living room was used by all six siblings, three boys and three girls. Some of the rooms in the house had dirt floors. Guerra’s backyard was brush land. There was an arroyo where she and her siblings use to play as children. She said she spent her first 16 years very happy. “It wasn’t much,” Guerra said, “but it was my home and sanctuary for me.” When she was 10, she helped her mother cleaning rooms at the hotel. During the summer, Guerra enjoyed going with her mother, where she and her mother would walk a mile to the hotel. Her mother worked 20 years there with no days off. That was when Guerra first experienced her first air-conditioned feeling. They earned $5 a day there, and the first thing she ever purchased was a fan she got at the Western Auto store on the way to home. She got home and turned it on, closed doors and windows, and waited for the room to cool. It did not take long before she started sweating. As she looked back, she grinned at one of the many experiences of life. Guerra learned it was going to take more than $5 to cool a room. Life is such. She graduated with honors in 1975 and was salutatorian of her class. In those years, the schools didn’t provide free lunches, nor were there food stamps. At home, they ate beans and tortillas, along with their meats — jerky, rabbit and
deer — and had chickens and a rooster, and, of course, fresh eggs every morning. Guerra married at 17, then had her first child. Later she tried to study nursing, but found out the hospital work was not meant for her — too much pain and suffering. She stayed home for three months and realized that, indeed, she was not meant to be a homemaker but a career woman. County Judge Rosalva Guerra seems to be doing a good job, based on the fact that she keeps being re-elected. Since 1977, Guerra was deputy clerk. Her job responsibilities included registering motor vehicles, voter registration, collecting taxes, registering boats and issuing beer and liquor license. From 1982 to 2004, she was chief appraiser for the Zapata County Appraisal District, and oversaw the needs of the city from 1989 to 2005, when she was appointed tax assessor/collector. Her responsibilities included administration of the tax office. In 2007, she was appointed county judge. Her responsibilities include county administration. Some of her jobs as a volunteer worker are Little League coach, Rotary Club member, 4-H leader-director and Boys and Girls Club volunteer. She is also director for the South Texas Food Bank. Guerra has received numerous awards, one being Rotarian of the Year, 2006 quinceañera madrina and 2007 Portraits of Latino Achievements honoree. Her objective is to be considered by the regional review committee. Guerra received a Bachelor of Arts in 1982, and a master’s of public administration in 2006. Guerra is the orgullo of our county. (Dora Martinez was the publisher of the Hispanic News in San Antonio for 21 years. She can be reached at thezapatatimes@att.net)
processed at the county jail. Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man at about 10:30 p.m. Thursday in the 1900 block of Elm Street on the charge of assault causing bodily injury (family violence), a Class-A misdemeanor. Andres Fraire Jr., 39, was later booked
and processed at the regional jail.
WARRANT SERVED A man wanted out of Zapata for state jail felony theft was arrested at about 11:30 a.m.Wednesday by authorities in Colorado County.
Marvin Otoniel Molina, 33, will soon be extradited back to Zapata to face the theft charge.
POSSESSION OFA CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man at
about 1:15 p.m. Monday at EZ Pawn, 1002 U.S. 83, on the charge of possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana, a Class-B misdemeanor. Oscar Paredes, 20, was later booked and processed at the regional jail.
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‘Net is valuable tool in battling flu NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE
wo recent studies have shown the promise of using data from search engines to provide early warning of influenza outbreaks — and the pitfalls and limitations, as well. Privacy considerations aside, it is a technology that will need refinement if it is to be used by public health officials for early warning duties. One study, published by the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, examined the relationship between searches for influenzarelated terms on the Yahoo search engine and the actual occurrence of influenza over a four-year period in the United States. The searches spiked one to three weeks in advance of a sharp rise in laboratory cultures testing positive for influenza and up to five weeks in advance of a rise in mortality due to influenza. The other study, published in the journal Nature, found that Google searches for influenza-related terms could actually predict, with high accuracy, spikes in doctor-diagnosed influenza cases that only registered on tradition-
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al surveillance networks a week or two later. This study was conducted by Google in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, giving it substantial credibility. The underlying assumption is that when people start feeling sick, one of the first things many of them do is check the Internet for medical information, even before they see a doctor. Detecting an upsurge in flu cases a week or two earlier than normal could provide substantial health benefits. Doctors and clinics could stock up and dispense vaccines and antiviral medicines in time to help patients, hospitals could prepare for an influx of sick people, and health officials could alert the public. The approach has limitations. It is based on what search terms people choose to use, which is subject to change and will need to be updated frequently. It can sound a false alarm if lots of people start searching for information even though they are not personally sick. It provides no information on what strains are circulating or how virulent they are.
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f we were interested in making the best possible decisions with regard to the U.S. auto industry, someone like Rich Breen would be seen as the face of the industry, not the chief executives of General Motors, Ford and Chrysler. Breen is a 55-year-old member of the Teamsters union, a car hauler who delivers new vehicles for the Big Three automakers. He lives in Clinton Township, a suburb of Detroit, and he is horrified by the steady erosion of the American standard of living that he sees each day as he makes his rounds. “I see the tool and die industry dying in the light industrial areas,” he told me in an interview just before Thanksgiving. “I see the clientele decreasing in the local barbershops, the hardware stores and the restaurants. That’s all happening from the first phase of the downsizing in the auto industry, the cutbacks and layoffs that have already occurred. It’s not from the current crisis. “The community around me is deteriorating before my eyes. I hear people saying if GM, Ford or Chrysler shuts down it wouldn’t affect them. They have no idea. It would have a domino effect that we’ve never had before in the United States. “The bottom would fall out and the ripple effects would go all over the country.” The bottom is already falling out. The question for Congress and the incoming Obama administration is whether to risk allowing the industry to collapse completely. The number of people working for the Big Three automakers has already been cut drastically, perhaps in half since 2000, and more cuts are to come, even with a government rescue effort. The United Automobile Workers agreed to extraordinary contract concessions in negotiations that took place in 2005 and 2007. Not only will there be no raises for the four-year life of the most recent contract, but the starting pay for new hires at the Big Three has been cut by 50 percent — to $14 to $16 an hour. Benefits have also been slashed. “Ripple effect” is too mild a term for the impact that a bankruptcy among the Big Three would have on other manufacturers, suppliers, dealers, insurance companies and thousands of businesses that at first glance would not seem to be related to the auto industry. The industry supports, in one way or another, one in every 10 jobs in the nation. A bankruptcy would be like a hurricane blowing through the U.S. economy. Those winds are already taking a fierce toll. Darin Gilley is a 45-year-old father of two young
BOB HERBERT girls who lives in Pacific, Mo., about 30 miles southwest of St. Louis. He worked in a plant that made seats for Chrysler vehicles until he was laid off at the end of October. He’s also president of a UAW local that represents employees in a plant that makes dashboards for Chrysler. Both plants are closing. “You can’t let this industry go down,” Gilley said. “It would be catastrophic. I’ll tell you an interesting fact: Auto parts supply is the number one industrial employer in seven states, including Missouri. And it’s a top five employer in 12 other states.” The auto industry is embedded in the very heart and soul of the United States, a nation in which people travel by car with the natural ease of birds flying. Think of service stations, body shops, tire distributorships, car washes. ... Some analysts have suggested that even if the Big Three were to disappear, the foreign carmakers would fill the vacuum, as if the cornerstone of American manufacturing — and everything it has meant and still could mean to American life and culture — were somehow disposable, like a wornout paper bag. Get real. Gilley mentioned a number of close friends and associates who have already succumbed to the crisis. “This one fellow and his wife lost their house,” he said. “It was foreclosed on. They had to send back their truck. And they’ve got two kids, younger than mine. The kids don’t stop growing just because you’ve lost your job.” Breen, the car hauler, told me about an aunt, Lee Jones, who was the owner of Diversified Industries, a company that painted grille assemblies for the Big Three. “It employed about 75 people on the day and night shift,” he said. “She got caught in the industry’s downsizing within the last year and a half and had to close her doors. So the jobs in her shop are just gone.” The auto industry problem is an enormous one, with implications for every American. We can rescue and reshape the industry in a way that makes sense, economically and otherwise. Or we can close our eyes to reality, as we have so many times in recent years, and suffer the inevitable devastating consequences.
e think we know the story of Thanksgiving: That the pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, faced a harsh winter, famine and disease, and then only with the help of friendly natives learned how to survive. It’s nice for bed-time stories, and feel-good paintings, but it ignores the most important lessons of our early history. The pilgrims weren’t city slickers ill-prepared for wilderness life; nor were they misguided about the challenges facing them in the New World.
Misgudied ideology Sadly, the travails and trials of those pilgrims weren’t the result of recklessness, ignorance or chance. No, the problems the pilgrims faced, and overcame, were of their very own making through a misguided ideology. William Bradford, governor of Plymouth Colony, explains clearly in his own hand what happened in his “History of the Plymouth Settlement.” They imposed on themselves what he call “communal service” – what we today would recognize as socialism.
munity of property was found to breed much confusion and discontent.” No one had an incentive to work, so no one produced, and everyone was miserable.
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MICHAEL SULLIVAN Everything — the land, the work, the crops, everything — was held communally. Everyone was expected to work hard and receive only what they truly needed. As a result, as Bradford wrote, many would simply “allege weakness and inability.” Bradford reported that “the young men who were most able and fit for service objected to being forced to spend their time and strength in working for other men’s wives and children, without any recompense.”
Confusion, discontent At the same time, “The strong man or the resourceful man had no more share of food, clothes, etc., than the weak man who was not able to do a quarter the other could.” Bradford would note: “Com-
Remember: this was a small group of people who shared common values, cared for each other, and had willingly joined philosophically to the colony’s arrangements. It’s just that socialism fails in practice whenever it is tried; sometimes it limps along, but ultimately the results are always the same. After three years, the colony abandoned its “communal” life lest they die-off completely. Bradford wrote that colony leaders divided the land among the families and “allowed each man to plant corn for his own household, and to trust to themselves for that.” As a result, “It made all hands very industrious, so that much more corn was planted than otherwise would have been by any means the Governor or any other could devise, and saved him a great deal of trouble, and gave far better satisfaction.”
Private property rights and a free market carried the day. Labor was naturally divided, not politically imposed, with everyone doing what they could do best to their own benefit – and thereby increasing the productivity and happiness of the colony as a whole. In the newly free society, where the local knowledge of Native Americans was combined with the scientific techniques of Europe, the Pilgrims had a harvest bountiful beyond comparison.
Socialism fails The very first days of the American experience demonstrated what world history has shown repeatedly: socialism fails, and fails miserably. Liberty, not government planning, produces bounty. Let us never forget that individual liberty is in the 21st Century, as it was in the 17th, a necessary and integral component for our general prosperity. (Michael Quinn Sullivan is president of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, www.EmpowerTexans.com, a non-profit taxpayer organization based in Austin.)
YOUR OPINION Engineer Garcia’s success story a role model for South Texas young people To the editor: I just read the column by Dora Martinez on Eddie Garcia and the struggles throughout his journey to become a professional engineer. In spite of Eddie being a close relative of mine, I’ve admired and tried to follow in his footsteps, in terms of education and other avenues, in order to
gain the tools necessary to become a positive contributor to our county and its surrounding communities. Although the percentages of Hispanics seeking higher education have indeed grown throughout the years, Hispanics continue to lag in this particular area. Therefore, it is crucial that writers such as yourself recognize
and “project” these stories in the hope that they may somehow inspire our younger generations from South Texas to follow their individual dreams and aspirations to become positive fixtures and contributors. I tell my young children and anyone who will listen that the old Spanish adage “el querer es poder” (the desire to do some-
thing is the ability to do it) still holds true today, but sometimes we need a boost of confidence, provided by columns such as yours, which detail paths that others have taken to realize their individual dreams. Signed, R. David Guerra Vice President Zapata National Bank
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MISS MANNERS | BYJUDITH MARTIN
ID request not rude DEAR MISS MANNERS — Very often, when making a purchase with our credit card, we are asked by the sales associate to show a picture ID. This is something we find highly offensive, as it is basically a request to prove MARTIN that we are not attempting to use a stolen card. When we complain to the clerk (or the manager, who usually gets involved) that the request is offensive, we are invariably told that it is for our own protection. Most of the time, they just don’t seem to understand how it is offensive. Is there anything that can be said to let them know that I really don’t like being treated like a criminal when I’m trying to enhance their profit margin? I feel like I’m being rude to the clerks when I complain. I know it’s not usually their fault (company policy), but that doesn’t lessen the affront. GENTLE READER — Here is how to lessen your feeling of offense: Leave your credit card lying around some place where there are likely to be disreputable strangers. Then examine your next credit card bill. After that, Miss Manners suggests that you might want to make a sheepish apology to that insulting company. DEAR MISS MANNERS — My good friend, who lived in my hometown with me since I have known him, has now moved away and invited me to come visit him. I told him I would try. He then mentioned that he will have an extra bed for guests. I politely declined and said,
“No that’s OK, I will just stay at a hotel.” He seemed offended that I even mentioned not staying with him and replied that he has plenty of room and I should not waste my money at a hotel. I was not sure that I would be able to visit him, so I quickly changed the subject. Now that I will be able to visit him, I am going to call him to find a weekend that suits both our schedules. I would rather just stay at a hotel, but I know he will be offended if I mention this. He lives on the other side of the country, so a day trip is not possible. GENTLE READER — Does he know what a difficult houseguest you are? Now, Miss Manners is sure that you are considerate, neat and a joy to have around the house. But you wouldn’t want to suggest that there is anything lacking in the hospitality that your old friend is generously offering. So you must take it on yourself. After you thank him profusely and make it clear that you are only too eager to spend as much time with him as possible, you should add, “I’m afraid I would disturb you. I tend to get restless at night and I’m much better off in a hotel, where I can turn on the television or go sit in the lobby. Trust me, I’d love to stay with you otherwise, but I really don’t think it’s a good idea.” Lest your conscience actually keep you up for saying this, Miss Manners asks you to remind yourself that you have had restless nights, if only in infancy, and you have only said that you could turn on the television set or sit in the lobby, not that you are in the habit of doing so.
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The choreography of culture Dancers perform traditional numbers in Guanajuato, Guanajuato, during the Cervantino Festival in October.
By MIGUEL TIMOSHENKOV LAREDO MORNING TIMES
GUANAJUATO, México — “The Ballet of the Missing,” a dance choreographed by Amalia Hernández, displays the richness of Mexico’s traditional dances. It’s part of the “Ballet Folklorico de Mexico de Amalia,” which has been performed more than 12,000 times in more than 100 international tours during the last 50 years. The color, culture and customs of the Mexican social mosaic is presented each October at the Cervantino Festival, held in honor of “Don Quixote” author Miguel de Cervantes. Just imagine, first the darkness. Then after the third call, colors unfold and beautiful women occupy the stage in Alhóndiga de Granaditas. The audience applauds the movements of the agile dancers. Each movement is sheathed in the colors of pre-Hispanic times — it was the dance for the early Christian god. Each region of Mexico is represented by music and the dance. For instance, the traditional dance of Michoacán showed they were masters in the art of the folklore. During the Revolutionary Era of Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata, dancers dressed as female soldiers and the male soldiers’ wives — the ones who waited and waited for the return of their husbands. Brave woman helped create this national fabric of culture, and in one scene, they were shown sharing their problems with their men and aristocrats by dancing European-style polkas. “Juana Gallo,” a famous captain, danced “The Adelita.” Afterward, a charro-type character showed the Mexico of today, yesterday and always. “Ballet Folklorico de Mexico de Amalia” expresses the pride of Mexican citizens. The songs “El Amor Ranchero” and “El Bien-El Amor,”
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with dancers dressed in China poblana, as well as charro characters, further enhance the scene. The thousands in attendance loudly applauded the skills of the dancers in the dance company. “The Dance of the Deer” was one of the greatest representations of the skill of Amalia Hernandez, and of the deft movements and skills of the young dancer. Shown is the Yaqui tribe, a sect that moved away from Spanish traditions, allowing them to be free of modern civilization. The Yaquis continue to hunt with bow and arrow, and cultivate the soil they inherited from their ancestors. The young deer, in her dance, shows the suffering and agony of the hunt. Then, characters dressed as devils begin mingling and talking to members of the audience, creating cultural interaction. “Ballet Folklorico de Mexico de Amalia” is one of the great traditions of Mexico, as she proudly holds high its rich heritage. Now, under the leadership of her daughter Norma Lopez, the Ballet Folklorico de Mexico de Amalia continues this tradition.
A contemporary of other outstanding artists such as Josefina Lavalle, Guillermina Bravo, Nelly and Gloria Campobello, they formed the dance company with eight ballerinas. Now, the company has groups which alternate tours nationally
and abroad, and also prepare future dancers. After five decades, the ballet is renowned for using original musical scores, including traditional music, technique, elaborate costumes and the reuse of original choreography.
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Students from Sara Guzman’s third grade class at Zapata South Elementary School have been learning about simple machines and how they make work easier.
