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A private prison inWebb County is the reasonfor a sharp drop-off in fed-eral inmates — and reve-nue — being sent to Zapa-ta’s County Jail, accordingto Zapata County SheriffSigifredo “Sigi” Gonzalez.

“We have private jails allaround the area,” Gonzalezsaid. “The federal govern-

ment is contracting to pri-vate jails instead of countygovernment.”

Gonzalez supported theaccusation that the privateprisons are sapping awayfederal prisoners with jailpopulation numbers from2009 and previous years.After the private prisonopened in 2008, the countywent from 1,000 federalprisoners in October to just332 in November, according

to the information provid-ed by the Sheriff ’s Depart-ment.

In December 2008, therewere 240 federal prisonersat the Zapata County Jail.

The number of localprisoners remained consis-tent during that time peri-od, with 150 in October, 64in November and 180 inDecember.

However, 2009 beganwith a drastic decrease in

the number of local prison-ers. For most of the year,the number of local prison-ers was between 30 and 49a month. The amount of lo-cal prisoners did not break50 until July, when it wasat 63. September and Octo-ber of 2009 have seen an in-crease, with 73 in Septem-ber and 71 in October.

Gonzalez attributes that

Losing inmatesZapata County Jail sees fewer federal prisoners, dollars

By ZACH LINDSEY THE ZAPATA TIMES

See BUDGET PAGE 8A

An attempt to make atraffic stop led to a chasethat ended with a ZapataCounty Sheriff ’s unit rol-lover and an unknown manon the loose Monday after-noon in north Zapata.

Zapata County Sheriff ’sdeputies attempted to stopa gray Ford F-250 for a traf-fic violation in north Zapa-ta on U.S. 83.

But instead of stopping,the truck sped off, Sgt. Ma-rio Elizondo said.

“As deputies tried to boxin the gray truck, the truckpurposely and repeatedlyrammed the deputy frombehind, causing the depu-ty’s unit to crash and rol-lover on U.S. Hwy 83, justnorth of Ramireno,” hesaid.

The injured deputy was

transported to Laredo Med-ical Center with somebruising and soreness,while cruisers chased thetruck for about 22 miles af-ter it turned east on FM3169.

When the truck finallycame to a stop near the Za-pata-Webb county line onAguilares Road, the driverfled.

Deputies later discovered46 bundles of marijuana, anestimated weight of 343pounds and a street valueof $55,000, inside the caband toolbox.

Elizondo said the injureddeputy was released fromLMC late Monday eveningand is expected to fully re-cover.

Investigation into thecase is ongoing.

(César G. Rodriguez maybe reached at 728-2568 or ce-sar@lmtonline.com)

A chase between Zapata County Sheriff’s deputies and an unknowndriver resulted in a rollover accident Monday night. The injured dep-uty has since been released from the hospital.

Courtesy photo

Chase leadsto rolloverBy CÉSAR G. RODRIGUEZ

THE ZAPATA TIMES

REMEMBERING SACRIFICE

Courtesy photo

The Veterans Monument, pictured here, was unveiled Sunday dur-ing the annual Veterans Celebration at Falcon Community Park. Seestory, 3A.

A defining factor of any busi-ness is the attention to detailwhen assisting a customer, saidSteve Courtier, chief executive offi-cer of MBTR Consulting, a presen-ter at a customer service trainingworkshop recently sponsored bythe Zapata Chamber of Com-merce.

“Those little things make yousell beyond the competition,” hesaid. “It doesn’t matter what youdo. We’re all involved in customerservice.”

About 25 people representingseveral businesses from Zapata at-

tended workshop, held in partner-ship with Texas Workforce Solu-tions at the Zapata County CourtHouse meeting room Thursday.

Courtier grabbed his cup of cof-fee, looked at attendants and askedwhy they decided to enroll in theworkshop. The general answerfrom audience members: To learn.

Courtier said many people areinvolved in customer service with-out even noticing, whether it’shelping an angry taxpayer or as-sisting a patron in line at McDo-nald’s. But to provide better andmore efficient service, he encour-aged attendants to define the cus-tomer.

“Do you see them as a pain? Do

you see them as a paycheck?” heasked.

Paco Mendoza, president chiefexecutive officer of the chamber,said he had wanted to bring in aseminar that would be relevant forbusinesses as well as members ofthe community.

“Overall, it was successful. I’mreally excited to have brought thistraining,” Mendoza said. “Thiswas a stepping stone openingdoors to bring more training toour community.”

Mendoza said the session,which allowed members of the au-

dience to share their experiencesand then demonstrate what couldhave improved a given situation,was very positive.

Mendoza added that it is impor-tant to provide this type of train-ing to employees of public officesin Zapata, such as county offices,where workers may encounter tax-payers in various moods.

Celia Balderas, chamber mem-bership services coordinator, hada chance to attend a few sessionsthroughout the week.

She said that she learned thathaving people skills is great in mo-ments when remaining calm canlead to a more professional, posi-tive response to a complaint.

Workshop focus: Customer service matters By CÉSAR G. RODRIGUEZ

THE ZAPATA TIMES ““Those little things make you sell beyondthe competition.”STEVE COURTIER, MBTR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

The City of LaredoHealth Department arescheduled to distributeabout 500 H1N1 vaccines toZapata early next week.

Some of the doses will beadministered to ZapataCounty Independent School

District students. Details onthe dates and times of thevaccination clinics for stu-dents were not immediatelyavailable Friday, but a planhas been developed, saidDr. Hector F. Gonzalez, di-rector of the City of LaredoHealth Department.

“We’re ready to roll onnext Monday or Tuesday,”

he said. ZCISD has not been hit

as hard by the virus as thepublic schools in Laredo,where hundreds of studentshave been sent home withflu-like symptoms on aweekly basis.

“Fortunately for us, wehave not been affected byhigh absenteeism,” said

ZCISD Superintendent Ro-meo Rodriguez.

But he knows that couldchange quickly given thatthe H1N1 virus is very con-tagious.

“We have done some vac-cines for regular flu, but weare certainly ready to fol-

H1N1 vaccines on the wayBy NICK GEORGIOU THE ZAPATA TIMES

See FLU PAGE 8A

The South Texas Food Bankcontinues to make a signifi-cant difference in its mission

of feeding the hungry of ZapataCounty, providing assistance to 1,621families in September alone.

That’s according to the latest re-port given by South Texas FoodBank executive director Alfredo Cas-tillo to the food bank board of direc-tors at its November monthly meet-ing. That number includes 2,463adults and 1,497 children, he said.

The South Texas Food Bankserves Zapata at five pantries. Fooddistributions are made at:

Helping Hands, 8th and DelMar, 765-9327.

Boys and Girls Club, 6th andLincoln, 765-3892.

Concilio el Buen Pastor, HawkStreet and Falcon Meza, 765-1300.

Iglesia Pentecostes Emmanuel,302 East Highway 16, 765-5440.

Shepherd’s Pantry, 305 HawkStreet, 765-0123.

Helping Hands, run by NormaMendoza, served 724 families, includ-ing 1,291 adults and 979 children, atthe site in Zapata, and another 225families, including 420 adults and 180children, in San Ygnacio.

HELPING HANDS

Leroy Ramirez and Norma Mendoza fill packages of food at Zapata’s Helping Hands foodpantry. The site is among the busiest of the South Texas Food Bank’s locations.

Photo by Ulysses S. Romero | Laredo Morning Times

Food bank servesZapata’s hungry

By SALO OTEROSPECIAL TO THE TIMES

See HUNGER PAGE 8A

PAGE 2A Zin brief SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2009

Saturday, Nov. 21Faith Lutheran Church, 2419 Sey-

mour Ave., will hold its annual arts andcrafts sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today.For more information, call 763-0138.

The Webb County Retired Teach-ers Association will hold its regularmeeting at 2 p.m. today at Blessed Sac-rament Church Hall, 2219 Galveston St.

Bruni Elementary School and theLaredo Chess Club will host the school’sannual chess tournament for playersK-12 today starting at 11 a.m. in theschool cafeteria, 1508 San Eduardo Ave.There will be a USCF-rated and a begin-ners division. Registration is from 11a.m. to noon, with the first round at12:30 p.m. The entry fee is $5 if prere-gistered or $8 at the door. Winners willreceive trophies, medals and certif-icates. For more information, call DanNavarro at 722-4600.

The Texas A&M International Uni-versity Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetariumwill show “The Future is Wild” at 3 p.m.,“One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adven-ture” at 4 p.m., “Bella Gaia” at 5 p.m.,“Bella Gaia” at 6 p.m. and “ExtremePlanets” at 7 p.m. General admission is$5, $4 for children and TAMIU students,faculty, staff and alumni. Premiumshows are $1 more. For additional showtimes, call 326-DOME or visit ta-miu.edu/planetarium.

Sunday, Nov. 22The Combined College Orchestra,

composed of students from Texas A&MInternational University and LaredoCommunity College, will present its FallConcert at the TAMIU Center for theFine and Performing Arts Recital Hall at3 p.m. today. This event is free and opento the public. For more information, callBrendan Townsend at 326-3039.

Thursday, Nov. 26Today is the 30th annual Guajo-

lote 10K Race, sponsored by HamiltonTrophies. For more information, call 722-9463 or 722-9105.

Saturday, Nov. 28Nixon High School’s Class of 1984

will hold its 25th reunion at La PosadaHotel from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. The eventcosts $25 per person. For more in-formation, call Nora Villarreal Garcia at763-5706 or Sandra Mendiola Alaniz at206-4508.

