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 Rolando
Santos, President of CNN Chile, EP Class of 1974 and Magician
By Chip MacGregor In 1998, while Rolando Santos was living in Madrid and helping launch the second of four CNN news networks around the world, he found himself having dinner at a place called La Cava. While enjoying a great steak, tapas, and wine, he was also reading the Roberto Giobbi card magic book, Giobbi Light. The book had been translated into Spanish long before it made its way to the United States. As Rolando tells it, “I was just fiddling with a deck of cards and making notes in my magic journal. At the table behind me were four women, including an older woman who was obviously the matriarch of the family and her daughters.” MORE.  Still Seeking Alumni Help us find a fellow grad from the Class of 1961, (not an emergency). Her name is Pamela Lynn. She was a twirler in band while in High School. She also had a sister that may have been 3 to 4 year older. Also a brother named Adrian, killed in Vietnam. Pamela attended Sul Ross at Alpine. Her father worked with Customs and may have moved to the valley. If you have any leads or know her whereabouts, please let me know at epawebmaster@yahoo.com or call 210-347-5907.   Eagle
Pass Alumni,
I hope to finish the book by August 31, 2011 and ask everyone in the Alumini Website any additional WWII veterans and corrections to the list. Please note that there are many veteran name but no history or stories. If anyone has any information on those veterans, please let me know. I want to thank every-one who have sent inspiring e-mails, letters and phone calls and hope my book is a fitting tribute to your family. Thank-you very much, Bill Munter PS: I would like to contact Rex McBeath or Blake McBeath. Urgent but not an emergency. Please call me at 210-492-0210. Attached is the updated list of the Greatest Generation of Maverick County. Much information was added from the last update, thanks to the Maverick County Clerk's Office and Eagle Pass News Guide and many individual Veterans and their families such as AJ Hausman, Ralph Hausman, Holly Hausman, Dan Riskind, Corky Rubio, JR Rubio, Ricardo Daniel, Enrique Esquivel, Jerry Rhodes, Ted Mendoza, Rudolfo Reyes, Mike Hernandez, Rosalie Shannon, David Towns, Sylvia Sanchez, Chief of Police Tony Casteneda, John Stockley, Jan De Wald, Barbara Downing, Rodrigo Garcia, Pam Aguirre, Lety Gates Riojas, Ruthie Esparza and many others. MORE   Website Housekeeping:
Currently Under Construction I am connecting links that had been inadvertenly disconnected. Some need desperate updating. Alumni In Austin & SA Alumni in Eagle Pass Random Thoughts Blog Celebrity Page Stadium Page Advertising Rates Aggie Things & Rings Alumni Email Directory EPISD Elections Election Central School Election Public Officials Directory Sixties Page Class of 1967 Party 2009 All Class Reunion Class of 1981 Class of 1986 Reunion Class of 70 Encore Class of 1965 Class of 1970 Class of 1978 Class of 1990 |
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Washington A Message by Concerned Citizen The current climate in Washington DC calls for all citizens of this country of ours to right now call; flood telephone lines of our Congressman Francisco Conseco (1-210-561-8855, email ) and Senators John Cornyn (1-202-224-2934, email )and Kay Bailey Hutchison (202-224-5922, email ) to act on the responsibilities for which they were elected. One of these responsibilities is to see that the US government pay its obligations on time.And not to make this a political game but place their allegiance to this country above party, just as we pledge our allegiance to our flag. The inaction of our US officials is placing in jeopardy our Bond rating if the debt ceiling is not raised and will have great ramifications in the financial markets. As a result it places any investments that there may be such things as 401Ks, State, Federal and Private Pension funds in great danger of losing their current value. This would be similar or maybe much greater than the losses already experienced in 2007-2009. This is in addition to the effects that their inaction may have for Social Security, Veteran and Federal pensions not being paid on time. Our position as the standard for the world on our ability to pay our debts is also at stake and whether in the future other countries may want to lend money to us. Our officials also need to be sent a message that the problem can not be send down the road. We can not be held hostage by our own Washington Officials each time some political ideology changes course. The business of this nation of ours must continue and prevail inspite of any bumps on the road. Please join and be part of the millions of citizens who are making their voices known in Washington. Please tell your family, friends,neighbors and fellow workers to do the same.Time is of the essence so please do it now. While you are at it please make your message known to President Barack Obama and Speaker of the House John Boehner that we do not want them to be messing around with Social Security and Medicare.  