Third graders at Zapata South Elem. apply scientific principles SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Students from Sara Guzman’s third grade class at Zapata South Elementary School have been learning about simple machines and how they make work easier. Students had to create their own simple machine and explain how it worked. They seemed to enjoy doing their projects and presenting them to their classmates. The purpose of the assignment was to allow students to put scientific theory into practice, with the goal of making a working simple machine. Guzman said she was impressed with all of the science projects and is proud of all her students for applying scientific principals to simple machines. Students that participated were Gregorio Andrade “Wheel and Axle,” Brenda Martinez “Inclined Plane,” Juan Meza “Wheel
The purpose of the assignment was to allow students to put scientific theory into practice. & Axle, Inclined Plane & Lever (Wheelbarrow),” Rene Oceguera “Pulley (Well)” and Keana Peña “Inclined Plane.” Also, Genesis Villarreal “Inclined Plane,” Kelsey Garcia “Pulley,” Deritzia Garza “Pulley,” Javier Garza “Wheel & Axle (Wagon)” and Arnoldo Garza “Wheel & Axle (Car).” Andrea Guerra “Pulley (Exercise Machine),” Noe Lopez “Wheel & Axle, Pulley,” Ricardo Lopez “Wheel & Axle (Wagon),” Alex Rodriguez “Wheel & Axle” and Daniel Ruiz “Lever.” Samantha Sanchez “Pulley,” Juan Carlos Talamante “Pulley,”
Alynna Arambula “Pulley (Flag Pole),” Daniel Bautista “Pulley” and Marlette Cabrera “Inclined Plane.” Emmanuel Elizondo “Inclined Plane,” Mariela Elizondo “Pulley,” Jesus Garcia “Pulley (Well),” Porfirio Gonzalez “Inclined Plane” and Triana Gonzalez “Lever.” Ryan Guerra “Lever,” Mirely Muñoz “Lever, Pulley,” Joel Peña “Wheel & Axle, Pulley,” Antonio Perez “Pulley” and Karissa Piña “Wheel & Axle.” Noe Piña “Wheel & Axle, Inclined Plane,” Amanda Ramirez “Wheel & Axle” and Carlos Ramirez “Pulley, Inclined Plane.”
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Tickets for “Cats” go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday. It is the second of a series of Broadway shows headed to the Laredo Entertainment Center.
‘Four Christmases’ scores a zero on fun By CHRISTY LEMIRE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The size difference between Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon isn’t the only thing keeping them apart in “Four Christmases.” His signature rat-a-tat overconfidence and her pleasing girlnext-door perkiness turn out to be an awkward mix. Individually likable, Vaughn and Witherspoon never mesh as a couple. And that’s a problem, since we’re meant to root for them to stick together through the myriad obstacles thrown their way during one massively contrived Christmas. It doesn’t help their cause that they’re saddled with hackneyed holiday gags: wacky relatives making inappropriate remarks, decorations that cause severe bodily harm, uncomfortable gift exchanges. And “Four Christmases” began with some promise, too.
Vaughn’s Brad and Witherspoon’s Kate are a happily unmarried couple. They keep things lively by role-playing at bars, as they do in the film’s amusingly naughty opening, and they lie to their families about doing charity work to avoid seeing them during the holidays. Then, when they’re caught on the news getting stuck at the airport on the way to Fiji, they get roped into seeing both sets of parents — who are divorced — hence, they must celebrate four Christmases. The visiting begins in painfully broad fashion with Brad’s family, all white-trash stereotypes led by Robert Duvall. Vaughn makes the movie tolerable here and there with his easy delivery of some brash lines, but this kind of slapsticky physical comedy doesn’t suit Witherspoon, and director Seth Gordon fails to make best use of the qualities that make this bright actress shine.
“Cats,” the show that revolutionized musical theater, is scheduled to return to the Laredo Entertainment Center for one special performance. Tickets go on sale Monday at 10 a.m. They will be available at the Laredo Entertainment Center box office, by visiting www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 712-1566. Produced by CATS-Eye LLC, the national tour of “Cats” is the only production in North America sanctioned by Andrew Lloyd Webber. With original direction by Trevor Nunn and choreography by Gillian Lynne, this is the “Cats” credited with the British invasion of Broadway. The national tour of “Cats” recently celebrated its 26th anniversary season, holding its
ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Fight night Forget watching the pricey pay-per-view brawls onscreen — starting today, the first International Warehouse Brawl amateur fighting tournament gets under way with weekly broncas between nonprofessional fighters at Santa Fe Village. The unsanctioned tournament will feature four scheduled fights each Saturday leading up to the finals Dec. 27. Each event will include 15 fights. The International Warehouse Brawl begins at 7 p.m. at Santa Fe Village, 530 S. Zapata Highway. Tickets are $15 presale at Danny’s Restaurant and La Roca locations and $20 at the door. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the first fight is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Drumming up a concert Snare drums, marimbas and an indoor drumline will be showcased during the fall 2008 Percussion Concert at Laredo
Community College on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez Fine Arts Center theater. Admission to the concert, which is sponsored by the LCC performing arts department, is free and open to the public.
The Big Boss Daddy Yankee will be at El Portal Plaza in L aredo on Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. to promote his new fragrance, “DY,” and the first 300 customers who purchase the 3.4 f luid ounces of DY DADDYYANKEE Fragrance or a DY Gift Set will be issued VIP passes, giving fans the opportunity to meet the reigning king of reggaeton and have their fragrance or a photo autographed.
place as the longest continuously touring Broadway musical in history. On May 11, 1981, “Cats” opened at the New London Theatre in the West End. Eight years later, it celebrated its first important milestone: After 3,358 performances, “Cats” became the longest-running musical in the history of British theater. “Cats” played its final performance on its 21st birthday, May 11, 2002. The show opened on Broadway on Oct. 7, 1982, at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City, where it continued to live up to its motto, “Now and Forever.” On June 19, 1997, “Cats” became the longest-running musical on Broadway. It ended its 18-year run on Sept. 10, 2000. Based on T.S. Eliot’s “Old
Possum’s Book of Practical Cats,” and with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, “Cats” won seven 1983 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Lighting and Best Costumes. In October 1991, “Cats” became the longest continuously touring show in American theater history. Five continents, 26 countries, more than 8 million audience members and 26 years later, “Cats” is still America’s mostloved family musical. Celebrating not only 26 years but the birth of the musical spectacular, the show is still revolutionary and awe inspiring. Tickets are priced from $42 to $57. The show will be performed in a one-night-only event at the Laredo Entertainment Center on Monday, Feb. 9, at 7:30 p.m.
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LAREDO — El sábado 29 de noviembre es el Bazar San Agustín de 10 a.m.a 6 p.m.en la Plaza San Agustín. La entrada es gratuita al público en general. Habrá comida, bebidas, entretenimiento, y pintura de rostro para niños. LAREDO — El miércoles 3 de diciembre a las 7 p.m. es la ceremonia de encendido del Árbol de Navidad en el jardín principal de la Biblioteca Sue and Radcliffe Killam de Texas A&M International University. El evento es gratuito y abierto al público. Habrá chocolate caliente, botanas, fotografías con Santa, e villancicos. SAN ANTONIO — El Instituto Cultural de México presenta “Noche de Cultura: Mariachi Vargas de Tecatlitán” con una clase magistral de Andrés González (violín, vocalista) y Steven Sandoval (violín y vocalista), el miércoles 3 de diciembre a las 7 p.m. en el auditorio del ICM de San Antonio. La entrada es gratuita.
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LAREDO — El Torneo de Baloncesto de Mike’s Barrio Ball Turkey Shootout 4-on-4 Doble Eliminación será el sábado 29 y el domingo 30 de noviembre en el 3 Points Pavilion ubicado en Jarvis y Cortez. Más información llamando a Mike al 220-5968.
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LAREDO — Seguidores de baloncesto tendrán una oportunidad de contribuir a un gran causa el martes 2 de diciembre en el juego de apertura entre TAMIU yTexas A&M Kingsville. Se aceptarán donaciones de ropa dentro del Cover Laredo project para beneficiar a los menos privilegiados de Laredo. El juego será a las 7 p.m. en el TAMIU Kinesiology & Convocation Building. Se recomienda donar sweaters, chamarras, cobijas, camisas, zapatos, entre otros artículos de ropa.Todo será donado a Casa Misericordia.
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LAREDO — El Colegio de Artes y Centro de Ciencias para las Bellas Artes y Artes Escénicas de Texas A&M International University presenta “140 Something”, el trabajo artístico por estudiante egresados de arte de Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Se incluyen pinturas del grupo de arte Nexus Art Collective. La entrada es gratuita y abierta al público. La exhibición puede ser vista hasta el 4 de diciembre. El Center for the Fine and Performing Arts de Texas A&M International University presenta al Ballet Folklórico 2008 Las Posadas Concert el viernes 5 de diciembre a las 7 p.m.en el TAMIU Center for the Fine and Performing Arts Recital Hall. La entrada es de 5 dólares por persona y los niños menores de 10 años entran gratis. Las Posadas Concert presenta la procesión que José y María hicieron hacia Belén. Pase la tarde del viernes 5 de diciembre en el Planetario Lamar Bruni Vergara de Texas A&M International University y explore “Force 5”a las 6 p.m.y “Stars of the Pharaohs” a las 7 p.m. La entrada general es de 5 dólares y de 4 dólares para niños, estudiantes, personal y ex alumnos de TAMIU. Más información llamando al 326-2444. SAN ANTONIO — La exposición “Me rento para soñar”de Álvaro Santiago presenta una integración de materiales y técnicas diferentes. Son 59 obras de arte (7 pinturas, 9 arte objeto, 8 dibujos originales sobre papel, 8 cerámicas de Talavera,10 grabados y 17 viñetas) que se presentan en el Instituto Cultural de México hasta el 9 de enero (600 Hemisfair Park, San Antonio). La entrada es gratuita. SAN ANTONIO — “Homenaje a Alberto Mijangos”, es una exposición con que rinde tributo al Maestro Alberto Mijangos (1925-2007).La exposición presenta 20 de sus obras en técnica mixta, series que van del abstraccionismo,narrativa,post modernismo y conceptual y que se pueden observar en el Instituto Cultural de México hasta el 9 de enero (600 Hemisfair Park, San Antonio). La entrada es gratuita.
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Calidad en la educación Por MIGUEL TIMOSHENKOV
Igualmente, se empezará a programar la Asamblea Universitaria para reunirse con investigadores, y la Posada Annual.
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NUEVO LAREDO — Los 25 directores de las Facultades de la Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas se reunieron el martes para analizar los avances y buscar nuevas alternativas de crecimiento al interior de la máxima casa de estudios. Destacó el anunció hecho por el Rector de la UAT, José María Leal Gutiérrez de que la Facultad de Enfermería local se encuentra entre las primeras 24 en el país reconocidas por su calidad y programas y LEAL que la UAT en pleno cuenta con un 92 por ciento de su matrícula reconocida por su calidad, según la Secretaría de Educación Pública. Dijo que la universidad pública estatal es la de mayor confiabilidad, seguida de la educación religiosa y las otras, como privadas. En el caso de la UAT el indicador de la calidad educativa es bueno, pero continuarán los esfuerzos para alcanzar el 100 por ciento en las diferentes carreras. Esta fue la última reunión del años entre facultades donde se escucharon propuestas que enriquecerán la función de la educación pública, a los investigadores y perfiles que tiene que ejercer la máxima casa de estudios.
Planes Dentro de los planes más ambiciosos están los nuevos programas educativos en Río Bravo y Matamorosm, donde en ésta última se abrirá además un campo universitario. “Los terrenos ya fueron ofrecidos y la universidad invertirá para sus nuevas instalaciones”, dijo Leal Gutiérrez. Se crearán las carreras de Ingeniería Petrolera y Oceanía. En Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa y Matamoros se abrirán Centros de Lenguas en la Facultad de Comercio y Administración, con inversión de 42 millones de pesos. En Ciudad Victoria se abrió la biblioteca digital que se enlazará con la Universidad de Harvard, Washington del Este. Con la Texas A&M International University se firmó un acuerdo para consolidar la Universidad Binacional, “jugando un rol innovador y la única en su género donde los dos países vecinos establecerán un mismo modelo educativo, programa y titulación, dijo Leal Gutiérrez. “Creo que el gran maestro José Vasconcelos en su momento habló de la pluralidad y la unión de la educación en el mundo y hoy, aquí, se ha dado”.
Inicia época de informes TIEMPO DE LAREDO
Inicia el mes de los informes de gobierno en Tamaulipas. El Gobernador del Estado, Eugenio Hernández Flores, y los alcaldes de Nuevo Laredo, Ramón Garza Barrios; de Miguel Alemán, Servando López Moreno y Ciudad Mier, José Iván Mancias Hinojosa, han dado a conocer detalles conforme se acerca la fecha.
Cuarto Informe El domingo 30 de noviembre, el gobernador Eugenio Hernández Flores rendirá su Cuarto Informe de Gobierno y adelantó que refrendará con hechos, beneficios y avances los diez compromisos que estableció con los tamaulipecos desde la campaña que lo llevó a servir al Estado. “Voy a desglosar los logros, retos, proyectos y programas que ya tenemos y tendremos en los próximos años”, dijo en comunicado de prensa Hernández Flores. Dijo que ha trabajado intensamente con todos los presidentes municipales, con el gobierno federal y la sociedad civil para hacer
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de Tamaulipas un Estado más competitivo en la meta de captar más inversiones y conservar las que ya tenemos. El Gobernador resaltó el Programa Estatal de Infraestructura 2008-2010 y el presupuesto asignado para Tamaulipas por la Federación y el Congreso. “Los tiempos de crisis son tiempos que tenemos que aprovechar para salir fortalecidos”, concluyó diciendo Hernández.
Informes Alcaldes En Ciudad Mier, se informó que el jefe de gobierno José Iván Mancias Hinojosa se llevará a cabo el 15 de diciembre en el Salón Casino Arguelles, ubicado a un lado de la Presidencia Municipal. En Nuevo Laredo, el jefe de gobierno Ramón Garza Barrios rendirá
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su primer Informe de Actividades el lunes 15 de diciembre en el Auditorio Municipal. La idea, se informó en el área de Comunicación Social, es que tanto Garza Barrios, como su esposa, la Presidenta del Sistema DIF, Rebeca Canales de Garza, rindan su informe anual el mismo día, en el mismo lugar. La hora está por determinarse. En Miguel Alemán, el informe del jefe de gobierno, Servando López Muñoz está programado para el sábado 13 de diciembre en el Salón Shecid, ubicado en Boulevard Miguel Alemán. En el área de Comunicación Social se informó que López Moreno destacará el desarrollo económico logrado este año, incluida la instalación de empresas “lo que demuestra la confianza de los inversionistas” y genera fuentes de empleo. Igualmente, se dio a conocer como rubro importante la obra pública, que incluye la construcción del libramiento de tráfico pesado y el Boulevard Los Leones. Otras obras a destacar será la construcción del Hospital del IMSS y la autorización para el Hospital Regional.
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El Párroco de la Iglesia San Pedro Apóstol, Cándido Maldonado Orozco, a la izquierda, acudió a la presidencia municipal para hacer la invitación formal a la ceremonia de recepción al Obispo Gustavo Rodríguez Vega, al presidente municipal, Servando López Muñoz.
Obispo visita Miguel Alemán el domingo ESPECIAL PARA TIEMPO DE LAREDO
MIGUEL ALEMÁN — Monseñor Gustavo Rodríguez Vega, Obispo de la Diócesis de Nuevo Laredo, visitará esta ciudad fronteriza el domingo 30 de noviembre. Se trata de la primera ciudad que visita tras su llegada a Nuevo Laredo la semana pasada. El Párroco de la Iglesia San Pedro Apóstol, Cándido Maldonado Orozco, acudió a la presidencia municipal para hacer la invitación formal a la ceremonia de recepción al presidente municipal, Servando López Muñoz. “(Mi) gobierno hará presencia a la recepción de el Obispo Gustavo Rodríguez, primero por que soy un convencido de la relación que debe existir entre el gobierno y la iglesia respetando el estado laico en que vivimos por disposición de la
ley que nos rige”, dijo López Moreno. El alcade manifestó que la Iglesia actual es la institución más confiable en la sociedad.
Recorrido El Obispo Rodríguez Vega inicia así un recorrido por las comunidades de su jurisdicción. El domingo 30 de noviembre, a las 11 a.m. se tiene previsto que un grupo de niños y padres de familia formen una malla humana desde la calle Décima y Francisco I. Madero hasta la llegar a la Parroquia donde el Obispo oficiará Misa. Posteriormente se ofrecerá una rueda de prensa y una comida en el Salón Milenium. Ambos eventos son abiertos a la ciudadanía en general, ya que ambos se tiene previsto que Monseñor Rodríguez Vega ofrezca un mensaje de reflexión a la sociedad.
DIF invita a disfrutar obra de teatro ESPECIAL PARA TIEMPO DE LAREDO
MIGUEL ALEMÁN — El Gobierno local confimró que la comedia norteña “Me salvaron las bolitas” se presentará el viernes 5 de diciembre en el Club de Leones Poniente. Se trata de un evento patrocinado por el Sistema para el Desarrollo Integral de la Fa-
milia que preside Sandra Isela Garza de López. “Invito a la población a adquirir los últimos boletos para que puedan asistir a esta divertida obra de teatro”, dijo Garza de López. En “Me salvaron las bolitas” participan los actores Pablo Morton y Andrea Zúñiga; además de Gilberto Trejo, Vicky Chong, Vero Weiland y Sergio Alejandro.
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LAREDO — Si le interesa estudiar en la Primavera 2009 en Texas A&M International University, las inscripciones ya están abiertas. El horario del 2009 puede ser visto en schedule.tamiu.edu. Más información llamando al 326-2250. NUEVO LAREDO — El viernes 5 de diciembre inicia la Vigésima Novena Convención de Bomberos de Tamaulipas, en la que se espera la asistencia de unos 200 elementos de 12 municipios, tanto del interior del Estado como de Anáhuac, Nuevo León y Laredo. El evento continuará sábado y domingo, donde se darán cursos y talleres prácticos impartidos por instructores capacitados y con certificaciones internacionales.