Monday, Nov. 30Texas A&M International Universi-

ty, with the South Texas Blood and Tis-sue Center, will host a blood drive todayin front of the TAMIU Killam LibraryBreezeway from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Anyone16 years old weighing 120 pounds (withparental consent form) or at least 17years old weighing 110 lbs and in goodgeneral health can donate blood. Identi-fication is required. All presenting do-nors will receive a thank-you gift. Formore information, contact Melissa Com-pean at 326-2235 or mcompean@ta-miu.edu, or visit www.southtexasblood-.org.

Tuesday, Nov. 24The Board of Trustees of the Zapa-

ta County Independent School Districtwill hold a policy board meeting begin-ning at 6 p.m. at the Professional Devel-opment Center, 17th and Carla Street.

Zapata Hawks boys basketballteam will host Valley View today; the La-dy Hawks basketball team will play atLBJ in Laredo.

Wednesday, Nov. 25Zapata CISDTeacher staff devel-

opment day, no classes for students.

Thursday, Nov. 26Zapata CISD is closed for the

Thanksgiving Holiday.Zapata County Independent

School District Board of Trustees willhold a public hearing Tuesday, Dec. 15,beginning at 6 p.m. at the ProfessionalDevelopment Center, 17th and CarlaStreet.

Friday, Nov. 27Zpata Lady Hawks basketball team

will host Mission.Zapata CISD is closed for the

Thanksgiving Holiday.

Monday, Nov. 30Zapata Lady Hawks basketball

team will host Falfurrias.First day of soccer practice for Za-

pata teams.

CALENDARASSOCIATED PRESS

Today is Saturday, Nov. 21,the 325th day of 2009. There are40 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in His-tory:

On Nov. 21, 1934, the ColePorter musical “AnythingGoes,” starring Ethel Mermanas Reno Sweeney, opened onBroadway.

On this date:In 1789, North Carolina be-

came the 12th state to ratifythe U.S. Constitution.

In 1927, picketing strikers atthe Columbine Mine in north-ern Colorado were fired on bystate police; six miners werekilled.

In 1959, former heavyweightchampion boxer and actor MaxBaer died in Hollywood at age50.

In 1973, President RichardNixon’s attorney, J. Fred Buz-hardt, revealed the existence ofan 18½-minute gap in one ofthe White House tape record-ings related to Watergate.

In 1979, a mob attacked theU.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pa-kistan, killing two Americans.

In 1980, 87 people died in afire at the MGM Grand Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas.

Ten years ago: PresidentBill Clinton, speaking at a con-ference in Florence, Italy, calledon prosperous nations tospread global wealth by help-ing poor countries with Inter-net hookups, cell phones, debtrelief and small loans. Chinacompleted its first unmannedtest of a spacecraft meant tocarry astronauts. QuentinCrisp, the eccentric writer, per-former and raconteur best-known for his autobiography“The Naked Civil Servant,”died in Manchester, England,at age 90.

Five years ago: PresidentGeorge W. Bush, trying tomend relations with LatinAmerica, pledged during an ec-onomic summit in Chile tomake a fresh push for stalledimmigration reforms. Iraqi au-thorities set Jan. 30, 2005, asthe date for the nation’s firstelection since the collapse ofSaddam Hussein’s dictatorship.Six Wisconsin hunters wereshot to death by Chai SouaVang, an ethnic Hmong immi-grant who was later sentencedto life in prison. The NBA sus-pended Indiana’s Ron Artestfor the rest of the season fol-lowing a brawl that broke outat the end of a game againstthe Detroit Pistons; eight otherplayers received shorter bans.

One year ago: Wall Streetstaged a comeback, with themajor indexes jumping morethan 5 percent and the DowJones industrials surging near-ly 500 points. Somali pirates re-leased a hijacked Greek-ownedtanker, MV Genius, with all 19crew members safe and the oilcargo intact after payment of aransom. (The ship had beenseized almost two months earli-er.) Madonna and Guy Ritchiewere granted a preliminary de-cree of divorce by a Londoncourt.

Today’s Birthdays: Base-ball Hall-of-Famer Stan Musialis 89. Basketball Hall of FamerEarl Monroe is 65. Actress Gol-die Hawn is 64. Movie directorAndrew Davis is 63. Rock musi-cian Lonnie Jordan (War) is 61.Rock musician Alex James(Blur) is 41. MLB All-Star play-er Ken Griffey, Jr. is 40.Thought for Today: “We arealways doing, says he, some-thing for posterity, but I wouldfain see posterity do somethingfor us.” — Joseph Addison,English essayist and poet (1672-1719).

TODAY IN HISTORY

AUSTIN — It’s too early to say whetherSen. Kay Bailey Hutchison will succeed inher run for governor, but she has already up-set a slew of ambitious politicians who arehaving to delay or rethink their plans formoving up the food chain.

Since Hutchison’s announcement lastweek that she would not resign her office un-til after the March primary, the possibility ofa rare vacancy in the U.S. Senate has dissi-pated. The domino effect stretches from Lt.Gov. David Dewhurst, who was widelythought to covet the seat, to the many whowould have vacated their seats to make arun for the one Dewhurst now holds, and ondown the line.

"It is hard to go out and campaign if she’s

not going to resign," said Republican pollsterand consultant Mike Baselice, who does con-sulting work for Dewhurst and Gov. RickPerry. "She has gone back and forth so manytimes in her decision to resign or not resign,it’s anybody’s guess as to what she doesnext."

If Hutchison was to resign her seat beforeher term expires in 2013, Gov. Rick Perrywould get to appoint an interim senator un-til a special election could be held. The earli-est he could call a special election would beMay 2010, depending on how much lead timehe has to order the election, or he could de-clare an "emergency election" on any date.

Candidates now must decide — before thesix-week candidate filing period starts nextmonth — if they want to pin their hopes onthe seat opening up next year, or stay put.

AROUND TEXAS

Former Vice President Dick Cheney stands with Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, on Tuesday, in Houston. Hutchison hasalready upset a slew of ambitious politicians who are having to delay or rethink their plans to run for her Senate seat.

Photo by Pat Sullivan | AP

Plans stall as Kay waitsBy APRIL CASTROASSOCIATED PRESS

Man gets 30-years in feddrug case

DALLAS — A 23-year-old Dal-las man has been sentenced to 30years in federal prison on drugtrafficking and money launder-ing charges tied to Mexico’s GulfCartel.

Uriel Palacios still faces mur-der charges in Dallas County ina 2008 crash.

Prosecutors say drug enforce-ment agents seized a suitcasewith $1.3 million in 2008 that Pa-lacios gave to a courier to take toMexico.

Jobless rate up, but soare jobs

AUSTIN — Texas’ unemploy-ment rate inched up to 8.3 per-cent in October while the statebucked a yearlong trend by add-ing jobs, officials said Friday.

The state’s jobless rate rosefrom 8.2 percent in September,

but the increase in jobs by 41,700from a month ago was just thesecond jump in the past year.

Man shot near Beaumontschool

BEAUMONT — A BeaumontIndependent School District po-lice officer shot a man during analtercation near a campus.

A BISD spokeswoman said theman shot by the officer Fridaymorning is not a student.

Fire knocks TV station offthe air

FORT WORTH — An electri-cal fire forced evacuation ofKXAS during a newscast andknocked the state’s longest-serv-ing TV station off the air.

A Fort Worth Fire Departmentspokesman said Friday no onewas injured in the blaze reportedat 10:09 p.m. Thursday.

Rain forces closing ofAransas schools

ROCKPORT — Heavy rain insoutheast Texas led to the clo-sure of public schools in AransasCounty.

A statement on the AransasCounty Independent School Dis-trict Web said schools wereclosed Friday “due to weatherconditions.”

Border agent indicted forassaulting teen

DEL RIO — A Customs andBorder Protection agent hasbeen indicted for allegedly as-saulting a 15-year-old in custody.

A federal grand jury in DelRio indicted Jesus E. Diaz Jr. onWednesday, accusing him of us-ing unreasonable force on theteen in an alleged violation ofthe 15-year-old’s constitutionalrights.

-- Compiled from AP reports

Teen pleads guilty inviolent BP murder

SAN DIEGO — A 17-year-oldpleaded guilty Friday to murder-ing a Border Patrol agent whowas shot eight times in head,neck and torso east of San Diego.

Christian Daniel Castro Alva-rez admitted entering the UnitedStates illegally to rob a BorderPatrol agent. Alvarez said helured Agent Robert Rosas out ofhis car on the night of July 23and struggled with him over afirearm.

Alleged Maui spy isdifficult but sane

HONOLULU — The competen-cy hearing of a Maui man ac-cused of spying for China hasended with the prosecutor claim-ing the defendant is difficult towork with but is legally able tostand trial.

But at federal court on Friday,lawyers for Noshir Gowadia con-tended their client has a mental

defect that renders him unable toassist in his defense.

Former Marine charged infour deaths

OKLAHOMA CITY — A for-mer Marine has been charged

with six counts of first-degreemurder in the shooting deaths offour people whose bodies werefound in a burning home.

Prosecutors in Oklahomacharged David Allen Tyner onFriday with shooting, stabbingand then burning the bodies onNov. 9.

-- Compiled from AP reports

AROUND THE NATION

Kara Ravenscroft watches as C.J., a dog trained to track indigo snakes, searchesfor the reptiles Monday near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge near Folks-ton, Ga. on to determine the number of snakes.

Photo by Gordon Jackson/The Florida Times-Union | AP

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2009 Zlocal PAGE 3A

BURGLARYA 70-year-old man reported around

7 a.m. Sunday that an unknown personbroke the window to the Siesta ShoresWater Works office building in the 5200block of Siesta Lane and took a CasioPCR T265 electronic cash register.