Eagle Pass group compete in relays File Story EAGLE PASS - This year a group of eagle pass junior high long distance runners that go by the name "Orange Crush" competed in the Beach to Bay Marathon Relay. They were amongst 2,500 other teams that competed ranging from elementary level to Elite Runners from all over the state and country. Beach to Bay is the largest Marathon Relay in the country. The Eagle Pass Orange Crush team represented well earning 2nd place in their division and an amazing 31st place overall (2,500 teams). Team members include (L to R) Martin Lopez, Javier Guevara, Hugo Garcia, Victor Garcia, Juan Adrian Martinez and Hector Alvarez. This is the second year these kids make the trip to Corpus Christi with Dr. Hector Alvarez. We look forward to seeing these kids compete next year at the high school level. Hector Chavez, Director of Public Works refutes rumor EPalumni.Com July 22, 2011 3:49PM In an exclusive interview with Hector Chavez, Director of Public Works in Eagle Pass, he emphatically denied any plans by the City Manager to terminate or remove him from his current position as recently reported in a foreign newspaper. In response to the allegations that he and City Manager, Daniel Valenzuela had a heated conversation behind closed doors, Chavez denied it and added that the meeting had been to discuss specific information about trash collections and nothing else. Concerning the rumor that he had decided to take vacation as a result of the "heated" discussion with Valenzuela, Chavez indicated that he actually worked and attended a meeting in Austin related to hazardous material and his association with a state committee. An attempt to contact City Manager Valenzuela was not successful and our call was not returned. Hector Chavez did state that he would be back at work after taking a full uninterrupted vacation. -- Related Item Del Rio judge finally rules on recusal District jurist in Del Rio was first asked to do so half a decade ago. By John MacCormack jmaccormack@express-news.net Published 10:43 p.m., Wednesday, July 20, 2011 More than five years after she was first asked to relinquish a high-profile criminal case involving former employees of the Kickapoo Tribe, U.S. District Judge Alia Moses has said goodbye and good riddance. In a July 12 self-recusal order that blasted defense lawyers for being, among other things, “unprincipled, dilatory, disingenuous, deceptive and manipulative,” Moses, the lone federal district judge in Del Rio, finally hit the exit. And in her blistering parting salvo, she blamed the lawyers for the case's lengthy delays. “In sum, as a result of the defendants' attorneys' lack of candor, years have passed without a resolution to this matter, and the defendants themselves have been inconvenienced beyond all reason,” she wrote. MORE  US
Congressman Henry Cuellar is requesting another drone for the borderEPalumni.Com July 20, 2011 1:05 PM LAREDO, TX - U. S. Congressman Henry Cuellar is asking the Department of Homeland Security to support a bill requesting additional aerial surveillance of the 1,254 mile US-Mexico border by assigning another drone. Currently, two drones are operating in the southwest, one based out of the Corpus Christi Naval Station used primarily to patrol the Gulf Coast and U.S.-Mexico border above Texas. A second drone monitors the Big Bend and El Paso area and operates out of Arizona. Arizona currently uses three drones to cover their 370 mile border. Cuellar's request could add two more drones with one going to Arizona. If approved, the additional surveillance could start by the end of the year.  Deputy
Constable arrested at International BridgeEPalumni.Com By Robert Castillo July 7, 2011 5:06 pm EAGLE PASS, TX - According to federal officials, Cinthia Jimenez, 44 was arrested Wednesday afternoon by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents when she allegedly attempted to smuggle 25 pounds of marijuana at the International Bridge in Eagle Pass, Texas. Jimenez was identified as a Maverick County deputy constable in Precinct 4. Jimenez was taken into custody and booked into the Maverick County Detention Center. According to Maverick County officials, bond has not been set since the case is still under investigation.   EPalumni.Com By Robert Castillo July 7, 2011 1:44 pm EAGLE PASS, TX - One more component of the Eagle Pass Student Activity Center is about to be completed and hopefully used. The basketball/volleyball facility is near completion. Aside from this facility, additional construction continues within the complex. The bond for the construction of the complex was passed in November 2007 for a total of 22 million and the completion date for the entire project was set for the Fall of 2010. It is not known how much money will be spent on the entire project since additional millions were added to the original amount. What is also not known is the future of the Performing Arts building that was included in the original plans. Five Killed in Accident on Highway 57 near La Pryor EPalumni.Com By Robert Castillo July 1, 2011 Updated: 10:23pm La Pryor, Tx - Texas Department of Public Safety officers investigated a tragic two vehicle collision that left a woman and four children dead. The accident happened late Friday afternoon approximately five miles from La Pryor on Highway 57 towards Batesville. 