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El presidente municipal de Ciudad Mier,José Iván Mancias Hinojosa, posa con un venado de 10 puntos y de 158 Boone & Crockett, el sábado 22 de noviembre durante el inicio de la temporada de caza. Mancias acompañó a cazadores provenientes de centro del Estado al rancho el “Chilpitín”donde pudieron apreciar un buen número de venados cola blanca con buena ornamenta.
NUEVO LAREDO — En el marco del Día Internacional Contra la Violencia Hacia la Mujer, Rebeca Canales de Garza Barrios y el alcalde Ramón Garza Barrios encabezaron una marcha que inició en la Plaza Hidalgo y concluyó en la explanada Baca Calderón, el martes. Participaron integrantes de instituciones públicas y privadas y estudiantes de planteles educativos de nivel superior. Es el tercer años consecutivo que se realiza esta caminata en señal de protesta en contra de la violencia contra las mujeres. “Mi esposo Ramón y una servidora seguiremos la lucha para erradicar este tipo de males y recuerden que no están solas, estamos para ayudarlas y apoyarlas. De la mano, sociedad y gobierno trabajaremos por las mujeres de Tamaulipas y Nuevo Laredo”, dijo Canales de Garza. La presidenta del Sistema DIF Nuevo Laredo convocó a las mujeres a alzar la voz y denunciar los casos de violencia, ya que tienen derecho a ser valoradas y respetadas por la sociedad en general. De acuerdo con el Sector Salud, Tamaulipas registró en el 2003 un 15 por ciento de casos de violencia doméstica, cantidad que para el 2006 se incrementó 25 por ciento. Este año, de 857 personas que han buscado consejería ante la Secretaría de Salud, 71 por ciento han sufrido violencia psicológica, 44.5 por ciento de tipo físico y el 16 por ciento han sido abusadas sexualmente. “Esto es preocupante y todavía hay mucho por hacer, por ello queremos dar a conocer a la
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Cientos de personas desfilaron por la Avenida Guerrero en el marco del Día Internacional Contra la Violencia Hacia la Mujer, el martes. ciudadanía que hay instituciones estatales y municipales que están estrechamente coordinadas para atenderlas y darles accesoria y seguimiento a sus casos”, dijo Luis Eduardo Campbell Loa, jefe de la Jurisdicción Sanitaria No. 5. Antes de finalizar la marcha y en símbolo de unión y protesta contra la violencia hacia la mujer, los cientos de asistentes soltaron globos blancos y morados que llevaron durante el recorrido.
Frontera chica “Hoy la mujer que es víctima de violencia, se está atreviendo a pedir ayuda y denunciar el maltrato físico y psicológico que recibe; los casos están saliendo más a la luz pública y esto es una gran ventaja”, dijo la psicóloga Rosy Sánchez, del área
de Trabajo Social del Sistema DIF Miguel Alemán. Dijo que la mujer sigue sufriendo un problema de indefensa, factor que la priva de denunciar a tiempo el maltrato que recibe. Durante la celebración del Día Internacional Contra la Violencia hacia la Mujer, Sánchez comentó que el que más casos salgan a la luz pública se debe a que el DIF y la Procuraduría de la Defensa del Menor y la Familia están poniendo mucha atención a este fenómeno social. En Miguel Alemán, tanto el jefe de gobierno Servando López como la presidenta del DIF, Sandra Isela Garza de López, están trabajando en un esquema preventivo y de castigo para aquellos que maltratan tanto a las mujeres, como a niños y abuelitos.
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Stocks end shortened session with moderate gains By TIM PARADIS ASSOCIATED PRESS
By JOHN PORRETTO ASSOCIATED PRESS
HOUSTON — Oil prices ended flat Friday with OPEC officials sending mixed messages about a production cut before a regularly scheduled meeting in December. Meanwhile, gasoline prices continued their free fall and are now at levels not seen since Jan. 21, 2005 — good news for travelers heading home after Thanksgiving getaways. Pump prices fell a penny overnight to a national average of $1.835 for regular unleaded, according to
auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and Wright Express. The average national price has fallen 75 cents in the past month alone and is down 41 percent from the $3.09 retailers were getting on average a year ago. After tumbling earlier in the day during an abbreviated session on the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet crude for January delivery settled down a penny at $54.43. Yet for most of the day, trading at Nymex was as volatile as it had been for the entire week, save for Thursday when the market was closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.
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NEW YORK — Wall Street kept up a broad winning streak Friday, giving blue chip stocks their fifth straight advance as investors looked for clues about whether dire predictions for the holiday shopping season would prove accurate. The stock market closed three hours early the day after Thanksgiving and locked in gains of 9.7 percent for the week for the Dow Jones industrial average and 12 percent for the broader Standard & Poor’s 500 index. The Nasdaq, which had moderate losses in recent sessions, still logged a weekly advance of 10.9 percent. It was the first time the Dow
rose for five consecutive sessions since July 2007. Analysts largely looked past Friday’s moves, however, as they came in light trading volume. A better test of market sentiment will come next week as traders return from the long weekend and as Wall Street digests a slew of economic data ranging from a reading on the manufacturing sector on Monday to the all-important employment report from the Labor Department on Friday. But even with light trading volume during the week and at times only modest moves higher, Wall Street’s ability to continue its overall climb was welcome. Only last week, the S&P 500 posted its lowest close since 1997 and touched off another set of worries about how far the market would fall from its October 2007 peak.
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ZAFFIRINI | Continued from Page 1A cannot be funded, other avenues are available for getting a worthwhile program started. In 2003, she said, that situation arose when the budget experienced a $10 billion shortfall and she introduced an early education bill associated with the Texas Migrant Council’s TEEM, or Texas Early Education Model, program. “We had no funding for it, so instead of killing it … we passed pilot projects with no funding and then secured funding by working with the commissioner of education and others who then provided from their own sources.” The program, she said, was successful enough that in 2005, she went to session and successfully received funding for and expanded the program. “You make progress (on a bill), you prepare for the day when there is funding or you prepare for the possibility of securing money
from agencies or from philanthropists and from other sources.”
Textbook tax break To help ease what the senator said is the increasing costs of higher education, she filed Senate Bill 22, which seeks to eliminate sales tax on college textbooks during the beginning of the fall and spring semesters. “Now the students are paying $500 per semester and more,” she said, adding that her ultimate goal would be to make the textbooks tax-free year-round. “We haven’t been able to pass this bill yet. This will be my third attempt to pass it, and so you have to start somewhere. My preference would be that they would be tax-free year round, but the cities depend on the sales tax.” The group of bills also includes two that specifically address safety concerns, including
“No legislator ever passes all bills; it’s impossible to pass all bills unless you file very few.” SENATOR JUDITH ZAFFIRINI
Senate Bill 24, which would eliminate the current 60-day waiting period before a divorce is granted if a spouse has been convicted of an offense related to assault or threats against a victim. “This is a priority bill for many people that are interested because in too many cases, the spouse has been convicted of sexual assault or physical assault and (is) threatening the victim,” she said. “The victim is terrified but can’t get a divorce because (the victim) has to wait for the 60 days.”
Punish cyberbullies Senate Bill 29 seeks to include cyberbullying as a punishable offense in the public school systems by having school districts implement the same enforcement procedures they implement when a student is found to be physically tormenting a student. “Basically it (cyberbullying) means threats, whether anonymous or by an identified person who is endangering another one, or making threats that can possibly lead to potential suicide or de-
pression or maybe drug use,” she said. Zaffirini said she and her staff are still working to define bullying in a way through which a consensus can be reached, but stressed the problem is of utter importance. The issue, she said, could affect schools’ funding because students may decide to miss class because of their fears and each absence takes away from what the school receives. That, she said, and many students who engage in violent behavior were often bullied themselves. Her first 45 bills were pre-filed Nov. 10, but Zaffirini said she has since filed more and will continue to do so when the session convenes. “We don’t go for a number; basically what we do is during the interim, we develop legislation and we begin, typically, with bills that we thought would pass the session before but didn’t,” she
said, adding that prior legislation is not merely resubmitted but revetted and researched. She said she anticipates filing more than 75 bills before the session concludes, a number she said is not unique to her and her staff. She added that she knows expecting all the bills to pass would not be a realistic approach. “No legislator ever passes all bills; it’s impossible to pass all bills unless you file very few,” she said, stressing that bipartisan cooperation is essential to getting as much legislation through the senate as possible. Since first winning office in 1987, Zaffirini has passed more than 580 bills, including 72 during the 2007 session. Zaffirini, D-Laredo, represents Zapata County in the Texas Senate. (Julian Aguilar may be reached at 728-2557 or jaguilar@lmtonline.com)
ing a citation, the game wardens at Falcon Lake maintain that they are there to help enforce the laws and possibly save a life. And patrolling one of the most beautiful lakes in South Texas isn’t a bad way to spend a day, they said.
“It’s the greatest job in the world,” Gazaway said as he headed back to shore. (Julian Aguilar may be reached at 728-2557 or jaguilar@lmtonline.com)
WARDENS | Continued from Page 1A Wardens must also patrol the waters for illegal fishermen, who use nets to trap bass and catfish and exceed catch limits, which Ramos said are five bass and 25 catfish. The wardens also are on the lookout for boaters who might have tipped back a few too many but are adamant about operating their vessels. “It’s the same as driving a motor vehicle, except for the opencontainer law,” Ramos said. “The person who is operating the boat can drink but just not be intoxicated.” If the operator of a boat is thought to be intoxicated, they are taken to shore and given 15 minutes to regain their equilibrium,
he said. After that, they are given the same field sobriety tests a driver would be given and taken to jail if intoxicated and charged with boating while intoxicated, a Class-B misdemeanor. Ramos said that Falcon Lake is not generally known as a party hot spot, as is Austin’s Lake Travis with its party boats and younger population. But, he said, there have been alcohol-related fatalities. Just last year, his office received a call of a body floating in the lake. After an investigation it was determined the victim had been drinking and was involved in an argument. Someone threw a pair of keys in the lake, and the man tried to retrieve them and didn’t resurface alive.
“Those are the worst days,” he said. The wardens also ensure people fishing have an appropriate license, which can be purchased for the duration of the current fiscal year. One- and three-day licenses also are available; they are ideal for out-of-town sportsmen. To qualify as a game warden, applicants must go through 7½ months of training at a state academy in Hamilton County. There they are given the standard peace officer training courses all Texas officers are required to undergo. Aside from that, however, they are required to prove they can patrol lakes and rivers. “You have to swim 100 meters in less than five minutes,” Ramos
said. “They teach what to do in case you fall over (the boat), like dropping your gunbelt and tying your shirt to make a float.” Game wardens are ranked and paid according to Texas Department of Public Safety standards, and they can even pull over a motorist and issue a traffic citation when they patrol the highways. Because there are only 500 or so game wardens in the state, they also rely on cooperation from other agencies. Ramos said the Zapata County Sheriff’s Department often lends its help, especially when boaters or poachers need transport to a holding facility. Despite being somewhat understaffed and possibly putting a damper on a boater’s day by issu-
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OBITUARIES WILLIE W. ‘SONNY’ GREEN JR.
Willie W. “Sonny” Green Jr., 80, passed away Monday, Nov. 24, 2008, at Doctor’s Hospital in Laredo. Mr. Green is preceded in death by his parents, Willie W. (Lucille) Green Sr.; wife, Ruth Green; aunt, Fannie Green; uncle, William Green; sons, David Michael Green and Willie Wesley Green. Mr. Green is survived by his
children, sons Nicky Green and Steven Green; daughters Linda Gail Rawls, Katy Ruth Holcombe and Gladys Laster; daughter-inlaw, Pamela Green; and by numerous grandchildren, greatgrandchildren and many friends. Mr. Green served in the U.S. Navy during WW II in the Pacific Ocean in 1945. A memorial service was held Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008, at the American Legion Post 486 at 5 p.m. and a service at 6 p.m. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.rosegardenfuneralhome.com. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Rose Garden Funeral Home Daniel A. Gonzalez, funeral director, 2102 Hwy. 83, Zapata.
DERLY GONZALEZ Derly Gonzalez, 80, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008, at his residence in Zapata, Texas. Visitation hours will be held Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Rose Garden Funeral Home. The funeral procession will depart Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. for an 11 a.m. funeral Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Committal services will follow at Zapata County Cemetery.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.rosegardenfuneralhome.com. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Rose Garden Funeral Home, Daniel A. Gonzalez, Funeral Director, 2102 U.S. 83, Zapata, Texas.
TONS | Continued from Page 1A and jumped into the river and swam back to Mexico. After searching the raft and boat, the agents found that the burlap bundles contained about 880 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated $704,000. According to CBP, the pick-
up in the first case and the narcotics seized in both instances were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration. (Nick Georgiou may be reached at 728-2582 or nickg@lmtonline.com)
UNITED WAY | Continued from Page 1A memories in that place,” the college freshman said. “You get used to going there. If you have fun there it’s even better, so I just kept coming.” He worked at the Boys & Girls Club for three summers. Working with kids, he said, teaches patience and understanding. “The age group is from 6 and up,” he said. “When you’re dealing with those kinds of age differences, you just gotta be patient with them. A lot of them don’t understand certain stuff. You have to explain to them why they have to do this. Sometimes they don’t want to do that.” Griffin, a 2008 graduate of Zapata High School, plans to study music in college. He’s not sure if he will end up performing music or teaching it, but his experience working with children has prepared him for anything, he said. Ileana Thatcher, who started working as the club’s program coordinator in early Au-
gust, said she has heard a lot about how the club can help children grow up to be successful and of good character. “They get help with their homework and things like that,” she said. When the children come to the Boys & Girls Club, they have a little bit of everything, Thatcher said. During summer, the club is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Children can come in the morning to watch television or relax until 9 a.m. when the activities begin. “I try to keep them occupied,” Thatcher said. “We try to help the kids learn to play with each other but at the same time to be competitive and understand that being competitive doesn’t mean you have to be mean.” Thatcher, who worked with the school district for several years, said she would also like to promote education. This year, the Boys & Girls Club of Zapata
plans to connect with the school to get the Accelerated Reader program, which promotes literacy. After a certain number of books are read, schools give prizes and awards to students. “I’ve seen a lot of them (children) do without because mom can’t read or because they can’t read and they need help,” Thatcher said. “Sometimes teachers are busy, parents are busy and they can’t just sit down and read with the kids.” Griffin said he’s not sure he’ll find a job in college as good as the one he’s held for three summers. “I didn’t expect that later on I’d be a volunteer or I’d be working here,” he said. “I just came to have fun and spend the day. When kids do come here, I think they take a lot out of it.” For more information on the Boys & Girls Club of Zapata County, call 765-3892.
LAKE VIEW | Continued from Page 1A Raymond Garcia cited research performed by Guadalupe Martinez Laurel that explained that no Guerra now owned the property, although history tells that two Guerra women married two Garcia brothers. Doña Maria’s son also pointed out that the Dionicio Guerra burial site for years could be seen from a tract of land owned by Flavio Garcia. Doña Maria would tell of the circumstances and events that led back to the home of the patriarch of what was popularly known as the Ranch Los Ojuelos. She had heard stories about the Los Ojuelos Cemetery from her father, Margarito Guerra, but she and others in the family could not visit the cemetery “because the property gates were locked.” “I had always wanted to go there and look for the gravesite,” she said. “Then one day in 1987, a historical tour was announced to Los Ojuelos. I bought two tickets from a lady named Canseco. I went along with the other ladies and we walked around the place.” A program had been arranged that included a Laredo educator as a speaker, someone named Staggs, and a second speaker, a woman named DaCamara. It was during that part of the program that Maria Garcia was introduced as a descendant of the founder of Los Ojuelos. During that visit to the place, she talked to a ranch hand. She told the man that it had been years since she last visited the place, but she remembered a cemetery and asked for directions to get to the place. The man pointed her to an area covered with thick brush and tall grass. Maria Garcia had located the place where her great-great grandfather had been buried. It was at that precise moment that she decided to preserve the gravesite as an “a tribute to my father and mother and the Guerra family.” In a May 2002 interview, Maria Garcia told Laredo Morning Times that that she had a recollection of the gravesite from the stories she heard from her father. However, she had not reconnected with the Dionicio Guerra burial site until she joined the Laredo genealogy group on that 1987 tour. Archival material on Los Ojuelos, preserved by the Lucas Garcia family for years, detailed family history that dated to Dionicio Guerra’s grandfather, Jose Isidro Gutierrez de Castro. Dionicio Guerra and his parents were born in Guerrero Viejo. The town’s name, founded as Revilla in 1750, was changed to Guerrero in 1827 in honor of Vicente Guerrero, a hero of Mexico’s revolt for independence from Spain. In that 2000 interview, Doña Maria, quoting from the Guerra family archives, explained that the ranch got the name from the pres-
ence of water springs in the area. She said the water springs, or ojo de agua, were similar to what people had seen in Mexico locations like Sabinas Hidalgo and Lampazos in the state of Nuevo Leon. According to Doña Maria, the original Spanish land grant from Spain was one of the earliest away from the river frontier in the late 1790s. The recipient was Eugenio Gutierrez. Don Eugenio, however, could not put up with the Indians abandoned the place. A son, Isidro Gutierrez, came to the site years later, but he, too, bailed out and returned to Mexico. Thereafter, three of Don Isidro’s grandsons, Dionicio Guerra and two brothers, Juan and Jose Maria, had Los Ojuelos well settled and thriving as a farming and ranching community by 1857. In tracking the history of Webb County, genealogist-historian Seb Wilcox wrote in a Texas centennial article for The Times that Los Ojuelos experienced change after the Mexican-American War and after the Civil War. Wilcox wrote that the region saw dramatic development with the arrival of the railroad from Gulf Coast to the border at Laredo in 1881.