A 21-year-old man reported around3:15 p.m. Sunday that someone brokeinto his home in the 1500 block of Me-

dina Avenue and stole his PlayStationPortable and five games.

POSSESSIONJorge Grajeda Jr., 26, was arrested

on charges of possession of a controlledsubstance around 4:30 a.m. Wednesdayin the intersection of Texas 16 andEighth Street. The man was booked andtransported to Zapata Regional Jail,

where he was held on a $10,000 bond.

THEFTA 22-year-old woman reported

around 11 a.m. Thursday that someonepumped fuel and drove off without pay-ing for it at Hawk’s Quick Pick, locatedin the intersection of Texas 16 and Sev-enth Avenue.

A 79-year-old man reported around

10:30 a.m. Monday that a man stole hisair compressor in the 100 block of LakeDrive.

CRIMINAL MISCHIEFAn 18-year-old woman reported

around 11:45 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, thatsomeone broke her vehicle’s rear pas-senger side door window in the LoneStar Plaza parking lot on the intersec-

tion of 14th Avenue and U.S. 83.

TERRORISTIC THREATAntonio Alonzo Martinez, 48, was

arrested on charges of terroristicthreats around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday inthe intersection of Ninth Street and Tex-as 16. The man was booked and trans-ported to Zapata Regional Jail, where hewas held on a $2,000 bond.

THE BLOTTER

Gabriel Villarreal Jr., anative of San Ygnacio, hasannounced his reelectionbid for Zapata County Com-missioner, Pct. 2.

“It’s with great anticipa-tion and respect that I takethis opportunity to person-ally ask you for your con-tinued support and vote asI initiate my campaign,”Villarreal said in a state-ment.

In 1986, Villarreal waselected Justice of the Peace,Pct. 2, a position that hesuccessfully held andserved for 20 years. In 2006,he ran for Pct. 2 commis-sioner and was again elect-ed by the people to servethem.

“For the first time inmany years, our citizensare living a better qualityof life,” Villarreal said. “Wehave created opportunitiesfor all our children to pros-per in the form of highereducation. We are advanc-ing our infrastructure bycreating better roads andstreets, better drainage andsewer systems, better soft-ball and little league fieldsin our communities.”

Villarreal touted thecounty’s new swimmingpool and parks, as well asthe museum currently un-

der construc-tion, theHigher Edu-cation Ad-vanced Tech-nology Cen-ter and astate-of-the-art boat ramp

that is still in the works.During his tenure, Villar-

real said the court has im-proved the pay of countyemployees and providedbetter health insurance,better working conditionsand equipment.

He added that the countyhas applied for federal andstate grants to supplementcounty revenues to contin-ue advancing infrastructureand quality of life.

“We have provided ourcitizens a landfill, betterquality of water, more rec-reational areas, a 24-hourclinic with better workingconditions and better wagesfor their staff, and a veryhealthy fund balance toboot,” Villarreal said.

Villarreal has been mar-ried to the former DianaCuellar for 49 years and thetwo have raised five chil-dren: Santiago, Gabriel III,Gilberto, Ana Maria andFrancisco Javier. Villarrealand his wife also have 12grandchildren and twogreat-grandchildren.

Villarreal announcescandidacy for court

SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

VILLARREAL

Audelia Hernandez,known as “Audie,” is a1991 graduate of ZapataHigh School who has re-cently returned to thecommunity.

She left the communityto attend the Universityof Houston, and latermoved to Orlando, Fla.,where she continued hereducation in businessand finance in 1993.

While in Florida, sheworked as a Notary Pub-lic, translator and inter-preter — and that’s howshe met her husband, Sa-lomon Hernandez.

The couple have fourbeautiful children togeth-er, whom they are ex-tremely proud of: Isidro,13; Aaron, 5; Emilio, 4;and Mireya, 2.

In November 2008, Au-die and Salomon decidedto move back to Zapata tobe closer to their fam-ilies.

Audie currently worksfor County Judge RosalvaGuerra. In her sparetime, she enjoys volun-teering and watching ro-mantic comedies on TV.Her goal is to someday re-turn to her studies.

Audie is the daughterof Juan “Cuate” Ramon

Martinez, originally ofGuerrero, Tamaulipas,Mexico, and Maria G.Martinez Vega, originallyof Nuevo Leon. She alsohas three siblings: Heras-mo, Norabel, and MariaG., known as Lupita.

(Dora Martinez is anative of Zapata who waspublisher of HispanicNews in San Antonio for21 years. She can bereached at thezapata-times@att.net)

Interpreter Hernandez a family woman By DORA MARTINEZ COLUMN

Two new monuments were un-veiled Sunday during the second an-nual Veterans Celebration, whichwas dedicated to 39 veterans whowere born in Falcon.

Held at Falcon Community Park,Zapata County Judge Rosalva Guer-ra served as the Mistress of Ceremo-nies and introduced the main speak-ers, Commissioner Jose Emilio Vela,Precinct 1, and State Rep. Ryan Guil-len.

Commander Manuel A. Uribe,American Legion Post 486, and Com-mander Felix Garcia, VFW Post

7768, joined together with other vet-erans to perform the flag raisingceremony. A 21-gun salute, the play-ing of Taps and the placing of awreath were also incorporated inthe ceremony.

Yanelly Salinas led the Pledge ofAllegiance, while Kelsie DannyckGuerra sang the National Anthem.

Two beautiful monuments wereunveiled. The Veterans Monumentwas donated by the family of DonMaximiano and Dona Angela Z. Yza-guirre, while the Founding FamiliesMonument honors 56 families withpavers on its walkway.

Each paver has the inscription ofthe families who are alive and stillliving in Falcon and/or had homesin Falcon or surrounding ranchesthat belonged to Falcon in 1952 justbefore they were relocated.

The Founding Families Monu-ment and its pavers were donated byRicardo “Ricky” Muñoz, HumbertoYzaguirre, Amelia G. Ramirez, Nin-fa R. Gracia, and Maria Elena R. Ra-mirez and family.

Members of the Zapata CountyHistorical Commission were alsorecognized for renovating the “OldFalcon” Historical Marker. EngineerEddie Gracia, TxDot, was also recog-nized for supervising the relocationfrom U.S. Highway 83 to the FalconCommunity Park, approximatelyfour blocks directly east.

Organizers for the celebration in-cluded Alma Diana Z. Canales, Ma-ria Adelina Z. Guerra, Dr. Anita R.Medina, Maria Eva U. Ramirez andAmanda Thelma V. Salinas.

Approximately 250 guests attend-ed the ceremony.

Falcon veterans recognizedCelebration unveils new

monuments in parkSPECIAL TO THE TIMES

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WASHINGTON — Eventhe celebrated 19th-centu-ry scramble for Africaseems to pale compared tothe huge and growingChinese presence, whichis roiling the continent.

For a decade, China hasbeen buying its way intoAfrica to secure the fueland raw materials it be-lieves it will need for itseconomic expansion.

These Chinese movesin Africa are breathtakingin their scope. Whereasthe European grab forAfrica and its treasures inthe l9th century was hap-hazard, and fed by rivalryin Europe as much as in-terests in Africa, the Chi-nese neo-imperialism hasa thoroughness and aplanning that no Euro-pean power — not evenBritain — ever aspired to.

China is reported to beactive in 48 countries outof the roughly 53 realstate entities on the conti-nent, or on its offshore is-lands. The Chinese formu-la is simple: Buy yourway in with soft loans andgenerous arms deals but,above all, a preparednessto overlook the excesses ofdictators. No wonder Rob-ert Mugabe in Zimbabwelavishes praise on his newbest friends.

The same is true inmany other African coun-tries. All that is neededfor Beijing’s embrace is asupply of raw materials —and especially oil.

From Cape Town toCairo, China is on themarch. From South Afri-ca it buys iron ore, amongother minerals; from Zam-bia, copper; and fromZimbabwe chrome, goldand iron ore.

In Zambia, the Chinesehave promised $3.2 billionto revive the copper in-dustry — an interestingdevelopment becauseWestern mining compa-nies pulled out, unable todeal with the wholesaleand destructive corrup-tion.

At a meeting of the Fo-

rum on China-AfricaCooperation at Sharm ElSheikh in Egypt earlierthis month, the Chinesepledged $10 billion in aidto Africa. Quietly, they al-so forgave a tranche ofmaturing loans.

But government-to-gov-ernment loans are theleast of the Chinese in-vestment in Africa. Mostof the investments, suchas that in Zambia, aremade by Chinese corpora-tions — all state-sanc-tioned and some state-owned. It is a concertedeffort.

While oil producerslike Angola, Chad, Libya,Nigeria and Sudan areprime targets of the Chi-nese investment, the rapa-cious Chinese economicimperialism also extendsto lumber and agricul-ture.

The ruling elites ofAfrica are ecstatic. TheChinese presence is, forthem, heaven-sent. Poll-ing, albeit rudimentary,reveals about 80-percentapproval of China’s Afri-can role by Africa’s elites.

At the street level,these findings are re-versed. The Chinese areroundly resented. Theyhave no experience in theworld outside of China; nocuriosity about thesestrange African lands andtheir people; and a mor-bid indifference to Afri-ca’s long-term future.Most Chinese workers, asopposed to executives,brought to Africa arepoorly educated and ill-equipped to live in differ-ent cultures.

A study by Loro Horta,a visiting fellow at Na-nyang Technological Uni-versity in Singapore,found deep unhappinessin a study conducted inmany African countries.