28-year-old Sarah Yvette Morales and four other children with ages ranging from 10 to one-and-a-half years of age also died in the crash. They were Angela 10, Aliyah 6, Darious 4 and Gianna one-and-a-half years of age. DPS official information indicates that Morales was driving the passenger car and may have lost control of her vehicle, spun around and was hit by an 18-wheel tractor trailer. Morales and the four other children in the passenger car were killed as a result of the impact. The driver of the tractor trailer was not injured. It was raining at the time of the accident which may have contributed to the accident. Officials have notify the next of kin. Nixon State Bank Reaches Settlement Following Allegations of Lending Discrimination KYFO By: Cole Shooter A southern Texas bank will pay a sizable sum as part of a settlement resolving allegations of lending discrimination. Nixon State Bank will be required to establish uniform pricing policies, conduct employee training, and pay nearly $100,000 in a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice. The complaint alleges that Nixon charged higher prices on unsecured consumer loans made to Hispanic borrowers, which violates the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. Prior to mid-2009, the bank in Nixon, Texas, about 60 miles east of San Antonio, had no written pricing guideline for unsecured consumer loans, and granted broad discretion to the bank’s loan officers in handling all aspects of the unsecured consumer loan transaction. The Justice Department alleges that this policy has a negative impact on Hispanic borrowers. Nixon State Bank will be required to pay back almost $100,000 to some Hispanic loan recipients, monitor its loans for potential disparities based on national origin, and provide equal credit opportunity training to its employees. The settlement is subject to court approval. U.S. Attorney John E. Murphy commented on the case, saying “Any form of discrimination is intolerable, including in the lending of money. The rates consumers pay for credit should be based solely upon factors related to their creditworthiness without any reference to their race or ethnicity.” Illegal immigration crackdown
impacts harvests
CBS News July 1, 2011 6:48 PM ByMark Strassmann WRAY, Ga., - One of the toughest laws yet to fight illegal immigration went into effect today in Georgia. A federal judge has temporarily blocked the most controversial provision - requiring police to check the immigration status of suspects who don't have proper identification. But it is now a felony to use false documentation to apply for a job. CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann says Georgia farmers have been anticipating this day, and the law is already having a big effect. In south Georgia, it's a banner year for blackberries - but a bad year for berry farmer Gary Paulk. "There's a lot of what appear to be good berries," Paulk said. "If we had the workers." On one corner of this family farm, twenty acres of blackberries rot away. "This is a healthy field. And it should have been picked," Paulk said. "But there's nobody here." Despite economy, Americans don't want farm work Too many Mexican and Guatemalan pickers this year stayed away. They're scared away by Georgia's new crackdown on illegal immigration. Paulk said "they're scared they will be raided on the field." READ MORE  'Fanning the flames of
intolerance': John
McCain blames some Arizona wildfires on illegal immigrants'By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 3:11 PM on 20th June 2011 Adding fuel to the fiery debate over immigration in Arizona, U.S. Senator and former presidential candidate John McCain has blamed illegal immigrants for starting some of the wildfires that have torched hundreds of thousands of acres in his state. Mr McCain said at a press conference Saturday: 'There is substantial evidence that some of these fires have been caused by people who have crossed our border illegally'. The Republican senator added: 'They have set fires because they want to to signal others, they have set firs to keep warm, and they have set fires to divert law enforcement agencies from them. 'The answer to that part of the problem is to get a secure border'. Mr McCain did not say what evidence he had for those charges, or what the source was. As a result, Latino civil rights advocates have criticized his statements. Randy Parraz, a civil rights activist who ran unsuccessfully against McCain as a Democrat in 2010, told CNN: 'It's easier to fan the flames of intolerance, especially in Arizona'. Mr Parraz said Mr McCain 'should know better' than to make such a 'careless and reckless' accusation without presenting any facts. MORE Town sees mine as big lump of coal Eagle Pass fights Mexican firm's bid to revive industry that left in '20s. By John MacCormack jmaccormack@express-news.net Updated 12:56 a.m., Sunday, June 19, 2011 EAGLE PASS — Almost a century after the last chunk of bituminous coal was extracted from the rich, shallow veins north of town, the latest in a long series of attempts to resume mining is meeting heavy opposition. The Dos Republicas Coal Partnership, an entity owned by Mexican industrialists that has a contract to sell the coal in Mexico, is seeking to activate a mining permit first issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in 1994, but never exercised. The company wants to extract as much as 2.8 million tons of coal a year and ship it by rail across the Rio Grande to two large federally owned generating plants that tower over the countryside outside of Piedras Negras. And despite the promises of safe mine operations, 200 or more jobs and a sizeable