It was the same year that James Saunders Penn published the first edition of his Laredo Weekly Times. The late Jim Parish, a Times reporter and history buff, preserved numerous clips of early articles. Parish quoted from an 1893 Laredo Daily Times article that described life in the Los Ojuelos area where Dionicio Guerra and his two bothers, Juan and Jose Maria, ran things. They were the sons of Petra Gutierrez and Ignacio Guerra. The article said the place served
as a Pony Express station, reaching a population of 300 to 400 by the first decade of the 1900s. In the 2002 interview, Doña Maria would not go into details of an experience her great-great grandfather had with a squatter, an Anglo. The event led to Don Ignacio Guerra’s signing temporary title to the Los Ojuelos property to a son-in-law, Eusebio Garcia. That’s another story. (Odie Arambula may be reached at 728-2561 or by e-mail at oarambula@stx.rr.com)
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No. 7 Red Raiders need win, OU loss By BETSY BLANEY ASSOCIATED PRESS
LUBBOCK — No. 7 Texas Tech goes into its game today against Baylor caring about more than just beating the Bears. In addition to needing a win to remain in the hunt for their first Big 12 South title, the Red Raiders also need help from 11th-ranked Oklahoma State. The Cowboys need to topple No. 3 Oklahoma for Texas Tech to play for the Big 12 title against 12thranked Missouri on Dec. 6. OU, Texas and the Red Raiders are currently tied for first in the South with one loss each. A Sooner win in Stillwater, Okla., tonight would send either OU or Texas to the Big 12 title game. The Red Raiders (10-1, 6-1) are seventh in the BCS, behind both the Sooners and Longhorns, leaving them no shot to win the threeway tiebreaker for the division crown. “We’re obviously rooting for Oklahoma State,” Texas Tech coach Mike Leach said. The Red Raiders had their perfect season ended emphatically in last week’s 65-21 rout by the Sooners.
“We have been through some tough times before with this team, and this is just another one,” Tech defensive lineman Jake Ratliff said. “We’ve got to rely on everybody on the team ... just stick together.” Graham Harrell and Texas Tech, for the first time this season, struggled to move the ball against OU. Punts ended the Red Raiders first three possessions, fourthdown attempts the next two failed, and the Red Raiders got their first TD midway through the second quarter. By that time, Oklahoma already had four touchdowns and the Sooners got into the end zone twice more by halftime. Down by 35 starting the second half, Texas Tech couldn’t catch Oklahoma. Baylor had the week off and is coming off a rare win, 41-21, over Texas A&M that snapped a fourgame losing streak for the Bears. It was only Baylor’s second win in 23 tries against A&M. The Bears, who are winless in four tries on the road this season, were idle last week. Bears players are eager to show how the program’s grown under first-year coach Art Briles,
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Texas quarterback Colt McCoy eludes Texas A&M defensive back Alton Dixon as he scrambles around left end during the first half of their game Thanksgiving night, in Austin. The Longhorns, 11-1, ended their season with a 49-9 victory.
AUSTIN — Now comes the hard part for No. 4 Texas: the wait. A weekend of watching Oklahoma and Texas Tech will tell the Longhorns where they stand in the Big 12 and the BCS — and whether a team that spent a month at No. 1 will still have a chance to play for a national championship. The Longhorns (11-1) wrapped up their last piece of business for the regular season with a 49-9 win over rival Texas A&M on Thanksgiving night, snapping a two-game losing streak to the Aggies. Now it’s up to the complicated BCS standings and Big 12 tiebreaking system to see where and when Texas plays next. If Oklahoma beats Oklahoma State and Texas Tech beats Baylor today, the Longhorns, Sooners and Red Raiders will finish in a three-way tie for first in the Big 12 South. The league tiebreaker will send the team rated highest in the BCS standings to the Big 12 title game next week against North division champ Missouri. Right now, that’s Texas, which holds a razor-thin margin over
Oklahoma at No. 2. But it is widely expected that a Sooners win would bump them past Texas in the BCS. If the Sooners lose and Texas Tech wins, the Red Raiders hold the head-to-head tiebreaker with the Longhorns and would represent the South division in the Big 12 title game. If Oklahoma wins and the Red Raiders lose, then Texas gets in based on its win over the Sooners. The Longhorns are hoping they can somehow manage to hang on to that No. 2 spot after handing A&M the worst beating in the bitter rivalry since 1898. “I think we played a heck of a season, beating Oklahoma, beating Missouri, beating Oklahoma State, all those teams, and to come out here against our rival Texas A&M and winning,” senior defensive tackle Roy Miller said. “We can’t control what’s going on ... but a lot of things can happen.” Coach Mack Brown said he believes his team deserves a shot at the BCS title, but was a bit guarded in his postgame remarks. “I think voters have a tough decision because there’s a lot of
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RUNNERS UNITE TO CELEBRATE, HELP
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Fishermen load equipment into their boats Thursday morning as they prepare for another day at Falcon Lake in the FLW Outdoors Fish-Off Bass Tournament.
La. man outfishes Californian to claim FLW series at Falcon SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
ZAPATA — Greg Hackney of Gonzales, La., the No. 16 seed from the BP Eastern Division, easily out-fished his opponent, John Billheimer Jr. of Discovery Bay, Calif., the No. 15 seed from the National Guard Western Division, take the overall win at the Walmart FLW Series East-West Fish-Off on Falcon Lake last Saturday. Hackney weighed in a fivebass limit weighing 37 pounds, 11 ounces on the final day of competition. Here’s what Hackney accomplished during an amazing week on Falcon Lake. One, he rewrote the FLW Outdoors record books. He now owns the heaviest single-day five-bass limit at 39-11. He also came within 15 ounces of beating FLW’s all-time cumulative tournament weight record and he did it in just three days. The current record is held by Jeremy Guidry, also from Louisiana, who caught 110-2 in four days on Falcon during the Stren Series event held there in January of this year. Two, he earned a ticket to the 2009 Forrest Wood Cup by crushing his Western competition, John Billheimer, by some 80 pounds. Three, he collected the winner’s check of $25,000. Four, he won his first major title in FLW Outdoors competition. “What a week!” Hackney said after the win. “This is just unbelievable. To end my 2008 season this way makes it all worth it. I’m
“This is just unbelievable. To end my 2008 season this way makes it all worth it.” GREG HACKNEY
so pumped right now I can’t even explain it.” Hackney’s success this week came from two specific areas located near the dam on Falcon. The first was a submerged pond dam and the other was big flat, which was crowned with a fence row and gravel road bed before falling off into the main channel. “The main thing that both areas had in common was a hard clean bottom that dropped off vertically into deep water,” Hackney explained. “All those big fish were sitting up on top of the hard bottom in 10 to 20 feet of water right where it fell off into deeper water.” Hackney’s primary weapon all week was a pair of 10-inch Strike King Rage Tail Anaconda worms (Bama bug and red bug) topped with ½-ounce and 3/8-ounce sinkers. “The whole key was to keep that worm in constant contact with the bottom,” he said. “I never lifted my rod, or raised it to swim the worm at all. I held my
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Runners participate in the 29th annual Guajolote Run on Thursday, continuing a Thanksgiving Day tradition in Laredo. This year’s race had 270 participants from throughout Texas and Mexico.
Previous winners again champs at annual Guajolote race By GLORIA WEBBER SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
revious winners again claimed championships at Thursday’s 29th annual Guajolote 10K Run, a Laredo tradition on Thanksgiving Day. Marlene Gutierrez became a threetime winner in the women’s division, while Jose Macario Soto of Mexico claimed his fourth crown. In the men’s division Roel Elizalde Jr.
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of Laredo finished in second place and in third was Ambrocio Oliva Reina of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. On the women’s side, Patricia Escamilla took second place and Lucy Escamilla of San Antonio took third. “It was a very nice day for running and the runners loved it,” said race director and store manager Gloria Sanchez- Webber. “Everything came out perfect. We did the timing and awards in record time.” This year’ race featured 270 participants.
The oldest runner was 79-year-old Father Alessandro Di Taddeo, of San Antonio, and the youngest runner was eightyear-old Chris Duncan, from San Diego, Calif. With Thursday’s race finished, the Sanchez family is looking forward to next year’s 30th anniversary. “We’ll sit down together after Thanksgiving is over and start planning for next year’s 30th anniversary race,” SanchezWebber said.
Lawmen, other runners compete to assist 11-month-old child SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Laredoans took part in the Fourth Annual Frontline 5k Run/Walk at Lake Casa Blanca Park in Laredo. The Nov. 22 race benefitted 11-monthold Lucas Anthony Loizos, who was born with Spina Bifida. Agents from local law enforcement, as well as U.S. Custom and Border Protec-
tion, U.S. Border Patrol and Home Land Security Department, came together to run or walk for life itself. The music of Sound Mixers played in the background as spectators clapped and cheered as runners and walkers crossed the finish line. Young Loizos’ parents looked on with smiles on their faces, holding a tear or two back.
As the race came to an end, everyone entered the clubhouse in front of the lake to be treated to a luncheon provided by Olive Garden, a sponsor. Race Director Kristie Fitzhenry was happy with the outcome. Michael Rocha was the overall male winner with a time of 17:53. Priscilla Garcia was the overall female winner with a time of 20:08.
Zscores CHL NORTHERN CONFERENCE Northeast Division W L OTL Pts GF GA Oklahoma City 13 1 2 28 57 28 Mississippi 10 7 0 20 58 51 Bossier-Shreveport9 4 2 20 53 39 Tulsa 4 9 1 9 39 70 Northwest Division W L OTL Pts GF GA Colorado 14 2 0 28 78 47 Wichita 5 10 1 11 46 60 Rapid City 3 5 5 11 47 59 Rocky Mountain 4 9 1 9 37 61 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE Southeast Division W L OTL Pts GF GA Texas 10 4 1 21 53 45 Laredo 10 5 0 20 49 36 Rio Grande Valley7 4 2 16 44 39 Corpus Christi 5 7 1 11 44 50 Southwest Division W L OTL Pts GF GA Odessa 9 5 2 20 66 49 Arizona 8 8 1 17 67 70 New Mexico 6 10 1 13 65 77 Amarillo 4 11 0 8 38 60 NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for loss in overtime or shootout. Overtime or shootout losses are only denoted in the OTL column, not the loss column. Thursday’s Games No games scheduled Friday’s Games Rocky Mountain at Amarillo Rio Grande Valley at Bossier-Shreveport Mississippi at Corpus Christi New Mexico at Odessa Oklahoma City at Texas Wichita at Tulsa Rapid City at Colorado Laredo at Arizona Saturday’s Games Texas at Bossier-Shreveport Mississippi at Corpus Christi Rio Grande Valley at Wichita New Mexico at Oklahoma City Odessa at Tulsa Laredo at Arizona Amarillo at Rocky Mountain Sunday’s Games No games scheduled Monday’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games Arizona at Odessa Texas at Tulsa
NFL All Times EST AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA N.Y. Jets 8 3 0 .727 323 234 New England 7 4 0 .636 267 222 Miami 6 5 0 .545 237 245 Buffalo 6 5 0 .545 273 249 South W L T Pct PF PA Tennessee 11 1 0 .917 304 175 Indianapolis 7 4 0 .636 247 244 Jacksonville 4 7 0 .364 224 240 Houston 4 7 0 .364 252 293 North
W L TPct PF PA Pittsburgh Baltimore Cleveland Cincinnati
8 7 4 1
3 0 .727 236 160 4 0 .636 258 187 7 0 .364 207 237 9 1 .136 148 276 West W L T Pct PF PA Denver 6 5 0 .545 258 302 San Diego 4 7 0 .364 274 252 Oakland 3 8 0 .273 159 245 Kansas City 1 10 0 .091 196 327 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA N.Y. Giants 10 1 0 .909 329 199 Dallas 8 4 0 .667 299 260 Washington 7 4 0 .636 201 199 Philadelphia 6 5 1 .542 319 249 South W L T Pct PF PA Tampa Bay 8 3 0 .727 257 180 Carolina 8 3 0 .727 250 200 Atlanta 7 4 0 .636 276 226 New Orleans 6 5 0 .545 317 278 North W L T Pct PF PA Chicago 6 5 0 .545 267 234 Minnesota 6 5 0 .545 253 246 Green Bay 5 6 0 .455 303 260 Detroit 0 12 0 .000 203 393 West W L T Pct PF PA Arizona 7 5 0 .583 338 313 San Francisco 3 8 0 .273 252 310 St. Louis 2 9 0 .182 147 344 Seattle 2 10 0 .167 216 311 Thursday’s Games Tennessee 47, Detroit 10 Dallas 34, Seattle 9 Philadelphia 48, Arizona 20 Sunday’s Games Miami at St. Louis, 1 p.m. Carolina at Green Bay, 1 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Washington, 1 p.m. San Francisco at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Indianapolis at Cleveland, 1 p.m. New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Atlanta at San Diego, 4:05 p.m. Denver at N.Y. Jets, 4:15 p.m. Kansas City at Oakland, 4:15 p.m. Pittsburgh at New England, 4:15 p.m. Chicago at Minnesota, 8:15 p.m. Monday’s Game Jacksonville at Houston, 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4 Oakland at San Diego, 8:15 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7 Minnesota at Detroit, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Houston at Green Bay, 1 p.m. Atlanta at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at Chicago, 1 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Miami at Buffalo, 4:05 p.m. New England at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Jets at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Kansas City at Denver, 4:05 p.m. Dallas at Pittsburgh, 4:15 p.m. St. Louis at Arizona, 4:15 p.m. Washington at Baltimore, 8:15 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8 Tampa Bay at Carolina, 8:30 p.m.
NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic W L Pct GB Boston 14 2 .875 — New Jersey 7 7 .500 6 Toronto 7 7 .500 6 New York 7 8 .467 6½ Philadelphia 7 8 .467 6½ Southeast W L Pct GB Orlando 12 4 .750 — Atlanta 9 5 .643 2 Miami 7 8 .467 4½ Charlotte 4 10 .286 7 Washington 2 11 .154 8½ Central W L Pct GB Cleveland 12 3 .800 — Detroit 9 5 .643 2½ Chicago 7 9 .438 5½ Indiana 6 8 .429 5½ Milwaukee 7 10 .412 6 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest W L Pct GB Houston 10 6 .625 — New Orleans 8 5 .615 ½ San Antonio 8 6 .571 1 Dallas 7 7 .500 2 Memphis 4 11 .267 5½ Northwest W L Pct GB Denver 10 5 .667 — Portland 10 6 .625 ½ Utah 10 6 .625 ½
Minnesota Oklahoma City
3 10 .231 6 1 15 .063 9½ Pacific W L Pct GB L.A. Lakers 12 1 .923 — Phoenix 11 5 .688 2½ Golden State 5 10 .333 8 Sacramento 5 12 .294 9 L.A. Clippers 2 13 .133 11 Friday’s Games Atlanta at Toronto, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Golden State at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. Miami at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Charlotte at Indiana, 8 p.m. Milwaukee at Detroit, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Memphis at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Sacramento at Utah, 9 p.m. New Orleans at Portland, 10 p.m. Dallas at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games Indiana at Orlando, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Washington, 7 p.m. Boston at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Golden State at New York, 7:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Memphis, 8 p.m. Denver at Minnesota, 8 p.m. San Antonio at Houston, 8:30 p.m. New Jersey at Utah, 9 p.m. Cleveland at Milwaukee, 9 p.m. Dallas at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Miami at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Portland at Detroit, 3 p.m. Chicago at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Houston at Denver, 8 p.m. New Jersey at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Toronto at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m. Injury Report NEW YORK — The National Football League injury report, as provided by the league (OUT-Definitely will not play; DNPDid not practice; LIMITED-Limited participation in practice; FULL-Full participation in practice): THURSDAY TENNESSEE TITANS at DETROIT LIONS — TITANS: QUESTIONABLE: CB Nicholas Harper (ankle), DT Jason Jones (foot). PROBABLE: LB Colin Allred (concussion), LB Keith Bulluck (chest), CB Chris Carr (shoulder), T Michael Roos (foot). LIONS: OUT: WR Mike Furrey (concussion), LB Alex Lewis (pectoral), QB Dan Orlovsky (right hand), C Dominic Raiola (hand), CB Keith Smith (groin), QB Drew Stanton (concussion), DE Dewayne White (calf). QUESTIONABLE: DT Chuck Darby (calf), G Edwin Mulitalo (knee). PROBABLE: DT Shaun Cody (elbow), TE John Owens (toe), DT Cory Redding (knee), LB Ernie Sims (knee), RB Kevin Smith (shoulder). SEATTLE SEAHAWKS at DALLAS COWBOYS — SEAHAWKS: OUT: G Mike Wahle (shoulder). DOUBTFUL: S C.J. Wallace (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: DT Red Bryant (ankle), C Chris Spencer (back). PROBABLE: QB Matt Hasselbeck (back), WR Koren Robinson (knee). COWBOYS: OUT: WR Miles Austin (knee), CB Mike Jenkins (hamstring), RB Felix Jones (toe), G Kyle Kosier (foot). QUESTIONABLE: TE Martellus Bennett (ankle), LB Justin Rogers (back), S Pat Watkins (neck). PROBABLE: CB Terence Newman (groin), QB Tony Romo (right finger), WR Isaiah Stanback (shoulder), TE Jason Witten (ribs). ARIZONA CARDINALS at PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — CARDINALS: OUT: S Matt Ware (head). QUESTIONABLE: T Mike Gandy (ankle), LB Clark Haggans (foot), CB Roderick Hood (ribs), DE Travis LaBoy (ankle), S Adrian Wilson (shoulder). PROBABLE: DT Darnell Dockett (hamstring). EAGLES: OUT: G Shawn Andrews (back). DOUBTFUL: RB Correll Buckhalter (knee), CB Asante Samuel (neck). QUESTIONABLE: RB Brian Westbrook (knee, ankle). PROBABLE: DT Brodrick Bunkley (knee), DE Trent Cole (ankle), S Brian Dawkins (groin), G Todd Herremans (knee), DE Darren Howard (neck), T Jon Runyan (knee), T Tra Thomas (knee). SUNDAY ATLANTA FALCONS at SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — FALCONS: DNP: T Sam Baker (hip, back), WR Laurent Robinson (hamstring), T Todd Weiner (knee). LIMITED: DE John Abraham (neck), LB Keith Brooking (knee), K Jason Elam (left hip), WR Brian Finneran (hamstring). CHARGERS: Practice not complete. BALTIMORE RAVENS at CINCINNATI BENGALS — RAVENS: DNP: WR Terrance Copper (neck), TE Todd Heap (illness). LIMITED: T Willie Anderson (foot, ankle), T Jared Gaither (shoulder), WR Derrick Mason (shoulder), RB Le’Ron McClain (thigh), RB Lorenzo Neal (thigh), DE Trevor Pryce (head), T Adam Terry (head). FULL: DT Lamar Divens (shoulder). BENGALS: OUT: DE Robert Geathers (knee), QB Carson Palmer (right elbow), DE Frostee Rucker (hamstring), G Andrew Whitworth (ankle). DNP: LB Eric Henderson (neck), LB Rashad Jeanty (shin), CB David Jones (knee), T Levi Jones (back), G Scott Kooistra (knee), S Chinedum Ndukwe (foot). LIMITED: WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh (back), DE Antwan Odom (shoulder). FULL: WR Jerome Simpson (ankle). CAROLINA PANTHERS at GREEN BAY PACKERS — PANTHERS: DNP: LB Adam Seward (ankle). FULL: RB Jonathan Stewart (heel). PACKERS: Practice not complete. DENVER BRONCOS at NEW YORK JETS — BRONCOS: DNP: S Marlon McCree (ankle), WR Eddie Royal (toe). LIMITED: CB Champ Bailey (groin), LB Nate Webster (knee), LB D.J. Williams (knee), RB Selvin Young (groin). FULL: G Ben Hamilton (wrist), RB Peyton Hillis (shoulder), WR Brandon Marshall (hip), DT Kenny Peterson (achilles), RB P.J. Pope (ribs), DT Dewayne Robertson (knees), DT Josh Shaw (shoulder), DT Marcus Thomas (hamstring). JETS: LIMITED: WR Laveranues Coles (thigh), LB David Harris (groin), K Mike Nugent (right thigh), S Eric Smith (head), WR Jerricho Cotchery (shoulder), DE Shaun Ellis (back), TE Bubba Franks (hip), CB Dwight Lowery (thigh), WR Brad Smith (shoulder), LB Jason Trusnik (knee). INDIANAPOLIS COLTS at CLEVELAND BROWNS — COLTS: DNP: CB Antoine Bethea (ankle), LB Gary Brackett (hamstring), CB Melvin Bullitt (rib), DE Dwight Freeney (not injury related), LB Tyjuan Hagler (knee), CB Tim Jennings (not injury related), DE Robert Mathis (not injury related), S Bob Sanders (knee), C Jeff Saturday (calf), T Tony Ugoh (quadriceps). BROWNS: OUT: QB Brady Quinn (right finger). DNP: RB Charles Ali (rib), TE Darnell Dinkins (ankle), S Sean Jones (ankle), DT Shaun Rogers (shoulder), RB Lawrence Vickers (ankle), DE Corey Williams (foot). LIMITED: RB Jerome Harrison (hamstring), DT Shaun Smith (calf), TE Kellen Winslow (shoulder) KANSAS CITY CHIEFS at OAKLAND RAIDERS — CHIEFS: DNP: DE Alfonso Boone (back), WR Mark Bradley (calf), LB Weston Dacus (knee), LB Donnie Edwards (hamstring, knee), G Adrian Jones (ankle), DT Tank Tyler (hip). FULL: S Jarrad Page (groin), CB Patrick Surtain (quadricep), LB Patrick Thomas (thigh). RAIDERS: Practice not complete. MIAMI DOLPHINS at ST. LOUIS RAMS — DOLPHINS: OUT: WR Greg Camarillo (knee). DNP: T Jake Long (ankle). FULL: CB Jason Allen (hand). RAMS: DNP: WR Keenan Burton (knee), LB Chris Draft (foot), CB Tye Hill (knee). LIMITED: QB Marc Bulger (concussion), DT Adam Carriker (shoulder), RB Steven Jackson (thigh), DE Eric Moore (spine), T Orlando Pace (knee), LB Will Witherspoon (shoulder) NEW ORLEANS SAINTS at TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — SAINTS: Practice not complete. BUCCANEERS: LIMITED: QB Brian Griese (right elbow), S Jermaine Phillips (forearm), TE Alex Smith (ankle). FULL: WR Ike Hilliard (shoulder). NEW YORK GIANTS at WASHINGTON REDSKINS — GIANTS: DNP: RB Ahmad
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Bradshaw (neck), WR Plaxico Burress (hamstring), LB Jonathan Goff (hamstring), RB Brandon Jacobs (knee), DT Fred Robbins (shoulder). LIMITED: WR Domenik Hixon (ankle), DE Jerome McDougle (knee). REDSKINS: DNP: DE Andre Carter (foot), LB London Fletcher (foot), DT Kedric Golston (ankle), DT Cornelius Griffin (shoulder), G Pete Kendall (knee), RB Clinton Portis (knee, oblique), T Chris Samuels (knee), LB Marcus Washington (ankle). PITTSBURGH STEELERS at NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — STEELERS: DNP: DE Brett Keisel (knee), RB Willie Parker (knee), T Marvel Smith (back). PATRIOTS: DNP: DE Richard Seymour (knee), LB Adalius Thomas (forearm), WR Kelley Washington (thigh). LIMITED: LB Tedy Bruschi (knee), CB Ellis Hobbs (shoulder), RB LaMont Jordan (calf), DE Ty Warren (groin). FULL: C Dan Koppen (elbow), CB Mike Richardson (concussion), DT Le Kevin Smith (shoulder). SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS at BUFFALO BILLS — 49ERS: Practice not complete. BILLS: DNP: DE Copeland Bryan (foot), LB Keith Ellison (ankle), CB Jabari Greer (knee), LB Teddy Lehman (hamstring), TE Robert Royal (hamstring), DE Aaron Schobel (foot). LIMITED: S Donte Whitner (shoulder). CHICAGO BEARS at MINNESOTA VIKINGS — BEARS: DNP: WR Marty Booker (knee), S Mike Brown (calf), TE Desmond Clark (knee), DT Tommie Harris (not injury related), CB Nathan Vasher (hand), LB Jamar Williams (groin). VIKINGS: DNP: T Artis Hicks (elbow). LIMITED: DE Jared Allen (shoulder), LB Vinny Ciurciu (hand), LB David Herron (shoulder), TE Garrett Mills (ankle), S Madieu Williams (shoulder). MONDAY JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS at HOUSTON TEXANS — JAGUARS: DNP: DT John Henderson (illness), LB Brian Iwuh (head), CB Rashean Mathis (foot), WR Dennis Northcutt (groin), LIMITED: QB David Garrard (back). TEXANS: Did not practice on Wednesday.
NHL All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers 16 7 2 34 68 58 Pittsburgh 13 5 3 29 68 58 New Jersey 12 7 2 26 64 56 Philadelphia 11 6 5 27 74 67 N.Y. Islanders 9 12 2 20 62 78 Northeast Division W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 15 4 4 34 78 55 Montreal 12 5 4 28 64 56 Buffalo 10 8 3 23 59 63 Ottawa 8 9 4 20 50 52 Toronto 7 9 6 20 67 80 Southeast Division W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 12 7 3 27 74 72 Carolina 12 10 2 26 64 71 Tampa Bay 6 9 7 19 50 66 Atlanta 8 11 2 18 62 74 Florida 8 11 2 18 49 61 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 14 3 4 32 76 63 Chicago 10 4 6 26 73 59 Nashville 10 9 2 22 62 68 Columbus 9 9 3 21 62 68 St. Louis 9 9 2 20 57 61 Northwest Division W L OT Pts GF GA 14 6 2 30 69 52 Vancouver Minnesota 13 7 1 27 56 45 Calgary 12 9 1 25 65 70 Colorado 10 11 0 20 53 61 Edmonton 9 10 2 20 54 64 Pacific Division W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 18 3 1 37 83 53 Anaheim 12 8 3 27 69 69 Los Angeles 9 9 3 21 54 58 Phoenix 9 10 2 20 51 59 Dallas 7 10 4 18 59 77 Wednesday’s Games Buffalo 3, Boston 2 Phoenix 3, Columbus 2 Washington 5, Atlanta 3 Philadelphia 3, Carolina 1 Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Islanders 3 Montreal 3, Detroit 1 New Jersey 3, Florida 2, OT N.Y. Rangers 3, Tampa Bay 2, SO Dallas 4, Minnesota 3 Colorado 3, St. Louis 1 Los Angeles 2, Edmonton 1 San Jose 3, Chicago 2, OT Thursday’s Games Ottawa 2, Toronto 1, SO Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Friday’s Games Boston 7, N.Y. Islanders 3 Carolina 3, Philadelphia 2, OT Minnesota 4, Tampa Bay 2 Chicago at Anaheim, 4 p.m. Colorado at Phoenix, 4 p.m. Montreal at Washington, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Nashville at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Columbus at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Florida, 7:30 p.m. San Jose at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games Edmonton at St. Louis, 2 p.m. Chicago at Los Angeles, 4 p.m. Buffalo at Montreal, 7 p.m. Detroit at Boston, 7 p.m. Ottawa at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Washington at Columbus, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Toronto, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Minnesota at Nashville, 8 p.m. San Jose at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Tampa Bay at Colorado, 9 p.m. Vancouver at Calgary, 10 p.m. Sunday’s Games Florida at N.Y. Rangers, 1 p.m. St. Louis at Atlanta, 3 p.m. Edmonton at Dallas, 6 p.m. Anaheim at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Kentucky (6-5) at Tennessee (4-7), 6:30 p.m. Vanderbilt (6-5) at Wake Forest (6-5), 7 p.m. MIDWEST Syracuse (3-8) at Cincinnati (9-2), Noon Kansas (6-5) at Missouri (9-2), 12:30 p.m. SOUTHWEST Arkansas St. (5-5) at North Texas (1-10), 2 p.m. Southern Miss. (5-6) at SMU (1-10), 3 p.m. Texas Southern (2-7) vs. Ark.-Pine Bluff (2-9) at Dallas, 3:30 p.m. Houston (7-4) at Rice (8-3), 3:30 p.m. Baylor (4-7) at Texas Tech (10-1), 3:30 p.m. Oklahoma (10-1) at Oklahoma St. (9-2), 8 p.m. FAR WEST New Mexico St. (3-8) at Utah St. (2-9), 3 p.m. Oregon (8-3) at Oregon St. (8-3), 7 p.m. Notre Dame (6-5) at Southern Cal (9-1), 8 p.m. Washington St. (2-10) at Hawaii (6-5), 11:05 p.m. NCAA FCS Playoffs First Round South Carolina State (10-2) at Appalachian State (10-2), Noon Eastern Kentucky (8-3) at Richmond (9-3), 1 p.m. Colgate (9-2) at Villanova (9-2), 1 p.m. New Hampshire (9-2) at Southern Illinois (9-2), 2 p.m. Texas State (8-4) at Montana (11-1), 2:05 p.m. Wofford (9-2) at James Madison (10-1), 3 p.m. Maine (8-4) at Northern Iowa (10-2), 5:05 p.m. Weber State (9-3) at Cal Poly (8-2), 9:05 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3 SOUTH Middle Tennessee at Louisiana-Lafayette, 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4 EAST Louisville at Rutgers, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5 MAC championship, Buffalo vs. Ball State at Detroit, 8 p.m.
NCAA Men’s Basketball
NCAA Football Top 25 Schedule All Times EDT (Subject to change) Saturday, Nov. 29 No. 1 Alabama vs. Auburn, 3:30 p.m. No. 2 Florida at No. 23 Florida State, 3:30 p.m. No. 3 Oklahoma at No. 11 Oklahoma State, 8 p.m. No. 5 Southern Cal vs. Notre Dame, 8 p.m. No. 7 Texas Tech vs. Baylor, 3:30 p.m. No. 12 Missouri vs. Kansas, 12:30 p.m. No. 13 Georgia vs. No. 18 Georgia Tech, Noon No. 16 Cincinnati vs. Syracuse, Noon No. 17 Oregon State vs. No. 19 Oregon, 7 p.m. No. 20 Boston College vs. Maryland, 3:30 p.m. Schedule Saturday, Nov. 29 EAST Maryland (7-4) at Boston College (8-3), 3:30 p.m. SOUTH South Carolina (7-4) at Clemson (6-5), Noon Miami (7-4) at N.C. State (5-6), Noon Georgia Tech (8-3) at Georgia (9-2), Noon Virginia (5-6) at Virginia Tech (7-4), Noon UAB (3-8) at UCF (4-7), 1 p.m. Grambling St. (9-2) vs. Southern U. (6-4) at New Orleans, 2 p.m. Nevada (6-5) at Louisiana Tech (7-4), 2:30 p.m. Auburn (5-6) at Alabama (11-0), 3:30 p.m. North Carolina (7-4) at Duke (4-7), 3:30 p.m. Florida (10-1) at Florida St. (8-3), 3:30 p.m. Tulsa (9-2) at Marshall (4-7), 3:30 p.m. Tulane (2-9) at Memphis (5-6), 3:30 p.m. Fla. International (4-6) at Florida Atlantic (5-6), 4 p.m.