First and foremost,Horta found, China doesnot employ local labor,preferring to import Chi-nese workers and tohouse them in “China-towns.” Second, the indif-ference of Chinese enter-prises to environmentaldamage is of concern.

COLUMN

China fillsAfrica void

By LLEWELLYN KINGHEARST NEWSPAPERS

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DOONESBURY | GARRY TRUDEAU

Congress left consum-ers extremely vulnerablewhen it gave the creditcard industry as long as15 months to end the de-ceptive predatory practic-es outlawed in the springin the Credit Card Ac-countability, Responsibili-ty and Disclosure Act.

The credit card indus-try, which wants to makea killing in the Christmasseason, used this unneces-sarily long grace period tointensify its predations,doubling interest rates onpeople who pay on timeand driving up rates by anindustry wide average ofabout 20 percent.

These ravages seemednot to have registered

with Sen. Thad Cochran,R-Miss., who representsthe nation’s poorest andmost economically vulner-able state. On Wednesday,Cochran blocked a vote ona bill introduced by Sen.Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., that would haveimmediately frozen creditcard interest rates andfees.

Cochran said throughhis office that he objectedto the bill on behalf of un-known Republican col-leagues who had theirown objections. But it isdifficult not to see his ma-neuver in yet another actof obeisance by Senate Re-publicans to the bankingand credit card industri-es.

The same was true of

Congress’ decision in Mayto delay implementationof the original credit cardreform bill. Had the actgone into effect immedi-ately, credit card issuerswould have been forced toend many of the practicesthat have trapped millionsof Americans in debt thatthey had no hope of re-paying.

Arbitrary increaseslike the ones that appearto have become even morecommon since the springwould have been immedi-ately outlawed. So wouldthe practice of penalizingcustomers who are latepaying an unrelated bill— known as universal de-fault — and the rip-off inwhich companies chargecardholders new interest

on debts that they havepaid a month or two earli-er. And the companieswould have been forced toend the outrageous prac-tice of burdening teenag-ers with credit cardswithout first judging theirability to pay the bills orgetting a signature from aresponsible adult.

The Dodd bill appearsto be off the table for themoment. But a strongerbill that would move upthe effective date of thecredit card law to Dec. 1has already passed theHouse. The Senate ver-sion has been introducedby Mark Udall, D-Colo.With December almost up-on us, the measure shouldlong since have becomelaw.

EDITORIAL

Credit card laws need reformNEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE

To the editor,While traveling on

business through GeorgeWest last month, I had amost gracious experienceI would like to sharewith your readers.

It was around lunchime, so I stopped at theNueces Street Grill.

For those of you whotravel through that area,it is the old, quaint struc-ture with a porch alongthe north and west sidesof the building, locatedeast of Highway 59, aquarter-mile north of theintersection.

The buffet, though notextravagant, was verytasty, and most reasona-bly priced.

I sat down with abouttwenty other lunchers,and proceeded to eat.There was music, in thebackground, just loudenough to recognize thesong, but low enough tohold a conversation with-out having to screamacross the table. Peacefuland pleasant.

Then the cell phonesstarted ringing. I expect-ed the usual, irritatingloud voices (cause you

have to scream into aphone, you are a long dis-tance from the caller, youknow), raucous laughter,trivial, irritating, boringsmall talk.

That didn’t happen. I was shocked when I

heard the callee say,“hold on a minute, let meget outside.” She proceed-ed to leave the grill andhave her conversationoutside, so, I presumed itwas a private conversa-tion.

Other cell phones rang,each and every one of therecipients either went

outside or into the rest-rooms to converse. Theywere old, young, travel-ers, locals, white andblue collar, people fromall walks of life.

Dumbfounded, I sat inamazement, humbled bythe graciousness and con-sideration of thesestrangers.

I am so proud to dis-cover that real ladies andgentlemen, of mannersand grace, still exist inour society, and still leadby example.

Signed,Richard Sample

YOUR OPINIONPeople who took cell phone calls outside restaurant provided rare period of grace

To the Editor:To many in Laredoan

and around the nation,losing Ray Gomez is asource of deep personalheartache.

For those who don’tknow Ray, let me fill youin on what he did.

Running a small-mar-ket television newsroomlike the one at KGNS isno easy task.

It takes an especiallypatient journalist andgood teacher to make adecent newscast with thelimited resources andstaff available.

It made Ray Gomezperfect for the job. On themost frustrating of days,Ray kept his cool. He al-ways strived to make TVnews the best it couldpossibly be in Laredo,which in turn made thejournalists who workedfor him better at whatthey did.

I always tell peoplethat starting a career inbroadcast news is allabout making mistakesand learning from them.Whenever I lecture a cubreporter on that topic, Ialways think of Ray.

Ray took people likemyself, fresh out ofschool, and patientlyhelped us to spread ourwings. When we didright, he’d take on any-one in our defense. When

we messed up, he madeus own up and learnfrom it.

He made sure newjournalists learned les-sons that lasted a life-time.

Some of the people heinspired stayed in Laredoto bring you the bestbroadcast news coverageyou could ever hope for,and you can thank Rayfor that.

Others moved on, as Idid, and will always car-ry the memories of whatwe learned while workingfor Ray.

Ray was as importantin my own career as thebest of my university pro-fessors. His work betteredTV news for millions ofpeople beyond South Tex-as through the youngjournalists he helpedteach.

I cannot — in fact, didnot — get the chance tothank him enough in lifefor what he did.

So let me say herewhat I’m sure I didn’t sayenough: Thank you, Ray.You helped make me whoI am.

Signed,Brandon RittimanBrandon Rittiman-

worked as an anchor andreporter for KGNS until2006. He works as a re-porter for KTVN, the CBSaffiliate in Reno, Nev.

YOUR OPINIONThank you, Ray Gomez, for being theconsummate newsman and teacher

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2009 Zlifestyle PAGE 5A

DEAR MISS MANNERS— In an e-mail from ahigh school friend withwhom I had only recentlyreconnected, he told meabout his pain at seeinghis daughter off at the air-port as she headed for dis-tant lands to spend a yearteaching English.

He followed this withthe comment that he wassure I’d understand be-cause he knew my son hadgone to Afghanistan.

Miss Manners, as thedestination would indicate,my son was not going offon some exciting cross-cul-tural adventure.

In person, my first im-pulse is almost always tobe nice when someonemakes a careless remark.If the friend had said thisto me in person, even Imight have snapped some-thing like, “Oh, are you ex-pecting people to be shoot-ing at her?” but since itwas an e-mail, I have hadtime to consider, and thathas only served to confuse.

My confusion stemsfrom not knowing exactlywhen it is appropriate todrag out the soapbox — ev-er so gently, of course.Should I say anything inmy reply or not? Perhaps Icould just send a regularnote but include links to

articles on the dangersand difficulties soldiersface in Afghanistan?

It wouldn’t kill me tojust ignore it. I know itwas innocent and wellmeant, but it also strikesme as egregiously igno-rant.

GENTLE READER —Ofcourse you are over-wrought, as how could younot be? But as you havejust seen, comparisons ofworries — and, for thatmatter, comparisons ofchildren — are offensive.

So why should youmake them?

Your friend was ad-dressing the fact that hemisses his daughter andworries about her, know-ing that you missed yourson and worried abouthim. Yes, there is an orderof magnitude difference.

But Miss Manners begsyou to let this go if youcan. And if you cannot,then please confine your-self to saying that you aregrateful that your friend’sdaughter will not be inharm’s way.

MISS MANNERS

All worries arenot equal

“JUDITH MARTIN

Temperatures have be-gun to drop, brown leavesare scattering across lawnsand homes are beingadorned with festive deco-rations: Thanksgiving hasarrived.

For many people makingthe trek this year, whethertraveling long distances orjust walking over to anaunt’s house, the meal of-ten makes the journey wellworth it. Upon entry, it hitsyou — the smell of spices,the aromas emanatingfrom the roasting turkeyand the sweetness of tradi-tional pies — all the scentsreminiscent of the holidayseason.

Many hosts will opt forthe traditional Thanksgiv-ing dinner. But on the oth-er, more daring side, an in-fusion of Mexican andSpanish flavors will haveguests begging for seconds.

That’s the case for BobbyGonzalez, a chef and ownerof Kasanti Homes, a localculinary celebrity and foodenthusiast who presentshis Thanksgiving with atwist.

Gonzalez has been cook-ing for more than 12 years,studying the culinary artsin Vermont and working inNew York City, the culinaryepicenter of the world, aswell as a famous bed andbreakfast in Dallas. Thepassion for all things foodcan be seen within hiseyes.

Combining culturesSince this area has such

a strong Mexican back-ground, and many GatewayCity natives are accus-tomed to different spicesand seasonings in food,combining those flavorswith traditional ingre-dients is the essence ofThanksgiving with a twist,

said Gonzalez.The dishes have a His-

panic flavor infused withtradition, “because (this re-gion) once was part of Mex-ico and when it became apart of the United States,we assimilated to their tra-ditions and their holidays,”he said. And the two maycombined to create a seam-less blend.

A prime example of thisinfusion of traditions is thepairing of Brussels sproutswith chorizo, a traditionalHispanic sausage. Cookingthe sometimes-unpopularcabbage with chorizo al-lows it to absorb the flavor

and the spices of the pop-ular sausage, giving them adynamic flavor that is sureto sway even the toughestof critics.

However, if a stubborninner child refuses to eatBrussels sprouts, Gonzalezsuggested using greenbeans as a substitution.