boost to the Maverick County tax base, backers are hard to find. At public hearings held here by the Railroad Commission last week, not one of the three dozen speakers supported reopening the mines. Rather, the proposal was repeatedly denounced as a threat to public health and the environment, and even, by one impassioned man, as a potential instrument of destruction by terrorists. “We don't need it. We don't want it. And we don't know what part of ‘no' they don't understand,” said former county judge Queta Diaz, neatly summarizing popular sentiment. The city, the county, the school district, the hospital district, the water authority and various citizen groups also oppose the mine, leaving the Maverick County Development Corporation as about the only entity in support. But mine promoters say the shrillness of the public outcry is deceptive. “I think you have more of a vocal component in opposition. There is a component supporting it, who don't want to be identified, and they include businesses,” said John Wilson, a lawyer for Dos Republicas. Read More Micare and North American Coal Continue Their Aggressive Efforts Special to EPalumni.Com Webposted: June 17, 2011 10:51pm EAGLE PASS - In a clip that could have easily been from the movie David and Goliath the citizens of Maverick County on June the 14th and 15th have continued to hold their own on their fight over a permit renewal by the Texas Rail Road Commission for the opening of a Coal Mine in Eagle Pass, Texas, one of the poorest communities in South Texas bordering Mexico. The conglomerate North American Coal group gives an impressive appearance as they sit together with their partners in the project Micare and Commission Federal de Electricida. In the audience is a group of Maverick County land owners and citizens with a personal interest in the proposed project. Then there are the citizens of the community of Eagle Pass who fear that this project will cause contamination of their air and drinking water. Citizens from the sister city of Piedras Negras, Coahuila Mexico located across border, have also been present. Also present is an Environmental Group representing Laredo, Texas which is downstream on the Rio Grande. These persons also fear for their water and air and together with other Rio Grande water users are alarmed by the high occurrences of cancer in their communities. The questions continue as to who are the players and the investors in the Mexican side and those in the American side. On the Mexican side there are always legitimate questions raised and doubts due to the very nature of the manner of doing business in Mexico. For decades Mexico has been characterized by a culture in which the government’s legal system operates with persuasion or inducement and can effect government decisions as the process navigates thru the maze of departments. In the United States side it is three fold. You have the State Governmental Commissions who are involved in overseeing in this case, the Rail Road Commission that must make a decision as to whether or not a permit is issued. But there are other agencies and commissions that are also involved in the process. There are also US Governmental Commissions that are involved or should be involved because this is business that is being conducted with a foreign country. And with a Mexican Federal Commission who will buy this low grade of coal, and burn it just a few miles across the border. In turn this coal will then pollute United State's air and the water supply due to the residues produced by the settling water ponds which will hold coal contaminated water. This water will later flow downstream into a clean water stream, Elm Creek which contains aquatic life and ultimately to the Rio Grande which flows all the way downstream to Brownsville, Texas before it empties into the Gulf of Mexico. These pollutants will contribute additionally to the recent British oil company spill and will also affect oceanic and aquatic life. In the process you have some movers and shakers in the community whose mode of operation leave the community vulnerable to opportunists who can gain substantially by facilitating these companies with viable resources. The actions of these few players validate the activities and give ligitamacy to the project. David with its slingshot in hand is the citizenry in the community who have mounted a sustained fight for several months against Goliath. Their most successful weapon has been their ability to protest by bringing this fight to the people so they may sign petitions, attend meetings, and make their presence known to the Texas Rail Road Commission. This collective group of concerned citizens do not want this mine forced on them. The image of David came alive as a young Hispanic youngster came to the microphone and addressed the members of the commission on the harmful effects of coal mining based on research he done on the subject.  When
will Congressman Henry Cuellar take over Maverick