Schedule All Times EST Saturday, Nov. 29 EAST Hartford-N.J. Tech loser vs. NiagaraMonmouth, N.J. loser at The Palestra, Noon Delaware at Seton Hall, Noon E. Michigan at Brown, 1 p.m. Bryant vs. Connecticut at the XL Center, Hartford, Conn., 1 p.m. Loyola, Md. at Vermont, 1 p.m. Utah Valley St. at Binghamton, 2 p.m. Stony Brook at Columbia, 2 p.m. Lehigh at Dartmouth, 2 p.m. Army at Harvard, 2 p.m. Hartford-N.J. Tech winner vs. NiagaraMonmouth, N.J. winner at The Palestra, Noon Toledo at UMBC, 2:05 p.m. CS Northridge at Rider, 3 p.m. UC Riverside at Colgate, 3:30 p.m. Temple at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Penn St.-Rhode Island loser vs. TowsonVillanova loser at The Palestra, 6:30 p.m. Penn at Albany, N.Y., 7 p.m. Wagner at Bucknell, 7 p.m. Hofstra at Manhattan, 7 p.m. Boston U. at Mount St. Mary’s, Md., 7 p.m. Radford at Navy, 7 p.m. Canisius at St. Bonaventure, 7 p.m. American U. at Fairfield, 7:30 p.m. Robert Morris at Iona, 7:30 p.m. New Hampshire at Marist, 7:30 p.m. Penn St.-Rhode Island winner vs. TowsonVillanova winner at The Palestra, 8:30 p.m. SOUTH Old Dominion at Marshall, 11:30 a.m. Stetson at Miami, 1 p.m. Austin Peay at Georgia Southern, 2 p.m. Morgan St. at Mississippi, 2 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe at Tennessee Tech, 2 p.m. Campbell at Appalachian St., 3 p.m. Ohio at George Mason, 4 p.m. Dillard at SE Louisiana, 4 p.m. VMI at Jacksonville St., 5 p.m. Northwestern St. vs. Troy at the Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, La., 5:30 p.m. Akron at E. Kentucky, 7 p.m. Virginia-Wise at Gardner-Webb, 7 p.m. Northeastern at South Florida, 7 p.m. East Carolina at Winthrop, 7 p.m. Tenn. Temple at Chattanooga, 7:30 p.m. Md.-Eastern Shore at Kennesaw St., 7:30 p.m. Centenary vs. Alcorn St. at the Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, La., 8 p.m. St. Catharine at Murray St., 8 p.m. Southern U. at New Orleans, 8 p.m. MIDWEST Mercer-Texas Southern loser vs. Chicago St.-Bethune-Cookman loser at Sears Centre Arena, Hoffman Estates, Ill., Noon Samford at Ohio St., Noon Wis.-Milwaukee at Wisconsin, Noon MVSU at Iowa St., 1:30 p.m. Arkansas St. at Ball St., 2 p.m. Evansville at Butler, 2 p.m. Indiana St. at DePaul, 2 p.m. Holy Cross at Loyola of Chicago, 2 p.m. Savannah St. at Michigan, 2 p.m. N. Dakota St. at Minnesota, 2 p.m. IUPUI at W. Michigan, 2 p.m. Saint Louis at Detroit, 2:05 p.m. Mercer-Texas Southern winner vs. Chicago St.-Bethune-Cookman winner at Sears Centre Arena, Hoffman Estates, Ill., 2:30 p.m. Miami (Ohio) at Xavier, 4:30 p.m. Auburn vs. N. Iowa at Sears Centre Arena, Hoffman Estates, Ill., 5:30 p.m. Winston-Salem at Illinois St., 7 p.m. St. Francis, Pa. at Youngstown St., 7:05 p.m. IPFW at E. Illinois, 8 p.m. Cent. Michigan at Ill.-Chicago, 8 p.m. Marquette vs. Dayton at Sears Centre Arena, Hoffman Estates, Ill., 8 p.m. Creighton at Nebraska, 8 p.m. Massachusetts at Wis.-Green Bay, 8 p.m. ETSU at Bradley, 8:05 p.m. Nicholls St. vs. UC Santa Barbara at Redbird Arena, Normal, Ill., 9:30 p.m. SOUTHWEST The Citadel vs. Cent. Arkansas at The Moon Palace Resort, Cancun, Mexico, 12:30 p.m. N.C. Central-UNC Wilmington loser vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi-Jackson St. loser at the South Padre Island (Texas) Convention Centre, 12:30 p.m. Grambling St. vs. Morehead St. at The Moon Palace Resort, Cancun, Mexico, 3 p.m. N.C. Central-UNC Wilmington winner vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi-Jackson St. winner at the South Padre Island (Texas) Convention Centre, 3 p.m. Florida A&M at Arkansas, 3:05 p.m. Illinois-Kent St. loser vs. Texas A&M-Tulsa loser at the South Padre Island (Texas) Convention Centre, 5:30 p.m. S. Dakota St. vs. UCF at The Moon Palace Resort, Cancun, Mexico, 6 p.m. Texas Coll. at Stephen F.Austin, 7 p.m. Loyola Marymount at Ark.-Little Rock, 8 p.m. North Texas at Houston, 8 p.m. Wright St. at Sam Houston St., 8 p.m. St. Gregory’s at TCU, 8 p.m. Illinois-Kent St. winner vs. Texas A&MTulsa winner at the South Padre Island (Texas) Convention Centre, 8 p.m. Texas-Arlington at Houston Baptist, 8:05 p.m. Lyon at Lamar, 8:05 p.m. FAR WEST Oakland, Mich.-Delaware St. loser vs. SE Missouri-Longwood loser at Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, 2:30 p.m. Coastal Carolina-W. Illinois loser vs. Texas-Pan American-N. Carolina A&T loser
at the Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, 3 p.m. Pacific at Washington, 4 p.m. Oakland, Mich.-Delaware St. loser vs. SE Missouri-Longwood loser at Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, 5 p.m. Colorado St. at San Francisco, 5 p.m. Coastal Carolina-W. Illinois winner vs. Texas-Pan American-N. Carolina A&T winner at the Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, 5:30 p.m. Denver at Wyoming, 6 p.m. Kentucky-Kansas St. loser vs. West Virginia-Iowa loser at Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, 7:30 p.m. Fla. International at UCLA, 7:30 p.m. California-UNLV loser vs. Florida St.Cincinnati loser at the Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, 8 p.m. BYU at Idaho St., 9:05 p.m. Texas St. at N. Colorado, 9:05 p.m. Cal Poly at Utah St., 9:05 p.m. Montana Tech at Weber St., 9:05 p.m. Nevada at Portland, 10 p.m. S. Utah at Boise St., 10:15 p.m. Kentucky-Kansas St. winner vs. West Virginia-Iowa winner at Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, 10:30 p.m. California-UNLV winner vs. Florida St.Cincinnati winner at the Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, 10:30 p.m. CS Bakersfield at Pepperdine, 10:30 p.m. Colorado at Stanford, 10:30 p.m. TOURNAMENTS Cancun Challenge At Cancun, Mexico First Round Drake vs. Vanderbilt, 8:30 p.m. Va. Commonwealth vs. New Mexico, 11 p.m. Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout At Anchorage, Alaska Seventh Place, 4 p.m. Fifth Place, 6 p.m. Third Place, 9:30 p.m. Championship, Mid Legends Classic At The Prudential Center, Newark, N.J. Third Place, 5:30 p.m. Championship, 7:30 p.m. Liberty Thanksgiving Classic At Lynchburg, Va. Third Place, 6 p.m. Championship, 8:15 p.m. USA Basketball Classic At Mobile, Ala. Championship, 6 or 8 p.m. Third Place, 6 or 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30 EAST James Madison at Fordham, 1 p.m. Lafayette at Cent. Connecticut St., 2 p.m. St. Peter’s at Rutgers, 2 p.m. Yale at Sacred Heart, 4 p.m. Akron at Fairleigh Dickinson, 7 p.m. SOUTH UNC Greensboro at N.C. State, 2 p.m. W. Kentucky vs. Louisville at the Sommet Center, Nashville, Tenn., 3 p.m. UNC Asheville at North Carolina, 6:30 p.m. Troy at LSU, 7 p.m. Coppin St. at Richmond, 7 p.m. MIDWEST Florida at UMKC, 1 p.m. Furman at Notre Dame, 2 p.m. Nicholls St. vs. Winston-Salem at Redbird Arena, Normal, Ill., 2 p.m. Cornell at Indiana, 4 p.m. Oral Roberts at Missouri, 4 p.m. UC Santa Barbara at Illinois St., 4:30 p.m. SOUTHWEST The Citadel vs. Grambling St. at The Moon Palace Resort, 12:30 p.m. S. Dakota St. vs. Cent. Arkansas at The Moon Palace Resort, Cancun, Mexico, 3 p.m. Rice at Texas, 3 p.m. Morehead St. vs. UCF at The Moon Palace Resort, Cancun, Mexico, 6 p.m. FAR WEST N. Arizona at Arizona, 4 p.m. Santa Clara at Montana, 4 p.m. Norfolk St. at Air Force, 5 p.m. Oregon St. at Fresno St., 5 p.m. New Mexico St. at Long Beach St., 7:05 p.m. UC Irvine at E. Washington, 10:05 p.m. TOURNAMENTS 76 Classic At Anaheim, Calif. Seventh Place, 3 p.m. Fifth Place, 5:30 p.m. Third Place, 8 p.m. Championship, 10:30 p.m. Cancun Challenge At Cancun, Mexico Third Place, 8:15 p.m. Championship, 10:30 p.m. Old Spice Classic At Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Seventh Place, 10:30 a.m. Fifth Place, 12:30 p.m. Third Place, 5:30 p.m. Championship, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1 EAST Bryant at Albany, N.Y., 7 p.m. Presbyterian at Army, 7 p.m. CS Northridge at Drexel, 7 p.m. Fairfield at Holy Cross, 7 p.m. Binghamton at Quinnipiac, 7 p.m. Colgate at Syracuse, 7 p.m. Delaware St. at Connecticut, 7:30 p.m. St. Francis, NY at St. John’s, 7:30 p.m. Mount St. Mary’s, Md. at American U., 9 p.m. SOUTH Florida Atlantic at Florida Gulf Coast, 7 p.m. Canisius at Howard, 7 p.m. George Mason at Liberty, 7 p.m. St. Francis, Pa. at Morgan St., 7 p.m. Wisconsin at Virginia Tech, 7 p.m. Charleston Southern at High Point, 7:30 p.m. S.C.-Upstate at Kennesaw St., 7:30 p.m. Bowling Green at Savannah St., 7:30 p.m. Belmont at Tennessee St., 8:30 p.m. Centenary at Northwestern St., 8:45 p.m. Lipscomb at Tennessee Tech, 9 p.m. MIDWEST Ball St. at IPFW, 7 p.m. Arkansas St. at Indiana St., 7 p.m. Kent St. at Kansas, 9 p.m. UC Riverside at Northwestern, 9 p.m. FAR WEST Great Falls at Montana St., 9:05 p.m. San Diego at CS Bakersfield, 10 p.m. Idaho at Sacramento St., 10:05 p.m. San Francisco at Southern Cal, 10:30 p.m. Prairie View at Hawaii, 12:05 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2 EAST Iowa at Boston College, 7 p.m. Bucknell at La Salle, 7 p.m. Saint Joseph’s at Lehigh, 7 p.m. Stony Brook at N.J. Tech, 7 p.m. Texas-San Antonio at Navy, 7 p.m. South Carolina at Princeton, 7 p.m. Dartmouth at Vermont, 7 p.m. Monmouth, N.J. at Seton Hall, 7:30 p.m. Villanova at Penn, 8 p.m. SOUTH Webber at Bethune-Cookman, 7 p.m. Florida A&M at Florida, 7 p.m. S.C.-Upstate at Mercer, 7 p.m. Ohio St. at Miami, 7 p.m. Jacksonville St. at Norfolk St., 7 p.m. ETSU at Marshall, 7:30 p.m. Alabama A&M at Alabama, 8 p.m. Cal St.-Fullerton at LSU, 8 p.m. Marist at Memphis, 8 p.m. Houston at Middle Tennessee, 8 p.m. South Alabama at Southern Miss., 8 p.m. SE Louisiana at Southern U., 8 p.m. McNeese St. at Louisiana-Lafayette, 8:15 p.m. Georgia at W. Kentucky, 9 p.m. MIDWEST Valparaiso at Cleveland St., 7 p.m. Ind.-South Bend at IUPUI, 7 p.m. Troy at Dayton, 7:30 p.m. Clemson at Illinois, 7:30 p.m. South Dakota at Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m. William & Mary at Loyola of Chicago, 8 p.m. Cent. Michigan at Marquette, 8 p.m.
Ark.-Pine Bluff at Missouri, 8 p.m. MVSU at Creighton, 8:05 p.m. SIU-Edwardsville at Evansville, 8:05 p.m. Saint Louis at S. Illinois, 8:05 p.m. Duke at Purdue, 9 p.m. Virginia at Minnesota, 9:30 p.m. SOUTHWEST Jackson St. at Stephen F.Austin, 6:30 p.m. FAR WEST Loyola Marymount at Arizona, 9 p.m. Nevada at Colorado St., 9 p.m. North Dakota at Montana, 9 p.m. Oakland, Mich. at S. Utah, 9 p.m. UC Irvine at Utah St., 9:05 p.m. Idaho St. at Washington St., 10:05 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3 EAST New Hampshire at Colgate, 7 p.m. Wagner at Columbia, 7 p.m. Cent. Connecticut St. at Delaware, 7 p.m. Fordham at Hofstra, 7 p.m. Siena at Loyola, Md., 7 p.m. Akron at Niagara, 7 p.m. Rhode Island at Northeastern, 7 p.m. Duquesne at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Brown at Providence, 7 p.m. Rutgers at Rider, 7 p.m. Cornell at Syracuse, 7 p.m. Holy Cross at Yale, 7 p.m. Miami (Ohio) at Temple, 7:30 p.m. Towson at UMBC, 7:35 p.m. Boston U. at Harvard, 8 p.m. SOUTH Presbyterian at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m. Florida Memorial at Fla. International, 7 p.m. Appalachian St. at Furman, 7 p.m. Lamar at Kentucky, 7 p.m. James Madison at Longwood, 7 p.m. Richmond at Old Dominion, 7 p.m. UNC Asheville at Tennessee, 7 p.m. East Carolina at UNC Wilmington, 7 p.m. Indiana at Wake Forest, 7:15 p.m. Hampton at Georgia St., 7:30 p.m. Penn St. at Georgia Tech, 7:30 p.m. Michigan at Maryland, 7:30 p.m. High Point at N.C. Central, 7:30 p.m. Southern, NO at Grambling St., 8 p.m. Tulane at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Ill.-Chicago at Vanderbilt, 8 p.m. West Virginia at Mississippi, 9 p.m. South Florida at UAB, 9 p.m. Winthrop at VMI, 9 p.m. MIDWEST Tulsa at Ohio, 7 p.m. Massachusetts at Toledo, 7 p.m. New Mexico St. at Kansas, 8 p.m. Alabama St. at Nebraska, 8 p.m. Auburn at Xavier, 8 p.m. Lincoln, Pa. at Drake, 8:05 p.m. Ark.-Little Rock at Missouri St., 8:05 p.m. Iowa St. at N. Iowa, 9:05 p.m. North Carolina at Michigan St., 9:15 p.m. Florida St. at Northwestern, 9:30 p.m. SOUTHWEST William Woods at Cent. Arkansas, 8 p.m. Sam Houston St. at North Texas, 8 p.m. St. Edward’s at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 8 p.m. SW Assemblies of God at Texas St., 8 p.m. Wichita St. at Texas Tech, 8 p.m. Texas Southern at Arkansas, 8:05 p.m. FAR WEST N. Illinois at Air Force, 9 p.m. Oregon at Utah, 9 p.m. Wyoming at Boise St., 9:05 p.m. San Diego St. at N. Colorado, 9:05 p.m. BYU at Weber St., 9:05 p.m. TCU at Colorado, 10 p.m. UNLV at Fresno St., 10 p.m. E. Washington at Portland, 10 p.m. Santa Clara at San Jose St., 10 p.m. Pepperdine at Long Beach St., 10:05 p.m. San Francisco at Cal Poly, 10:30 p.m. DePaul at California, 10:30 p.m. CS Bakersfield at Pacific, 10:30 p.m. UC Davis at Sacramento St., 10:35 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4 EAST Connecticut at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Lafayette at Hartford, 7 p.m. St. Francis, NY at Robert Morris, 7 p.m. Mount St. Mary’s, Md. at Sacred Heart, 7 p.m. Long Island U. at St. Francis, Pa., 7 p.m. Houston Baptist at Villanova, 7:30 p.m. SOUTH Md.-Eastern Shore at Delaware St., 5:30 p.m. Coll. of Charleston at Elon, 7 p.m. Belmont at Jacksonville, 7 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Radford, 7 p.m. The Citadel at UNC Greensboro, 7 p.m. Murray St. at E. Kentucky, 7:30 p.m. Tenn.-Martin at Morehead St., 7:30 p.m. W. Michigan at Va. Commonwealth, 7:30 p.m. Lipscomb at North Florida, 7:45 p.m. Florida Gulf Coast at Stetson, 8 p.m. MIDWEST Saint Mary’s, Calif. at Kent St., 7 p.m. Valparaiso at Youngstown St., 7:05 p.m. Butler at Cleveland St., 8 p.m. Oral Roberts at N. Dakota St., 8 p.m. Wright St. at Wis.-Green Bay, 8 p.m. Detroit at Wis.-Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Oakland, Mich. at UMKC, 8:05 p.m. Centenary at S. Dakota St., 8:30 p.m. Austin Peay at SE Missouri, 8:45 p.m. Tennessee St. at E. Illinois, 9 p.m. SOUTHWEST Southern Cal at Oklahoma, 7 p.m. Texas-San Antonio at Rice, 8 p.m. Central Baptist at Arkansas St., 8:05 p.m. UCLA at Texas, 9 p.m. FAR WEST Jackson St. at Arizona St., 9 p.m. Denver at Montana, 9 p.m. UC Santa Barbara at Utah Valley St., 9 p.m. IPFW at S. Utah, 9:30 p.m. Oklahoma St. at Washington, 11 p.m.
Transactions FOOTBALL National Football League PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Re-signed RB Najeh Davenport. Released CB Roy Lewis. Canadian Football League EDMONTON ESKIMOS—Announced Danny Maciocia has stepped down as coach and will assume the duties of general manager and director of football operations. HOCKEY National Hockey League BOSTON BRUINS—Reassigned D Matt Lashoff to Providence (AHL). COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Recalled D Kris Russell from Syracuse (AHL). Placed RW Derek Dorsett on injured reserve. EDMONTON OILERS—Assigned C Tim Sestito to Springfield (AHL). FLORIDA PANTHERS—Traded RW Wade Belak to Nashville for C Nick Tarnasky. MONTREAL CANADIENS—Recalled F Matt D’Agostini from Hamilton (AHL). OTTAWA SENATORS—Placed D Luke Richardson on waivers. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Recalled F Janne Pesonen from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL). ST. LOUIS BLUES—Assigned D Steve Wagner to Peoria (AHL). TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Recalled RW Steve Downie and D Matt Smaby from Norfolk (AHL). American Hockey League LAKE ERIE MONSTERS—Recalled F Codey Burki from Johnstown (ECHL). NORFOLK ADMIRALS—Recalled F Mathieu Curadeau from Fort Wayne (IHL). QUAD CITY FLAMES—Announced D Gord Baldwin was assigned from Las Vegas (ECHL). ECHL ALASKA ACES—Signed F Lance Galbraith. FRESNO FALCONS—Announced D Brad Brown was returned from Quad City (AHL). GWINNETT GLADIATORS—Announced D Scott Marchesi was returned from Chicago (AHL). READING ROYALS—Loaned D Patrick Wellar to Hershey (AHL). WHEELING NAILERS—Released G Billy Higgins.
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TAMIU winter baseball camps TAMIU baseball will host hitting camps Dec. 6-7 and pitchers and catcher camps Dec. 13-14. The Dec. 6 hitting camp will be for ages 13 -18 and the Dec. 7 camp for ages 7-12. The Dec. 13 pitchers and catchers camp will be for ages 13-18 and the Dec. 14 camp for ages 7-12. All camps will be held at the TAMIU Baseball Field with an entry fee of $75 per player. All camps will be directed by head coach Chad Porter and his assistant coaches, along with players. Instruction will be provided emphasizing the fundamental skills of baseball. Participants will have the opportunity to put their skills into action while being evaluated by the coaching staff. For more information call Porter at 326-3004 during business hours or to register visit the baseball page at www.godustdevils.com.