New twistsAnother traditional dish

for Thanksgiving — onethat some may argue is ofabsolute importance — isthe stuffing. The tradition-al bread stuffing is usually

sweetened with raisins;however, prunes, which arevery popular in Mexico,may be used for the sweet-ness factor.

For the main attraction,a large turkey was mari-nated overnight with pilon-cillo, a type of brown sugarmixed with oregano andsage, Gonzalez said. In ad-dition to adding more fla-vor to the poultry, allowingthe bird to marinate over-night ensures the meat willremain moist, he added.

The turkey is then bast-ed with a unique blend ofachiote paste, a mixturethat is used in carne adoba-da, a traditional Mexicanpork dish.

Here, it is mixed with or-ange juice for a bit of acid-ity and sweetness, and fin-ished off with butter to cre-ate a sweet and spicygolden crust. The turkey isthen roasted for severalhours, continuously rotatedand basted until it becomesa sight of mouthwateringperfection.

“It tastes wonderful…and decorated with freshoregano and surroundedwith oranges,” for a gar-nish, it looks great, too,said Gonzalez.

As for gravy, Gonzalezprovided a prune-infusedmole sauce to offset the fla-vors of the other dishes,bringing the turkey and thestuffing full circle.

Room for dessertWith all the new items to

choose from, one may findit difficult to save room fordessert. However, with thelure of sweet potato pielooming around the corner,seconds can be put on hold.

Instead of the classicpumpkin pie, “camote,” orsweet potato pie, takes cen-ter stage.

“The flavor is very simi-lar, but it is less intense,”Gonzalez explained.

T-Day staples get some spice

Chef Bobby Gonzalez squirts some lemon juice for extra flavor onhis non-traditional turkey.

Photo by Ulysses Romero | The Zapata Times

By ERIKA LAMBRETON THE ZAPATA TIMES

PAGE 6A Zentertainment SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2009

In a community so richin culture, where dance isappreciated just as much asmusic and art, we are con-stantly reminded of itstimeless beauty and impor-tance to a growing society.

It is in this light thatTexas A&M InternationalUniversity proudly pre-sents its 12th annual FallDance Concert tonight.

The 2009 Fall Dance Con-cert will feature perform-ances by students of jazz,classical ballet, moderndance, flamenco, as well asstudent-choreographeddances, which have beenwell thought-out and orga-nized by the students whohave been planning and re-hearsing for the big nightfor months.

“We start preparingfrom the very first day ofthe semester,” said BedeLeyendecker, chair of theFine and Performing ArtsDepartment and a well-known Laredo choreogra-pher.

“Dance students are al-ways enthusiastic; that’snever a problem,” she add-ed. “We have some commit-ted kids, and that’s every-one from the beginning stu-dents through theadvanced.”

A new venueLeyendecker has been in-

volved with the TAMIUdance program since its in-ception in the fall of 1998,which also marked the firstof the yearly student-ledconcerts. But this yearmarks a new “first” when

the students and teachershave a chance to performin the newly opened thea-ter located inside the Cen-ter for the Fine and Per-forming Arts.

“It’s incredible what adifference the space makeswith appropriate lighting,curtains, the side and theback,” Leyendecker said.“It changes everything; itreally is going to give a dif-ferent perspective on thedance pieces.”

With the allure of thenew theater, the anticipatedturnout is expected toreach an all-time high, and

with such varied perform-ances and accompanyingmusic, audience membersare sure to find themselvesdebating over their favoritegroup.

“Students come and go,but they’re all in the sameball park… but what’s real-ly going to be different isthe new space,” Leyendeck-er said.

To goWith more than 500 seats

available and tickets at amere $5, the 2009 TAMIU

Fall Dance Concert is byfar one of the most alluringcultural events in town thisweekend.

The TAMIU 2009 FallDance Concert will be heldtonight from 8 to 10 p.m.Tickets are $5 for adultsand free for children under10 years of age. Tickets canbe purchased by calling326-2654 or at the door.

TAMIU Fall DanceConcert continues

By ERIKA LAMBRETON THE ZAPATA TIMES

Beginning ballet students rehearse Wednesday afternoon for the upcoming recital.

Photo by Cuate Santos | The Zapata Times

It’s been a big year foranimation, with a great va-riety of styles representedby “Up,” ‘‘Monsters vs.Aliens,” ‘‘Fantastic Mr.Fox” and the upcoming“The Princess and theFrog.”

The best you can say ofthe sci-fi comedy “Planet51” is that like those oth-ers, it too is animated.

But “Planet 51” is anaborted liftoff when itcomes to story, presenting ahalf- or quarter-bakedpremise of a human astro-naut among little greenaliens who, for some unin-spired reason, are livingthe serene “Ozzie and Har-riet” life of 1950s America.

Working from a screen-play by Joe Stillman (co-writer of “Shrek” and“Shrek 2”), director JorgeBlanco shifts from his Pyrovideo game career to thebig screen with an adven-ture as bland as the sitcom-my decade that fostered it.

Likewise, voice starsDwayne Johnson, JessicaBiel, Justin Long and castmates seem to take theircue from the Ward Cleaverschool of parental droning.Even vocal gymnast JohnCleese sounds neutered asa partly mad alien scien-tist.

But the movie piles on

frantic slapstick and chas-es, which may go some dis-tance in satisfying youngchildren. “Planet 51” is aworld petrified of outsiders,whose big entertainment isthe latest B-movie aboutspace invaders coming totake over.

“Planet 51,” released bySony’s TriStar Pictures, israted PG for mild sci-fi ac-tion and some suggestivehumor. It is playing at Cin-emark Mall Del Norte andHollywood Theaters.

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tival “Vive la Cultura” pre-senta “Patita de Perro” en laUniversidad Tecnológica a las6 p.m. Entrada libre.

LAREDO - El Centropara las Bellas Artes y ArtesEscénicas de Texas A&M In-ternational University presen-tará el Concierto de Danzade Otoño hoy a las 8 p.m.en el teatro del CFPA. Elconcierto presentará a estu-diantes de las diferentes ca-rreras artísticas. La entradaes de 5 dólares por personay los niños menores de 10años entran gratis.

LAREDO - Pase la tar-de en el Planetario LamarBruni Vergara de Texas A&MInternational University y ex-plore “The Future is Wild” alas 3 p.m. “One World, OneSky Big Bird’s Adventure” alas 4 p.m., “Bella Gaia” alas 5 p.m., “Bella Gaia” a las6 p.m. y “Extreme Planets”a las 7 p.m. La entrada ge-neral es de 5 dólares y 4para niños y estudiantes, ca-tedráticos, personal y exalumnos de TAMIU.

LAREDO - La Asocia-ción Asiática de Laredo pre-senta su tercer evento an-nual Asian Night Extravagan-za en el Student CenterBallroom de Texas A&M In-ternational University. Lasganancias beneficiarán a be-cas estudiantiles. Llame al717-1001 para más informa-ción.

DOMINGO 22 DE NOVIEMBRENUEVO LAREDO – Fes-

tival “Vive la Cultura” pre-senta “Contempodanza” alas 7 p.m. en la Explanadade la Independencia. Entradalibre.

LAREDO - La OrquestaCombinada, compuesta deestudiantes de Texas A&MInternational University y La-redo Community College,presentará su Concierto deOtoño en el Center for theFine and Performing Arts deTAMIU hoy a las 3 p.m. Elevento es gratuito y abiertoal público en general. Llameal 326-3039 para más infor-mación.

LUNES 23 DE NOVIEMBRENUEVO LAREDO - La

Fundación Colosio filial Nue-vo Laredo invita a participaren los acuerdos regionalespara la formulación de laPlataforma Electoral. Habrácuatro mesas de trabajo. Elevento es hoy a las 6 p.m.en la Antigua Aduana, CésarLópez de Lara y Héroe deNacataz. Para más informa-ción visitar fcnl.org.mx.

MARTES 24 DE NOVIEMBRENUEVO LAREDO - La

Orquesta Sinfónica de NuevoLaredo, celebrando su X Ani-versario, invita a un concier-to a las 6 p.m. en la Sala“Sergio Peña” de la AntiguaAduana. La entrada es gra-tuita.

JUEVES 26 DE NOVIEMBRELAREDO - “Hands

Across South Texas” una or-ganización sin fines de lucrorealizará hoy su Caminta/Ca-rrera de 10k por Thanksgi-ving “The Race for a Cause”a las 8 a.m. Inscríbase enIAAP.com ó en 603 ShilohDrive. Puede ir con su ca-rreola.

LAREDO - Hoy es la30ta carrera annual de 10Kdel Guajolote patrocinadapor Hamilton Trophies. Másinformación llamando al 722-9463 ó 722-9105.

MIÉRCOLES 2 DE DICIEMBRELAREDO - Laredo Gate-

way Rotary honrará a DavidKillam con el Paul Harris Fe-llow en el Laredo Entertain-ment Center hoy a las 6:30p.m. Haga reservaciones lla-mando al 728-2501 con BillGreen ó escriba abill@lmtonline.com

-Tiempo de Zapata

Agendaen Breve

NUEVO LAREDO – Elgobierno federal mexica-no ejercerá un presupues-to de 3 billones 176 mil 332mil millones de pesos enel año fiscal 2010. Congre-sistas aprobaron esta can-tidad a la 1:54 a.m. delmartes, tras 4 días de ne-gociaciones.

La Diputada FederalCristabell Zamora Cabre-ra (PRI) dijo que fue unaacción responsable guiadaal desarrollo de México.

“Es un presupuestoaustero, con sus limitacio-nes y enfocados al gastosocial y desarrollo delpaís”, dijo Zamora.

La decisión fue tomadatras 437 votos a favor, 25en contra y 4 abstencio-nes.