County?EPalumni.Com by Robert Castillo Updated: June 15, 2011 3:39pm EAGLE PASS, TX - EPalumni.Com contacted the office of Congressman Henry Cuellar for current information concerning the pending re-districting of the 28th Congressional District currently held by Congressman Cuellar. EPalumni.Com received numerous email inquiries asking for such an update. Official information indicates that there is no definite timetable to the eventual boundary change to the 28th Congressional District which could bring in approximately 26,000 persons from Maverick County into Cuellar's current district. These 26,000 would come from the southern part of the Maverick County. Its also reported that once the final plan is agreed upon, the Justice Department would have to approve it. The pace of this effort is undoubtedly determine by the State legislature, making it difficult to predict what the final plan will be or when it goes into effect. Mexican marines seize rifles, uniforms and bullets Military official says rifles used in Zetas' training. By Dudley Althaus Thursday, June 9, 2011 MEXICO CITY — Mexican marines seized 201 automatic rifles, nearly 600 camouflage uniforms and 30,000 bullets from the Zetas gangster army in a raid a few dozen miles from the South Texas border, the Navy's spokesman said Thursday. The guns and uniforms were seized Wednesday in the ranchlands near the village of Villa Union, just south of Eagle Pass. Marines had stopped a truck with some of the guns at a roadblock. The men arrested there led troops to the ranch where the rest of the equipment was found, Adm. Jose Luis Vergara said. The hardware presumably was “used for the training of the Zetas in that area,” Vergara said at a news conference in Mexico City. The seizure was the marines' second this week in Coahuila state, which borders Texas from the Big Bend to just upriver from Laredo. On Monday they seized 80 assault rifles, four grenade launchers and 50,000 rounds of ammunition in Monclova, a mining and steel-making center 150 miles south of Eagle Pass. MORE District presses county on crossing guard debt Eagle Pass crossing guards may face layoffs as Maverick lags on payments. By John MacCormack San Antonio Express News Updated 11:11 p.m., Friday, June 3, 2011 While Maverick County has for years been collecting a special $1.50 car registration fee intended to underwrite the cost of school crossing guards, the Eagle Pass Independent School District hasn't been getting all the money. In late April, a school official wrote to County Judge David Saucedo about the problem. “My concern is to find out how much money they have collected, so we can determine what they owe us,” said Ismael Mijares, an assistant superintendent, who said the fee is supposed to support the district's 13 crossing guards. The county hasn't paid the district anything since 2009, and in 2008 and 2009 appears to have paid far less than what was due, he said. In his letter, Mijares outlined the county's apparent underpayments and nonpayments over the past five years, which appear to approach $170,000. With cutbacks in state aid looming, the situation soon will become critical, he said. MORE  Linda
Elizabeth MorenoClass of 1977 Throughout the years, we have used our website to make you aware of extremely unfortunate circumstances that befall our fellow alumni. Our intention is to ask you to help us provide assistance at their time of need. Today, we ask you to please help our fellow alumni, Linda E. Moreno, who is currently staying with her sisters in Austin, Texas. Several weeks ago, on April 12, 2011, Linda from the Class of 1977 suffered an unbelievable accident that reinjured her TOTAL JAW PROSTHESIS that was surgically placed back in 1996. As a result of this recent tragedy, Linda learned she fractured the right and left side of her jaw prosthesis which has left her jaw deviated to the left with minimal opening. MORE  Class of 1981 to hold Class Reunion Organizers
for the Class of 1981 Reunion have announced their plan to hold their
reunion on November 25 thru 26 in Eagle Pass and want to hear from all
classmates. You can reach their website by clicking HERE
. If you have any questions please contact Ramona Martinez-Valdez at
ramen_22@yahoo.com or Alma Hernandez-Lacy at almahlacy@yahoo.com.
 Click on above photo to view more pixs on FACEBOOK 2CC Winn Mavericks lose to Corpus Christi Carroll on May 28, 2011. CC Winn Mavericks Photos by: Robert Castillo, EPalumni.Com Eagle Pass 'Normal' Compared To Troubled Sister City Sporadic Unrest Limited To Piedras Negras, Mexico Jessie Degollado, KSAT 12 News Reporter POSTED: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 EAGLE PASS, Texas -- Despite determined efforts by Piedras Negras, Mexico, community leaders to improve its image and lure tourism, on the American side of the border in Eagle Pass, Maverick County District Attorney Roberto Serna said its sister city "is not as safe as it was even six months ago." However, former Eagle Pass Mayor Chad Foster, who maintains real estate offices in both cities, said peace has been restored by several hundred Mexican Marines who have been stationed in Piedras Negras in response to recent drug-related violence there. MORE   Published in San Antonio, Texas (210)347-5907 |
  Ring of Fire Director: Lou Garza Ring of Fire A Musical Created by Richard Maltby, Jr.; Conceived by William Meade S.T.A.G.E., Inc. at Krause House Theatre July 21 - August 7, 2011 From the heart of the songs of Johnny Cash comes a unique musical show about love and faith, struggle and success, rowdiness and redemption, home and family. Cast: Director Lou Garza Musical Director: Charlie Wood; Assistant Director and Choral Director: Lisa Renee Hart; Location: 1300 Bulverde Road  
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