FLW SERIES | Continued from Page 1B rod in one positioned and barely crept the worm along the bottom with the reel only. If the worm lifted off the bottom, they would not eat it; it had to be crawling on the bottom.” “I’ll remember this week as long as live,” he added. “The thrill of setting the hook into every one of those bass and just wondering how big it was – 9 pounds? 10 pounds? 12 pounds? – I still get chills thinking about it.” Ron Fabiszak of South Bend, Ind., was the co-angler leader after the first two days of competition and only weighed four bass at just under 13 pounds on the final day. Fabiszak’s three-day total of 53 pounds, 6 ounces held up in one of the closest finishes in FLW co-angler tournament history. Fabiszak drove away with the first place check of $5,000, the only place that paid in the Co-Angler Division at the East-West Fish-Off. Six ounces separated the top three places. Masayuki Matsushita was second with 53 pounds, 1 ounce and Troy Crawford of Phoenix was third with 53 pounds. Fabiszak won while violating a sacred law of tournament fishing that says you must weigh a limit each day to have a chance. Not only didn’t he weigh a limit each day, he didn’t weigh a limit on any day. He had four bass Thursday that totaled 28 pounds, 2 ounces, the heaviest one-day weight by any co-angler, three bass Friday that went 12 pounds, 7 ounces and four bass Saturday that went 12 pounds, 13 ounces. While fishing Saturday, Fabiszak lost his prized Stanley spinnerbait. He had bought it at a local tackle shop, had used it throughout the tournament and had just one. He caught his 28-pound bag on day one by slow rolling the spinnerbait near the bottom. On days two and three he had better luck higher in the water column. Then the unthinkable happened; the bait got hung up on a snag and was gone. “I caught three fish on it before I lost it,” Fabiszak said. “I caught the last one flipping.” The entire field competes all three days with the winner of each head-to-head matchup in the Pro Division determined by the heaviest total weight from all three days. These 30 winners will advance to the 2009 Forrest Wood Cup. In the Co-angler Division, the top 30 competitors based on total weight will advance to the Forrest Wood Cup. With a total purse of $2 million, including as much as $1 million going to the winning pro, and a world-class outdoor show, the Forrest Wood Cup is bass-fishing’s crown jewel. The 2008 Walmart FLW Series Fish-Off will be the final one as the format to qualify for the Forrest Wood Cup in 2010 has changed. The top 20 pros and co-anglers from the FLW Series BP Eastern Division and National Guard Western Division will advance directly to the 2010 Forrest Wood Cup for a shot at winning $1 million, the sport’s largest award. Coverage of the FLW Series Fish-Off hosted by the Zapata County Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitors Center will be broadcast to 81 million FSN (Fox Sports Net) subscribers in the United States as part of the “FLW Outdoors” television program. “FLW Outdoors” is also broadcast in Canada on WFN (World Fishing Network) and to more than 429
UT | Continued from Page 1B really good football teams out there. Oklahoma is a great team. Texas Tech is a great team. I do not want to sit up and take anything from any one of those teams,” Brown said. “I do think that if we go to the Big 12 championship, it will probably be because we are a great football team and we did beat Oklahoma on a neutral site. We lost on the last play of the game out at Tech,”
Brown said. “I’m proud of our guys ... This team has been unbelievable this year.” Brown was more emphatic about quarterback Colt McCoy and his chances of winning the Heisman Trophy after another big game. McCoy passed for 311 yards and two touchdowns and ran for two more scores against the Aggies.
“I do think he’s the most valuable player on one of the best teams in the country. What a great night and what a statement for him for awards here at the end of the year,” Brown said. McCoy got career win No. 31, passing Vince Young to set a school record for starting quarterbacks while still just a junior. He also set a Texas season record with 3,594 yards passing.
Brown and his staff counsel their top junior players to consult with the NFL on their potential draft status. McCoy said last week he’ll do that, but has maintained he plans to play for the Longhorns as a senior. He has not been projected as a first-round draft pick. In Brown’s 11 seasons at Texas, only three players — Young, running back Jamaal Charles and tight end Jermichael
Finley — have left early. Only Young was a first-round pick, drafted No. 3 by the Tennessee Titans in 2006. Thursday night’s victory was special for McCoy because it was his first in three tries against the Aggies. “It’s been a great season and we finished strong and left it all out on the field,” McCoy said. “I thank God for giving me this opportunity to play for this team.”
RED RAIDERS | Continued from Page 1B who was an assistant in charge of running backs under Leach from 2000-2002. “It’s our last opportunity to show the nation what Baylor football really is about and let them know that all the work we did in the offseason wasn’t in vain,” defensive tackle Vincent Rhodes said. “We really worked towards something.” The Bears have lots of supporters in Austin. If Baylor pulls the upset, Texas
would go to the Big 12 title game. But Bears have not beaten Tech since Leach arrived in Lubbock in 2000. Leach, who with a win Saturday can bring Texas Tech only its third 11-win season in 84 years, sees a changed Baylor team. “This biggest difference is the big play potential of their quarterback,” Leach said of freshman Robert Griffin, who’s rushed for 11 TDs and thrown for 14 more.
“They are similar but they are inspired.” In the win over A&M, Griffin threw for 241 yards with touchdown passes of 31 and 55 yards. He pitched out to Jacoby Jones late on runs that led to two scores. Harrell had his worst showing of the season against the Sooners, but Leach expects a rebound. “They were trying to make too much happen,” he said. “(Harrell) is a great
team leader, and I think the players will draw from him this week.” Briles praised Michael Crabtree, Harrell’s go-to receiver who caught the gamewinner against then-No. 1 Texas with 1 second remaining, as one of the Big 12’s best players. “He attacks the football, plays with a lot of passion and he plays with a lot of energy,” Briles said. “He is an outstanding blocker as well as a great receiver.”
The Red Raiders will be off the field in time to watch OU play at Oklahoma State on Saturday night. Leach wouldn’t speculate on whether players’ watch parties would be organized. He also didn’t commit on whether he’d be watching “I watch less football than people think I do,” he said. “I watch games and practice film during the day so I don’t really watch games from start to finish. My wife watches enough for all of us.”
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HINTS BY HELOISE Dear Readers: With the holidays right around the corner, indoor and outdoor DECORATIONS AND FESTIVE FOOD can be potential dangers to your pets. Take note of these potential hazards: Holiday HELOISE treats (especially those containing chocolate). Turkey dinner. Strings of lights can shock your pet. Extension cords. Broken glass ornaments, candles and miscellaneous decorations can cut your pet’s paws or get stuck in the throat. So, when it comes time to decorate and cook for the holidays, be sure to keep your pets’ safety in mind. — Heloise
HOROSCOPES | BY FRANCIS DRAKE ARIES (March 21 to April 19) is a wonderful day to talk to bosses, parents, teachers and authority figures to make future plans for your career or anything that affects your public reputation. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Make long-range travel plans today. This is an excellent day to make future plans for schooling, higher education or anything having to do with publishing, the media, medicine or the law. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) This is a perfect day to settle matters about inheritances, debt, taxes, insurance matters and shared property. People are fair-minded and sensible. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Discussions with partners and close friends will be extremely productive today. People are cooperative and looking for practical solutions. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) You can be extremely productive at work today. Not only are you in the mood to accomplish things, you’re willing to do routine, relatively boring tasks.
VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Parents might come up with solutions about the care and maintenance of children today. Other Leos might fall in love with someone older, more established or richer. (It could even be your boss!) LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Shop for beautiful items for your home. You want practical values today, and in particular, you want things that will last a long time in the future. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) This is a great day for negotiations, buying and selling, and wheeling and dealing. You’re in a sensible, practical frame of mind; you know what you’re doing. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to D e c . 2 1 ) Business and commerce are favored today, especially in terms of long-term investments or decisions that affect your earnings in the future. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) This is a good day to discuss problems that might have arisen in your relationships or, for that matter, with anyone. You’re very objective and realistic today.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) If you work alone or behind the scenes today, you’ll accomplish a lot. You’re willing to put duty before pleasure. Creature comforts matter less today. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Advice from someone older or wiser can come your way today. Listen to what others say. Don’t be afraid to ask for assistance or input of any kind. YOU BORN TODA Y You’re honest to the point of being shocking. However, you’re not afraid to provoke others. You enjoy stirring the pot just to see what happens; plus you like to puncture sacred cows. You’re extremely busy and active. Whether you intend to be or not, you’re often very influential. Major changes this year lead to a social, fun-loving, romantic time in 2009. Birthdate of: Howie Mandel, TV host/actor; John Mayall, musician/actor; Kim Delaney, actress.
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Gifts for under $10 Stores push book sales By JENNIFER FORKER ASSOCIATED PRESS
Budgets are tight this holiday season, but there’s no need to break the bank for a gift that’s both functional and fun. Here are 10 worthy gifts for under $10: The Utensil Pot Clip ($7, Sur La Table and other retailers) may not look like much, but it does create commotion in the kitchen. It ingeniously holds a spoon teetering above a pot of boiling water with a dash of cool. www.surlatable.com The Expandable Flower Vase ($4.99 to $9.99, Vazu USA) is a lightweight but durable plastic vase that comes in many colorful, artsy designs and sizes. When water is poured in, the vase expands to mimic a glass vase. These vases store flat, so they’re portable and easy to store. Similarly entertaining is the Collapsible Vase ($8.50, Lee Valley Tools), which expands when hot water is added. The vase can be molded into any particular shape, which is held in place with cold water. Hot water re-flattens this vase for storage. www.vazuusa.com www.leevalley.com Pastel-colored, ceramic Egg Cups ($10, UncommonGoods) can do double-duty: They’re intended for keeping soft-boiled eggs steady, but they also can sit quietly on a counter, holding a homegrown posey or a posse of paperclips. www.uncommongoods.com The heat generated by the small candle in the Tea Light Rotary Candleholder ($9.99, The Container Store) spins one of two holiday shapes — snowflakes or reindeer. The candle is not included. www.containerstore.com Toilet Tattoos ($9.95, Lena Fiore Inc.) are vinyl covers for the commode. You don’t think your throne needs decorating? Check out this company’s many designs, including holidaythemed
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Booksellers still expect shoppers will turn to books for some of their holiday gift giving, despite the weak economy. But their purchases are likely to offer a bit of escapism — with anticipated gains in cooking, entertainment and feel-good fiction.
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LEFT: This photo provided by Fred Flare shows candy cane shot glasses, $8. The Candy Cane Shot Glasses are sassy, and they’re also edible. RIGHT: This photo provided by Vazu USA shows the “GrooveMaker” Vase, $4.99 to $9.99. The Expandable Flower Vase is a lightweight but durable plastic vase that comes in many colorful designs and sizes. appliqués. www.toilet-tattoos.com Heartbeats notepads ($3.75, Heartbeats Catalog) are not sassy. They’re not glamorous. They are simple, inspirational and to the point. There are nearly 30 notepad designs from which to choose from this nonprofit, Roman Catholic ministry of the Sisters of Humility in Mary based in Cleveland, Ohio. Several to ponder: “Wishing you unexpected surprises,” “What if imagination ruled the world?” and “Beauty awakens the soul to act.” www.heartbeatscatalog.org Candy Cane Shot Glasses ($8, fredflare.com) are sassy. They’re also edible. This is the gift for that kooky person who really does have everything. It comes in a two-pack, so you can sip, and chomp, with a friend.
www.fredflare.com The Luggage Scale ($9.85, Magellan’s) could save your frequent flier from footing extra airline baggage charges. The lightweight device can be tucked into luggage for use before the return flight. It weighs luggage up to 75 pounds, and there’s a built-in tape measure to make sure your luggage doesn’t exceed the dimension restrictions. www.magellans.com The Sukie Perpetual Calendar ($9.95, MoMA Store), from the gift shop at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, is a charming way to keep track of the days. The dials inside this sturdy cardboard treehouse help keep track of the month and day of any year. This is one calendar you don’t ever have to throw away. www.momastore.org The Camera Photo Album ($10, Sundance Catalog Co.) has that classy, retro look that may tempt those of us who never print their images to do so just to show off this totable album. www.sundancecatalog.com
Anne Bartholomew, senior books editor at Amazon.com, said the holiday timing is great for new books such as “More Information Than You Require” by John Hodgman, known for his appearances in Apple Inc. ads and Comedy Central, and “Dilbert 2.0,” a 20-year compilation of Dilbert comics. “Gems like that, we are hoping will take off,” Bartholomew said. Booksellers also say cooking will be a bigger than usual category for the season as consumers have less discretionary income for eating out and are preparing meals at home more often, in addition to the con-
tinued popularity of celebrity chefs. Borders Group Inc. anticipates some of its more popular cooking titles will include Ina Garten’s new book “Back to Basics,” as well as new offerings from Martha Stewart, Giada De Laurentiis, Rachael Ray and Jamie Oliver.
Focusing on fiction While nonfiction books on the financial crisis have been popular recently, booksellers say they aren’t necessarily the focus of most gift givers. But the abundance of books written by and about President-elect Barack Obama are likely to sell well through the holidays, as well a handful of biographies, such as one on Ted Turner. However, booksellers are focusing more on fiction, as many top sellers are likely to continue through the holiday. “It takes you to another place, it takes you to another world, it’s great escapism,” said Bob Wietrak, a vice president of merchandising for Barnes & Noble Inc.
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This photo provided by Sundance Catalog shows the Camera Photo Album, $10. The Camera Photo Album has a retro look that may tempt those to show off their pictures in this totable album.
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Latest digital cameras go big on video By RON HARRIS ASSOCIATED PRESS
The holiday season brings good tidings for shutterbugs. Whether you’re shopping for someone new to digital cameras or a seasoned hobbyist, you’ll find megapixels priced extremely favorably this year. The best products continue to come from trusted names in the business, Canon and Nikon. Other companies offer lower prices and fun features, but for optimal optics you’ll want to stick with the leaders in photography. Improved video quality continues to be a hot selling point for digital cameras. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a model from this year forward that doesn’t have some video capabilities, and many of them offer high-definition resolution. We put several new cameras and camcorders to the test. Here’s a look at some of the best.
Two jokers chatting around a table at Picture Factory & Accents.
Area stores offer steals on potential Christmas gifts By ZACH LINDSEY LAREDO MORNING TIMES
hristmas is a time for giving. But if your wallet has lost some weight before the Christmas season, you might wonder, “What exactly am I going to be giving?” But there are many stores around Laredo that offer competitive prices on quality products that will help you put presents under the tree without emptying your wallet. The three listed below are just samples, to provide a starting point.
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For the kids Every kid needs a bike. The Academy Sports and Outdoors on 5700 San Bernardo Ave. is the place to look for children’s bikes at low prices. For starters, there’s the Roadmaster, a tricycle for toddlers. It’s $24.99. This Roadmaster’s got a little bit more bling than last year’s models; it’s got flashy rims and tires made from real rubber. It also features an adjustable seat and handlebars. If your child is past the tricycle phase, there’s a 16-inch bike with training wheels for $42.99. It’s designed for riders ages 3 to 5.
The bike comes assembled. And if your child just plain isn’t into the bike thing, the 10-in-one gaming table will keep him or her entertained for at least as long as it takes you to find something else for entertainment. “Last year, we had it for $89.99, now we have it for $59.99,” said Academy employee Ricky Chapa. A big plus to the table is that if your child does get bored of it, there’s plenty of things you can play with on it, too. The table converts into a billiards table, table soccer, bowling, playing cards, table tennis, backgammon, checkers, chess and slide hockey. “The only thing about it is, it’s not electrical,” Chapa said. For that, you’ve got to upgrade to the 14-inone table. While you’re at the Academy, keep an eye out for the Christmas discount on items like sneakers. Some of them are on sale for as low as $10.
For friends and family You know that uncle you have to buy a gift for, but you only see him at family functions, so you have no idea what he likes? “Any type of home décor is
Digital cameras Nikon D90, $1,300 Photos by Zach Lindsey | Laredo Morning Times
Every kid should have a bike, and at $42.99 at Academy Sports & Outdoors, this is probably the one they should have. always popular with male or female,” said Dan Villarreal of Casa Guero North. Villarreal showed decorative pieces, such as candy holders in the shape of angels, candleholders and statuettes, all under $10. You can buy that uncle a set with a wallet, pen and letter-opener for under $10, and buy your aunt some jewelry while you’re at it. The mirrors on the wall at Casa Guero were priced at $40. The goods Casa Guero sells come from all over the world, including knickknacks from China and jewelry from New York and Los Angeles.
For the spouse Now, this is a tough one because you have to live with whatever you buy for your spouse. Swing by Picture Factory & Accents, 4202 McPherson Ave., on Black Friday for the cream of the crop when it comes to decorative furniture and frames. Picture Factory is a new store. It opened about two years ago, so this is only its second Black Friday sale. Maybe it’s how new folks there are to the business, but some of their sales seem more like theft. A decorative shelf and end table
with a price tag of almost $500 will be $24.98. That’s hardly the only thing facing a discount. A number of intricate lamps, end tables, paintings and storage units will be discounted from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. One of the focuses of Picture Factory’s Black Friday sale is a
“presentation of contemporary, modern furniture,” according to Elsa Slaney. But another focus of the store is its Christmas decorations, and the store is worth checking out for the decorative aspect of it alone. (Zach Lindsey may be reached at 728-2538 or zach@lmtonline.com)
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with 18-105mm lens This is the first single-lens reflex camera — the kind that lets you exchange lenses — that also records video. But Canon is hot on its heels with a rival model. Pros: Still shots at 12.3 megapixels are excellent. Movies are shot in 720p high definition, and the shooter can take advantage of lenses and manual controls that aren’t available on most video cameras. Cons: Doesn’t really replace a video camera. The video quality doesn’t measure up to consumer-level high-definition camcorders, and there’s no auto-focus in video mode. Audio is mono and of poor quality.