“Aquí no medimos colo-res ni razones políticas,consideramos las necesi-dades de los mexicanos yla recuperación del consu-mo y la vida de cada ciu-dadano”, dijo Zamora. “Eldocumento lleva el respal-do unánime del PRI, PAN,PVEM, Panal, Convergen-cia, y votos diferencia-dos”.

El PT y PRD votó pri-mero en abstención y lue-go en contra.

ReduccionesEn el comunicado de

prensa de ComunicaciónSocial de la Cámara seaclara que el dictamen so-bre el Presupuesto deEgresos de la Federaciónpara el Ejercicio Fiscal2010 implica la reasigna-ción de 90 mil millones depesos, provenientes funda-mentalmente del ahorroen gasto corriente y la re-

ducción en los gastos ad-ministrativos.

Por ejemplo, se reduje-ron 400 millones de pesosal presupuesto de la Cá-mara de Diputados y sepropuso una reducción alpresupuesto del Senado dela República, del PoderJudicial, del Instituto Fe-deral Electoral y de la Co-misión Nacional de losDerechos Humanos.

En el Poder Ejecutivolas reducciones alcanzana Secretarías de Estado yorganismos descentraliza-dos, como Petróleos Mexi-canos y la Comisión Fede-ral de Electricidad.

“El esfuerzo de ahorroy de reducción de gasto,es únicamente una reci-procidad con la que estánhaciendo las familias y lasempresas ante una rece-sión económica de unaprofundidad no vista enuna generación entera”,señala el comunicado.

Dentro del ProgramaNacional de Reducción delGasto Público se pretenderacionalizar el aparato pú-blico para tener más re-cursos para la infraestruc-tura, educación y el cam-po.

(Localice a Miguel Ti-moshenkov en el 728-2583 ómramirez@lmtonline.com)

Zamora:presupuestoes austero

POR MIGUEL TIMOSHENKOVTIEMPO DE ZAPATA “Es un

presupuestoaustero, consuslimitaciones”.DIP. CRISTABELL ZAMORA

El fin de semana, y comouna forma de promover losatractivos culturales y tu-rísticos de Tamaulipas, asícomo la generación de em-pleos, se llevó a cabo el Mo-to Rally Fronterizo Tamau-lipas 2009 que partió deNuevo Laredo y tuvo comometa Matamoros.

Motociclistas encabeza-dos por el Gobernador Eu-genio Hernández Flores re-corrieron la frontera chica,Guerrero, Miguel Alemán,Mier, Camargo y Díaz Or-daz, y siguieron a Reynosay Río Bravo.

“Quiero resaltar la de-rrama económica que gene-ran estos miles de motoci-clistas que se multiplicanpor dos para alcanzar seismil personas de visita enReynosa, Nuevo Laredo,Matamoros”, dijo Hernán-dez ante más de 3000 moto-ciclistas.

El Gobernador ha enca-bezado el evento cada año.

BeneficiosEn Miguel Alemán inau-

guró el libramiento de trán-sito pesado “General Láza-ro Cárdenas del Río” coninversión de 42 millones depesos y con una longitudde cinco kilómetros.

Esta rúa desvía del pasoal trasporte de carga delcentro de Miguel Alemán.

En Nueva Ciudad Gue-rrero se entregaron apoyospor un valor cercano a los27 millones de pesos.

En Ciudad Mier se inau-guró la segunda etapa demejoramiento de imagenurbana del Centro Históri-co con una inversión de16.5 millones de pesos.

En Camargo se inauguróla primera etapa de moder-nización del acceso a la ciu-dad con una inversión de5.5 millones de pesos y sedio inicio a la segunda fasede construcción de esta in-fraestructura vial.

En Reynosa se inauguróla primera etapa de la re-

modelación de la calle pea-tonal del centro históricocon una inversión global demás de 44 millones de pe-sos.

La primera etapa de lasobras de remodelación dela calle peatonal compren-de la edificación de banque-tas, adoquinamiento, pavi-mentación, módulos de te-léfonos, jardineras,alumbrado público y lumi-narias, entre otros aspectoscristalizados con una inver-sión realizada dentro delPrograma Estatal de Infra-estructura.

De Río Bravo a NuevoProgreso se inauguró laprimera etapa del Mejora-miento de Imagen Urbanadel Centro Histórico y sehizo entrega de la conclu-sión de obra del ProyectoIntegral de Saneamiento,con una inversión de másde 40 millones de pesos.

Durante la ceremonia declausura del Moto Rally sellevó a cabo la rifa de moto-cicletas y artículos.

El Gobernador de Tamaulipas Eugenio Hernández Flores encabezó la carabana de motociclistas por to-da la frontera del 13 al 15 de noviembre.

Foto de cortesía | Gobierno de Tamaulipas

Entregan obras conMoto Rally Fronterizo

TIEMPO DE ZAPATA

CIUDAD MIER – El Instituto Mu-nicipal de la Mujer llevó a cabo doscapacitaciones, una en Casas Geo yotra en Instalaciones CEDIF, para elpersonal que labora en talleres decapacitación de equidad de género.

La psicóloga Yesica Segura con-minó a las mujeres a concienciar alas mujeres de que la igualdad degénero está presente y además sa-ber que tanto hombres como muje-res tienen los mismos derechos.

Noelia Canales Díaz, enlace mu-

nicipal del Instituto de la Mujer di-jo que “los talleres son de granaportación para todos especialmen-te para las mujeres quienes no es-tán solas”.

DiscapacitadosLa semana pasada la Presidenta

del Sistema para el Desarrollo Inte-gral de la Familia (DIF) Isabel Cris-tina Treviño Ruiz hizo entrega dequince tarjetas para discapacitadosasí como carritos TET.

Las tarjetas son de 500 pesos

mensuales.Fue mediante el programa “Sin

Barreras” que coordina BelindaMancías a nivel municipal y DoraValdez Zozaya a nivel estatal.

“Mediante este programa sebrinda apoyo a las personas condiscapacidad”, dijo Mancías. “Esta-mos en proceso de los documentospara la autorización de 25 beneficia-rios más”.

Prevenir adiccionesSe llevó a cabo una conferencia

para prevenir las adicciones en elCOBAT No. 11, impartida por Gigi-maría Flores Pedraza en apoyo alInstituto de la Mujer Municipal.

El objetivo fue hacer concienciaen los jóvenes del cómo una adic-ción a las drogas puede perjudicar-les.

“Les hablamos de cómo las dro-gas pueden dañar a su organismo”,dijo Flores. “Además de cómo lespuede afectar en su vida social y ensu vida diaria”.

(Yajaira L. Zambrano es la Di-rectora de Comunicación Social delGobierno de Ciudad Mier).

Llevan capacitaciones a personas de MierPOR YAJAIRA L. ZAMBRANO

ESPECIAL PARA TIEMPO DE ZAPATA

Zfrontera PÁGINA 7ASÁBADO 21 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2009

NUEVA CIUDAD GUERRERO –El jueves se celebró en esta ciudadla Sesión Ordinaria del Congresode Tamaulipas con el objetivo dehonrar al Coronel José BernardoMaximiliano Gutiérrez de LaraUribe.

Gutiérrez nació en Atigua Villade Revilla, hoy Nueva CiudadGuerrero y fue un héreo de la In-dependencia de México.

La Alcaldesa Olga Juliana Eli-zondo Guerra dio la bienvenida a27 Diputados de la LX Legislatura.

“Este es un evento de los mástrascendentales en la historia deGuerrero”, dijo Elizondo. “stamosmuy agradecidos con el comité defestejos del Congreso del Estadopor elegir a Nueva Ciudad Guer-rero para realizar su sesión ordi-naria”

Durante la sesión, los diputadosaprobaron un punto de acuerdopara colocar una estatua del Coro-nel Gutiérrez en el nuevo recintooficial del Congreso del Estado. Setiene previsto que el nuevo recintosea inaugurado en la próxima se-sión a celebrarse el 25 de no-viembre.

“Vamos a patentizar ante el pu-eblo de Ciudad Guerrero que lostamaulipecos, todos, sabemos re-

conocer a los héroes que nos die-ron Patria, al forjar una naciónlibre” dijo el Diputado Felipe Gar-za Narváez, Presidente de la MesaDirectiva durante el mes de no-viembre, del Congreso del Estado.

La sesión pública y ordinaria sellevó a cabo en el Centro CívicoMunicipal, nombrado recinto ofi-cial con toda anticipación desde el4 de noviembre.

FinanzasEl Pleno de la Sexagésima Leg-

islatura turnó a la Comisión deFinanzas, Planeación, Presupuestoy Deuda Pública las iniciativas deLey de Ingresos para el ejerciciofiscal del año 2010.

Garza dijo que el plazo para laentrega de la documentación secerró el 10 de noviembre, por loque los 43 municipios presentaronsu Ley de Ingresos de acuerdo a lanormatividad.

Corresponderá a la Comisión deFinanzas, Planeación, Presupuestoy Deuda Pública hacer los estu-dios y análisis correspondientes

para emitir los dictámenes que se-rán presentados ante el pleno delCongreso para su discusión y, ensu caso, aprobación, de cada unade las 43 iniciativas de Ley de In-gresos de los municipios.

Garza dijo que “los trabajos leg-islativos no se detendrán en nin-gún momento y bajo ninguna cir-

cunstancia, pues el cambio al nue-vo Palacio Legislativo integrado alParque Bicentenario se hará orga-nizadamente.

(Con información del Congresodel Estado. Localice a Miguel Tim-oshenkov llamando al 728-2583 óescriba a mramirez@lmton-line.com)

Congreso sesiona en GuerreroPOR MIGUEL TIMOSHENKVOV

TIEMPO DE ZAPATA

El Diputado local Felipe Garza Narváez habló acerca de que los 43 municipios deTamaulipas entregaron en tiempo y forma su presupuesto de egresos.

Foto de cortesía | Congreso de Tamaulipas

ALCALDESAOLGA ELIZONDO Considera histórica sesión del Congreso

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increase to “making phonecalls.”

“Revenue-wise, it’s pick-ing up,” Gonzalez said.“I’m talking total inmates.Federal is still the same.”

It costs the federal gov-ernment $34.42 a day tohouse male prisoners inZapata, and $42 for femaleprisoners.

County Auditor DoroteoGarza said the decreaseswill not affect the way hecalculates the budget.

“We’re still hanging inthere,” Garza said. “Hope-fully we’ll come out OK.”

He said that although thenumber of federal prison-ers has decreased, Gonza-lez’s plan to make up forthe loss by bringing inmore visiting prisonersfrom other counties shouldsolve the problem.

(Zach Lindsey may bereached at 728-2538 orzach@lmtonline.com)

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The Shepherd’s Pantry,run by Mary Pulido, served96 families, including 96adults and 145 children;Concilio el Buen Pator, runby Maria Hernandez, served60 families, including 128adults and 132 children. Igle-sia Pentecostes served sixfamilies, including 11 adultsand 11 children.

The STFB works withthree other Zapata agenciesand programs for food dis-tribution. They are the Boysand Girls Club, CommoditySupplemental Food Pro-

gram and the South TexasCouncil on Alcohol andDrug Abuse. The CSFP,which primarily serves theelderly, distributes to 494families. Boys and GirlsClub served 3,800 meals andSTCADA dispersed to 16families, including 24 adultsand 34 children.

The pantry and agencycoordinator at the SouthTexas Food Bank is Elia So-lis, a native of San Ygnacio.Information on starting apantry may be obtained bycalling her at 726-3120.

A mass mail-out sent thisweek is targeting the adopt-a-family program, urgingcontributions from mem-bers of the community of atleast $120. That money willbe used to give a family abox full of groceries eachmonth.

“It’s a great Christmasgift that keeps on giving,”executive director Castillosaid.

Cindy Liendo Espinoza,adopt-a-family director,agreed.

“It would be a great boost

for our clients and the pro-gram,” she added.

The 2007 census lists Za-pata poverty rate of 33.4 per-cent, or 4,530 residents.There are 2,078 youthsyounger than the age of 18who are considered impov-erished, making up 46.7 per-cent of the total residentswho meet those guidelines.

For more information,visit www.southtexasfood-bank.org. Tax deductible do-nations can be mailed to:P.O. Box 2007, Laredo, Texas,78044.

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low through with anyamount of vaccines theCity of Laredo will provideus,” Rodriguez said.

The Health Departmenthas received about 11,000doses so far. But with phy-sicians, hospitals and oth-er clinics factored in, thefigure is closer to 25,000,Gonzalez said.

Of the 11,000 doses thatthe Health Departmenthas received, about 8,000have been distributed in

Webb, Zapata, Jim Hoggand Duval counties.

Currently, Zapata resi-dents can get H1N1 vacci-nations through Women,Infants and Children andprivate providers, such asthe Gateway CommunityHealth Center and LaredoMedical Center.

Local physicians mayal-so have H1N1 vaccinesavailable for their patients.

For more information,call 795-4900.

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nez, Hilda (Domiguez)Cardenas; and by nu-merous nephews, niecesand many friends.

Visitation hours wereheld on Wednesday, No-vember 18, 2009, from 6p.m. to 9 p.m. with arosary at 7 p.m. at RoseGarden Funeral Home.

The funeral proces-sion departed on Thurs-day, November 19, 2009,at 9:45 a.m. for a 10 a.m.funeral Mass at Our La-dy of Refuge CatholicChurch in San Ygnacio,Texas.

Committal servicesfollowed at MartinezCemetery.

Condolences may besent to the family atwww.rosegardenfuner-alhome.com

Funeral arrange-ments are under the di-rection of Rose GardenFuneral Home DanielA. Gonzalez, FuneralDirector, 2102 Highway83, Zapata, Texas.

Norberto Esquivel, Alf-redo Esquivel, Armando(Vilma) Esquivel, OscarEsquivel, Juan Esquivel,Ramiro (Brenda) Esqui-vel, Amado (Mariela) Es-quivel; 28 grandchil-dren; seven great-grand-children; brothers,Oscar (Olivia) Esquivel,Amado (Maria) Esqui-vel, Antonio (Elena) Es-quivel, Juan Manuel(Herminia) Esquivel;sisters, Leonila Alvara-do, Rosa (Jose Luis) Pa-lacios, Maria Dolores(Mauro) Garza, Dora Al-icia Esquivel; sister-in-law, Sofia Esquivel, SanJuana (Roberto) Marti-

Mr. Esquivel is sur-vived by wife, Juana Es-quivel; daughters, Lupi-ta (Rafael) Arambula,Olivia (Guadalupe)Arambula; sons, Modes-to Jr. (Irma) Esquivel,

SAN YGNACIO, TEX-AS — Modesto Esquivel,80, passed away on Mon-day, November 16, 2009,at Laredo Medical Cen-ter.

Mr. Esquivel is pre-ceded in death by hisparents, Amado (MariaDolores) Esquivel; great-granddaughter, YaritzaMarie Esquivel; brother,Luis Esquivel; sister,San Juana (Nieves) Ruiz;in-laws, Juan (Concep-cion) Rocha; brothers-in-law, Eloy Alvarado, Julio(Porfiria) Rocha, ManuelRocha; and a sister-in-law, Maria Guadalupe(Luis) Arizpe.

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Sports&OutdoorsSATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2009 ON THE WEB: THEZAPATATIMES.COM

Basketball season is upon us,as the Zapata Lady Hawks arediligently putting together a play-off caliber team.

After a year watching three of

the district teams head off intothe playoffs, the Lady Hawks (1-1)are working hard day in and dayout to be part of the playoff scenecome February.

Coach Clyde Guerra Jr. is inhis eighth year at the helm forthe Lady Hawks and is looking to

an experienced ball club to getback into the playoffs.

Wealth of experienceThe Lady Hawks have seven

returning lettermen.

“We have an experienced ballclub and we are on pace in theseason,” Guerra said. “We have avery athletic group that can runup and down the court and createthe open lane.

“We should be in the mix for aplayoff spot, and, you never know,a district title.”

Coming backReturning lettermen for the

Lady Hawks are seniors AdrianaPeña , Clarissa Solis, AshleyMartinez, Melissa Martinez andMaritza Garcia.

Martinez and Garcia are com-ing off a very successful crosscountry season that had the teamqualify for state a second year ina row.

Also returning are junior Seli-na Mata and sophomore EstellaMolina.

Lady Hawks ready for hoopsGirls’ basketball team hoping to become a top playoff

contender in District 32-3A during 2009-10 seasonBy CLARA SANDOVAL

SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

See BASKETBALL PAGE 2B

The Zapata girls’cross countryseason has cometo an end, as they

ran their final race of theseason at the UIL 3AState cross country meetlast Saturday in RoundRock.

Heading into the meet,Coach Mike Villarrealhad high expectations forhis team, and it did notdisappoint with its sev-enth place finish out of 12teams with 166 points.

It was the best finish ofany Zapata team at thestate meet during Villar-real’s tenure.

“As a coach, I personal-

ly am never satisfied andthese girls know that,” hesaid. “We are alwaysstriving for more; to bethe best we can be in ev-ery way and in every-thing we do.”

Lead runnersMarlena Garcia, the

Region IV champion, ledZapata by finishing 12thout of 107 runners with atime of 12:25.

Teammates MichelleGarcia (12:45) and MelissaMartinez (12:55) came in44th and 55th, respective-ly.

Maritza Garcia placed59th with a time of 13:00,Gloria Jauregui finished

in 79th place with a timeof 13:31, Kristina Garciacame in 80th with a timeof 13:32 and Alba Jassowas 99th with a time of14:19.

“I would like to alsopoint out that this wasthe first state meet forKristina and Melissa,who both missed 2008with injuries,” Villarreal

said.

Course leadersVillarreal also noted

that the seniors were in-strumental in leading theteam on the course, andthey will be missed.

ZAPATA CROSS COUNTRY RUNS AT STATE MEET

Zapata cross country runners Melissa Martinez and Maritza Garcia compete in the Class 3A division of the UIL state meet in Round Rocklast Saturday.

Courtesy photo

Zapata’s Gloria Jauregui and Kristina Garcia run the course at thestate meet.

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Seniors close out careers with strong efforts in 12th-place finishBy CLARA SANDOVAL

SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

See CROSS COUNTRY PAGE 2B

ARLINGTON — Usingthe most basic fact, the ar-gument could be made thatWashington is playing bet-ter than any other team inthe NFC East right now.

Yes, those 3-6 Redskinswithout Clinton Portis.Better even than the divi-sion-leading Dallas Cow-boys, who they play Sun-day in the 99th game oftheir ever-bitter rivalry.

Simply put, the last-place Redskins are the onlyNFC East team that wonits last game.

Possible turnaroundCould it be the sign of a

turnaround toward a late-season surge?