Casio EXFH20, $600 This large digicam is the secondfastest gun in the West, shooting 40 frames per second at 7 megapixels. (The fastest is the more expensive Casio EX-F1, at 60 frames per second). Pros: Shooting in bursts makes it easy to capture action shots and fleeting expressions. Even more fun is shooting at 210 frames per second, which yields slowmotion video. Everyday sub-
jects like a bird taking flight or a child in a swing take on mystery and weight when played seven times slower than real life. Cons: Auto-focus is iffy in highspeed video mode. After a one-second burst of 40 still images, the camera freezes up to ask whether you want to save what you just shot. Take away the high-speed features, and you have a bulky, expensive 9megapixel still camera.
Nikon CoolPix P6000, $500 The Nikon CoolPix P6000 boasts smart exposure controls and has numerous options for RAW and JPEG image capture. RAW photo files contain more data than the JPEG version of the same shot, so the image can be more thoroughly fine-tuned with photo editing software before printing it or posting it online. The camera shoots at 13.5 megapixels and has a built-in flash as well as a hot shoe, the plate with metal contacts where an external flash can be attached. Pros: Very intuitive button and menu controls make the P6000 easy to navigate. The internal GPS is great for geo-tagging your photos so you’ll always know where you took a shot. The images in shutterpriority mode produced the best results, displaying tack-sharp details while retaining a nice depthof-field. Cons: The built-in flash has to pop up from its housing. When it does, it’s hard to find a place for your left
hand while holding the camera. Also, the optical viewfinder distorts the scene so much that it renders the feature pointless.
Canon PowerShot G10, $500 This model wins in the advanced point-and-shoot category. It shoots at 14.7 megapixels, has a huge 3inch LCD monitor and offers impressive control over image capture. Pros: The manual-control fanatic will love the black bezeled dials for mode, exposure compensation and ISO settings. We loved the widescreen mode that produced cool 16:9 ratio images. We viewed some of them on a new Westinghouse LCD high-definition TV and got jaw-dropping clarity and color. Cons: Low light and high ISO speed images can get pretty grainy. And our old standard SD memory card fit fine, but a brand new SanDisk 8-gigabyte SDHC card got stuck inside the slot at one point. Fujifilm FinePix S2000HD, $280 For the price, this model offers a lot of features. It can auto-crop photos into a 16:9 wide-screen ratio, like Canon’s G10, and does high-def movie capture. Pros: Great colors and exposure levels when shooting indoors with the flash off. This is important since a blast of flash can kill the nuance of a moment. We also liked the thick rubber grip for a
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This undated image provided by Nikon Corp. is the Nikon D90. It is the first single-lens reflex camera to allow video recording.
steady hold on the camera when shooting one-handed. Cons: Cheap lens cap that simply slides straight on instead of clipping or screwing in place. And while the colors are very accurate, the auto-focus failed to produce good details on several occasions.
Digital camcorders Canon Vixia HF11, $1,200 Canon’s Vixia HF11 records directly to 32 gigabytes of internal flash memory, and sports an SD slot for external memory. The camcorder has a 12x optical zoom and a component output jack for direct HD viewing from the unit. Pros: The Vixia HF11 has a great feel. It’s small enough to maneuver comfortably in one hand but has just enough heft (and image stabilization technology) to reduce shaky footage. The color and clarity of the footage sizzles in high-def playback and the audio is crisp. Cons: The Achilles heel of HD video continues to be software sup-
port. The format that delivers topflight quality is supported by only a handful of editing applications. Even Canon’s software that came with unit crashed on us more than once. Flip Mino, $180 The $180 Flip Mino from Pure Digital Technologies Inc. was the smallest and simplest camcorder we tested. It weighs just 3.3 ounces. The Mino has a mostly flat face that features a 1.5-inch LCD screen and a big red recording button. Pros: The Flip Mino’s simplicity is enhanced by a built-in battery that can be recharged by plugging in the flip-out USB dongle housed at the top of the unit. There is no memory card slot on the Flip Mino, but the device includes 2 gigabytes of internal memory, which provides 60 minutes of recording time, more than enough for a bevy of short videos. Cons: The Mino has only one video quality option: You record at a resolution of 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second.
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This photo provided by WorldofGood.com shows Ten Thousand Villages Patchwork Kalamkari dyed and painted cotton pillows from India.
Giving green can be easy By JENNIFER FORKER ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kermit the Frog only had it half right: It may not be easy to be green, but it’s certainly easy to give “green.” With “green” the hot buzzword these days, it’s not hard to find gifts in every price range. Some ideas: The Green Toys Tea Set ($24.99, Target and other retailers) is made from recycled plastic milk jugs by Green Toys, a California company that prides itself on making toys locally. http://greentoys.com The fun of a Recycled Tire Swing ($79.99 to $129.99, Target and other retailers) never goes out of style. The company that crafts this swing, Wildlife Creations International Inc., also makes 13 other styles, from dragons to airplanes, and they’re sold at retailers, such as Target, and online. http://www.originaltireswings.n et The “Adela” Recycled Tire Tube Handbag ($42.95, The Hunger Site), which is sold on several Web sites run by GreaterGood.org, is created by El Salvadoran artists. There are other sizes and styles available, including a toiletry bag for men. http://www.thehungersite.com The Acai Rainforest Beaded Bracelet ($12, The Rainforest Site)
is made from the nut of a palm plant native to rainforests throughout Central and South America, according to the Web site. The seeds are colored with organic vegetable dyes. Purchases at this site, also managed by GreaterGood.org, help fund land preservation. The sale of this bracelet includes a $1 donation to the World Wildlife Fund. http://www.therainforestsite.com The Succulent Wreath ($98 plus $10 surcharge, VivaTerra) includes five varieties of succulents arranged to highlight differences in texture, shape and color around a wire-mesh frame. The plants can last for several years with proper care and watering, the company says. http://www.vivaterra.com The Recycled Car Part Earrings ($35, WorldofGood.com) are crafted by Trillium Artisans of Portland, Ore., which is a community economic development program. Available in black or antique gold. http://www.worldofgood.com The brightly colored Patchwork Kalamkari Pillow ($24, WorldofGood.com) is made in India for Ten Thousand Villages, a nonprofit retailer with more than 155 stores in the United States and Canada. The naturally dyed and painted cotton pillows also are available via this Web site, an online marketplace launched by eBay in September.
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715 Westgate between Hillside Rd. & Calton Rd. 3bd/2ba/2cg, swimming pool. 1596 sqft. L.A. 7779 sqft. Lot. Fully fenced. $149,000 Call:(956)286-0370
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Norte, Central y Sur de Laredo Casas Disponibles de 3 a 5 recamaras para mudarse el dia de HOY. Facil de Calificar. Financiamiento Disponible. Llame HOY, al 956-237-2041 O a 956-717-0958 Con Adriana Moya Tijeriana
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Great Location-New Spacious Homes 3 Bedroom 2 bath 2 car garage approx. 1400 sq.ft. paying closing cost. Monthly payment $1100.00 Call Jesus @ cell 956-740-2542 office 956-724-9756
2 NEW SUBDIVISION IN NORTH LAREDO FROM THE $150’S & UP. RESERVE YOUR HOMESITE TODAY WITH ONLY $500.00 IN HOUSE FINANCING AVAILABLE. FOR MORE INFO. CALL ANTHONY CARABALLO @ 333-3844
Let me help you by putting you in your new home like if you are paying rent. You can choose a home from 3, 4 & 5 bedrooms. You can even choose the area where you want your family to grow up. Call Javier Garcia today @ 956-235-4641
4 bedroom 2 bath approx. 1,500 sq.ft. home on a 10,000 sq.ft. lot for only $117,990 I will also help you with your closing costs let me worry about your credit. Call Luis Calderon @956-725-1965 or @ my cell 956-645-8977
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3305 Saint Kathryn, 2 story 4bd/2.5ba/1cg, 1780sqft. $110,000 Call 771-4768
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12 month lease with option to buy + $2400 completion bonus on a ’07 Freightliner Century. Only $462 per week lease cost to drivers. Average 91 CPM (based on avg. length of haul) + fuel surcharge. Also hiring owneroperators, solo & team drivers.
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Has your family outgrown your home? Good news! Your dream home is just a trade away! Call me, Eddie Rendon (956) 763-8207
PORQUE RENTAR cuando puede tener casa propia y al mismo tiempo calificar para un prestamo de hast $7,500.00 dlls, casas al norte y sur de laredo hableme para mas informacion, De Hoyos 956-635-6702
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Medical radiology technologist needed for the Rio Grande Valley area for a mobile X-Ray company. Please fax resume to 956-783-7437 or call 1-888-783-9779
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147 Acres LaSalle County cabin Elect. deer, hogs, dove, quail $2330 acre 956-740-4849
English Bulldogs, brindle,M/F, $1,200. Call:242-9361
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316 acres. High fenced, Exotic Animals $3,300 an acre. Finance, 723-8912
Fancy parakeets, all colors,$10ea. 1820 Corpus Christi. 726-0883
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36 Apts for sale $1.3 million OBO. Call 722-4447, 220-3450. We Finance!
Horse, 4.5 years old, black, $900 Call:(956)763-8748
1 Condo $55,000. Must Sell, Moving Out, negotiable, 2bd/1.5ba, 2803 Bayard. Brand new, south Laredo. For sale by owner.
Call Dr. Rendon 011-52-867-714-1502 or 011-52-867-715-011
MOBILE HOMES FOR SALE 67 Travel Trailer, 28 ft., furnished, $2,800 cash obo. Call:(956)251-5766
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403 Matamoros in San Ygnacio Texas w/small stone bldg. $28K LRED 726-4754
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6 Acres in Crystal City, With Hwy Frontage & River Front, @ $30,000. Owner finance w/$3,000 down Call 645-9664 10.19 acres at Bonanza Hills next to Los Botines, next to Hwy. 83 North, pavedroad, electricity available, fenced, land cleared with 26x24 building. $8,300 per acre. Call:(956)724-3161.
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FARM & RANCH SUPPLIES 132 Hay For Sale,large net wrapped,Round Bales,located in Alice, $40 and up.Delivery available.(361)219-4545
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Black 1/2 Lab, 1/2 Gold. Retrv Beautiful, 1 yr old, Male $25 Call After 5pm 956-337-3845 Boston Terrier Puppies, AKC, 8 weeks, Female $350. Call 337-2794 Chihuahuas, 2F, 8wks., first shots, $125ea. obo. Call:(956)220-9654
Cocker Spaniel, 2 mos, M/F Black, 1st shots Dewormed,$100. SOLD Cockerspaniel, golden brown, 3 mths old female, tail clipped, $100 Call 324-3226
GULF COAST TRADES CENTER HAS AN OPENING FOR A COMMUNITY CORRECTION OFFICER IN THE VALLEY AREA PREDOMINANTLY LAREDO. DUTIES INVOLVE SUPERVISION OF PAROLEES FROM THE TEXAS YOUTH COMMISSION. BA/BS DEGREE AND 2 YEARS EXPERIENCE REQUIRED. CONTACT MICHELLE HARRIS AT 936-344-7847. FAX RESUME AND APPLICATION TO 936-344-2386 OR EMAIL TO MHARRIS@GCTCW.ORG OR CONTACT MATT MILLER AT 936-344-7825. PLEASE TURN IN JOB APPLICATION WITH RESUME, APPLICATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.GCTC.US/EMPLOY.HTM Gold Star Amusements is seeking 50 temporary Amusement Attendants to work from 02/13/09-11/08/09. Interstate travel involved to TX, LA, MN, SD, AR, MO, MS provided by employer. $7.24/hr. Assist patrons on and off rides, instruct patrons of rules for safety, fasten safety devices or provide them with instructions, staff concessions, collect ride tickets, etc. No education, training or experience required. Apply at the Texas Workforce Solutions in Laredo, Texas, of fax resume to TWC @(512)463-3055
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HEAVY EQUIPMENT 192 94’ Lufkin End Dump Trailer, 38ft. $7,500 OBO. Call 333-0639 Camion Flatbed de gasolina, llantas semi nuevas, 1975. $3,500 omo. 235-3234
Truck Trailer for SALE! 2002 Freightliner $18,500 OBO Call 774-5181
AUTOMOTIVE PARTS 194 4 brand new tires,Wranglers for a 2006 Ford pick up, tires have guarantee. p255/65/r17, $600 523-0137
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North Laredo. 1.3 Acres on Loop 20 near TAMIU, next to Khaledi Heights on Blue Quail St. $12.50 Per SqFt Neg. Call Dr. Rendon 011-52-867-714-1502 or 011-52-867-715-0118
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New house, 3bd/2ba, located near schools & shopping areas, $89,000 Call:(956)771-4209
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Estate Sale, Dec. 5 & 6, 317 E. Montgomery, 8am-4pm, furniture, housewares, clothing, etc.
Saturday only! 8am-1pm. 4001 Barcelona Ave. 3 Fam. sale: Children’s & Adult Clothing, misc items.
ARTICLES FOR SALE 136 * Dell Laptop, Windows XP, wireless internet ready $325 Call: 220-9654 *Dell Desktop, Windows XP Pro PC, internet ready $135 Call: 220-9654 Air compressor, 3 gal., good condition, $165. Call:(956)726-0066. Double door refrigerator w/ice & water maker, electric range & microwave. $450. Call:(956)286-8155 Equipo usado para restaurante 15 messes 30x30, 60 sillas, 1 refrigerador con 2 puertas de crystal marca True, 1 sink de 3 compartamentos y 1 hand sink $3800 Llamar 237-5614 For sale 8 liner , Pot of Gold, starting @ $1,000 & up.Call:(956) 645-1804
4 original Toyota ( car) rims, 5 lugs for 00-04 , size 16 excellent condition. $350, OBO. Call 722-7398, 334-5552 or , 337-5353
17” Original Chrome Rims F-150 ‘04-’06 w/ Michellin tires. $250 Call 334-9638 Selling parts for 1994 4x4 Toyota.$300 & down Call:(956)635-7080 New Parts for 2003 F-250, rear bumper, tow bar, mirrors. $500 obo. Call:(956)206-1640 Selling parts for 1994 4x4 Toyota.$300 & down Call:(956)635-7080
TRUCKS FOR SALE 198 2000 F-350 Dually NEW! Engine, Seats, Bed, 100 Gallon Aux. Tank w/Pump. $17,500. Call 725-1637 Hunter’s Special! ‘01 Chev. Silverado 1500 Z71, 4x4, 1 owner, exc. cond., A/C, brush guard, head ache rack, $7,995, OBO 744-1414
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1963 Chevy Nova 4 dr. 6 cyl Std. needs work excel. project car $495 Cash Call 286-8372 ‘98 Mustang/CV, A/C good cond V6, $2100 OBO Call 956-251-4280
Full Country Club Membership for Sale $4,000. Call 235-8654
Acura 2.5TL ‘98, lthr. int., sunroof, a/c, all pwr., blue title, new tires, excellent conditions, low mi., $4,500. Call(956)237-6017
Full Country Club Membership for sale. $3,950. Call 285-1104. HDTV Samsung 42” DLP $750 OBO 235-2264 (13” Wide) Like New, Retail Price $1700 Home entertainment center, for 32in. T.V., $275. Call:(956)237-6989; 206-8481 Home entertainment center, for 32in. T.V., $275. Call:(956)237-6989; 206-8481
Classic ‘66 Mustang 289, great interior, auto, Must Sell! $5,800 obo. (956)726-4589 ad#83007369, jose\66.
SERENATAS $30 for 3 songs, by guitarist singer. Also hourly.(956)728-8481. Small Business opportunity 30 candy vending machines $3000 Call 791-0925 Soda vending machine, canned sodas. $600. Call(830)765-9233 Sofa, love seat, cocktail & end tables. Like new! $599 obo. Call:(956)251-5766
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Antique BEHR Brother upwright piano. Excellent Cond. $1500 OBO 220-6286
SPORTING GOODS 142 New Deer feeders, heavy duty, four legs, 55gal. capacity, $175 OBO 744-8511; 1802 S. Meadow
Ford Focus ‘06, 23k mi., factory warrenty, $6,850 Call:(956)286-6831 Ford Mustang ‘00, convertible, v6, w/ 16pulgadas. rines, buenas condiciones, capota electrica, $5,200 omo. Inf:334-2993 Ford Mustang ‘02, convertible, GT, strd., 20 in. rims, $5,500. Call:(956)744-6033 Honda Accord ‘93, low milage, good running condition, 4 cilinders, economic. $2,300. Call:727-2635 Honda Accord LX ‘97, all pwr., new tires, a/c, excellent cond. blue title, 1 owner, $4,200. Call:(956)237-6017 Mazda 626 ‘00, 4cyl., loaded, $2,200. Good condition. Call:(956)220-9213. Nissan 240SX ‘91, 4cyl., excellent condition, $3,500. Call:(956)286-6831 Nissan Sentra ‘07 4cyl., Blue Title, 1 owner wrnty agency, 17Kmil., rims, spoiler, Smart Key, $13,450, obo. 324-3637 AD#83008644, JOSE\66. Pontiac Firebird ‘99, a/c, auto, 6 cyl., all pwr., good condition, $2,950 obo. Call(956)324-6783