“I just sense that we

won one game, we won ourthird game of the season.That’s really all I cansense,” coach Jim Zornsaid. “Being 3-6, it’s not a

record that just bodes ofcompetitiveness, but ourplayers have not thrown inthe towel. We’re just tryingto climb our way out of

this hole we’ve dug.”Washington took a posi-

tive step with a 27-17 victo-

Cowboys, Redskins set to clash

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (9) tries to scramble past Green Bay Packers safety Nick Col-lins (36) during the Packers’ 17-7 win on Sunday in Green Bay, Wis. The Cowboys will look to reboundfrom that loss when they face the Washington Redskins in an NFC East battle on Sunday.

Photo by Mike Roemer | AP

Washington onlyNFC East team to

win last weekBy STEPHEN HAWKINS

ASSOCIATED PRESS

See COWBOYS PAGE 2B

HOUSTON — In his laststart at Reliant Stadium,Vince Young left the fieldblowing kisses to cheeringfans after running for thewinning score in overtime.It was a triumphant re-turn to the city where hegrew up against the teamthat passed on draftinghim.

“It was a fairy tale,” hesaid. “It was like a dreamcome true.”

Since that win as a roo-kie in 2006, Young hasgone through his share ofups and downs. On Mon-day night he’ll return toHouston with the Titansand a three-game winningstreak to face a Texansteam trying to stay in theplayoff hunt.

Fan responseYoung said he knew the

reaction to his winningtouchdown in the 26-20 vic-tory was big, but he didn’tremember much elseabout the fans’ response.

“Being a Houstonian,being a hometown kid,there’s a lot of Longhornfans out there and it’s a lotof fans just period that’spretty much been follow-ing my career ever since Iwas in high school all theway up to now,” he saidThursday while wearing aHouston Oilers cap. “So it’sjust a lot of love. No disre-spect to the Texans.”

Young said that gameranks second in his careerhighlights to the 2006 RoseBowl, when he scored thewinning touchdown to giveTexas the national cham-pionship.

Bad memoriesThe Texans have far less

Young returningto his hometown

By KRISTIE RIEKENASSOCIATED PRESS

See TEXANS PAGE 2B

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Last year, the LadyHawks lost a lot of closegames, and they hope thatexperience will get themsome extra Ws.

Court speedGuerra will utilize the

team’s speed, which figuresto be one of its signaturemarks on the court.

“All the girls can run,”Guerra said. “We have 12

girls on the varsity andthey all have speed to pushthe ball up the court.”

On offense, the LadyHawks will run a motionoffense that will move theplayers and give the team adifferent look every time itheads down the court.

Height advantageThe Lady Hawks will al-

so use their height advan-

tage as another weapon onoffense and defense.

Guerra is banking on histeam’s defense to becomethe Lady Hawks’ identityon the court.

“Defense is going to beour signature mark,” hesaid. “We are going to em-ploy a full court press or ahalf court trap and keepthe tempo up on our oppo-nents.”

Solis is the leader of thedefense that will cause ha-

voc for the opponents.“Clarissa is the heart of

the defense,” Guerra said.“She plays the point on ourdefense and everythingstarts with her.”

Early testsThe Lady Hawks’ first

test of the season came atthe hands of the RioGrande City Rattlers.

Zapata found itself in a

hole early in the game andwent into intermissiondown 23-13.

A second-half surge hadthe Lady Hawks cutting theLady Rattlers’ lead in thethird quarter.

The Lady Hawks scored34 second half points topull out a victory in thefirst game of the season.

Leading Zapata on thescoreboard was Peña, with18 points.

The second non-district

game was not kind to theLady Hawks as they fell tobasketball powerhouse La-redo Alexander, 57-32.

Cassy Garza led Zapatawith nine points. MartizaGarcia and Estella Molinaeach chipped in with five.

“Alexander has a richtradition,” Guerra said. “Ischedule good teams toraise our level of play comedistrict time because wewant to raise the bar of ex-pectations here at Zapata.”

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“I wish the seniors the best ofluck in their future endeavorsand I hope that they will takethe lessons they learned fromcross country and apply themin their lives, jobs and future

educational experiences,” hesaid.

With a strong middle schoolprogram and a talented under-classmen group waiting in thewings, the Lady Hawks future

looks bright.

Back to workTheir quest to make a return

trip to state starts next month.Villarreal will waste no timewith his team as he preparesthem for the upcoming trackseason.

“Our distance runners will

begin their track workouts Dec.1,” Villarreal said. “Will usethis time to improve their timesand overall physical abilitiesand begin their quest to getback to the state meet in 2010.”

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ry over AFC West leader Denver,scoring its most points for Zornsince his second game as coachlast season. Ladell Betts ran for114 yards in place of Portis (con-cussion) even with the Redskins’fifth different starting offensiveline combination this season.

The New York Giants haven’twon in more than a month — afour-game losing streak sincetheir 5-0 start — and Philadel-phia has lost two in a row. EvenDallas (6-3), which had won fourstraight, needed a late touch-down just to avoid being shut outlast weekend by desperate GreenBay.

“It’s going to be a tough chal-lenge for us,” Cowboys receiverRoy Williams said. “They’re pret-ty much in the position as GreenBay last week. They’re lookingfor this game to be their momen-tum swing and we just can’t letthat happen two weeks in a row.”

Up and downAfter an impressive recovery

from their 2-2 start that includ-ing a loss in Denver, the Cow-boys have to make sure a down-ward spiral doesn’t continue af-ter the 17-7 loss in Green Bay.

Williams’ touchdown catch camewith 38 seconds left; “It was alonely feeling in the end zone be-cause it didn’t matter,” he saidthis week.

“We had a good run, but nowfrom here on out we have to earnour victories. It’s just that sim-ple,” Bradie James said. “Let’sstart a new streak, that’s whatit’s about.”

Dallas has two games in a five-day span, following the Redskinswith another winnable game:Thanksgiving Day against strug-gling Oakland. Then it’s a trip toNew York to face the Giants,whose last-play field goal inWeek 2 ruined the Cowboys’ de-but in their new stadium.

Better sentimentsWhile Zorn is trying to keep

one victory in perspective, con-sider that U2’s “Beautiful Day”was blaring from the speakersthis week during a Redskinspractice — and it was a senti-ment no one could really arguewith for a change. Their previ-ous two wins had come againstTampa Bay and St. Louis, a pairof 1-8 teams.

“Coming off last week’s victo-

ry, we’ve definitely got confi-dence. It was a big confidence-builder for us,” Rock Cartwrightsaid.

“You’ve got to keep it rolling.That’s the whole objective,” re-ceiver Devin Thomas said. “Youcan never give up on a seasonjust because things have gonebad. We knew we were just oneclick away from hitting on allcylinders.”

With a win in Dallas, the Red-skins would be only two gamesout of the NFC East lead with sixgames to play, three against theother division teams — includingthe Cowboys at home two nightsafter Christmas.

Able to loseDallas, whose 57 wins against

Washington are more thanagainst any other team, doesn’twant things to get that close. Thedismal day in Green Bay likelygot the Cowboys’ attention.

“It sobers you, you realize youcan lose,” coach Wade Phillipssaid.

“I don’t think it’s a sign oftrouble. We lost before we got onthe four-game win streak,” Wil-liams said. “It was a setbackwhen we lost the second game. ...After we lost that second game,we won four straight.”

The Cowboys will have twofirst-time starters filling in forplayers injured last weekend.Alan Ball takes over at safety forKen Hamlin (high right anklesprain) and Doug Free replacesMarc Colombo (broken left leg),creating the first change for thestarting offensive line this sea-

son.

Injured playersWashington likely will be with-

out Portis again, but defensivetackle Albert Haynesworth saidhe expected to play despite asprained left ankle that kept himout of practice.

If Haynesworth plays, it will behis first time in a regular-seasongame against Cowboys centerAndre Gurode since a dirty playin 2006. Haynesworth was thenwith Tennessee and suspendedfive games after cleating the hel-metless face of Gurode, whoneeded 30 stitches and was both-ered by headaches and blurredvision the following week.

Gurode and Haynesworth, whowere both in the last two ProBowls, said this week the inci-dent is behind them. But therewere reminders this week withthe questions and television re-plays.

“It’s something they are goingto do,” Gurode said. “I expectedthat when he signed with theRedskins and we played themthat it was going to be broughtup. ... It is something in thepast.”

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““We had a good run, but now from hereon out we have to earn our victories. It’sjust that simple.”COWBOYS LINEBACKER BRADIE JAMES

fond recollections of thatgame.

“What I’ll always remem-ber about that run was theway the crowd erupted likeit was a home game for himor something,” said DeMecoRyans, who was the NFLDefensive Rookie of theYear in 2006 when Youngwon the offensive award.“That kind of always tickedme off that they were cheer-ing like that for him. Ourfans cheering for him reallymade me mad.”

Ryans said he probablywon’t be thinking aboutthat play Monday night, buthe will be focused on mak-ing sure Young doesn’t beatthem with his feet.

“As defensive players wehave to do something aboutthat,” Ryans said. “We’vegot to stop him and itwouldn’t be like that. We’rejust going to go out and tryto dominate and win thegame.”

Exciting momentYoung’s teammate Ah-

mard Hall, who played withhim at Texas, said Young istrying to contain his excite-ment about playing in hishometown for the first timesince his rookie year.

“Vince is the mayor ofHouston, everybody loveshim down there,” Hall said.“Everybody’s excited to seehim play, and Vince thrivesin big games and I thinkhe’ll have a special night onMonday night.”

Young has been steady inhis first three starts sincelosing his job early last sea-son, throwing two touch-downs and just one inter-ception. But Tennessee’s

success has been due inlarge part to the virtuallyunstoppable Chris Johnson.The NFL’s leading rusherhas 495 yards and six touch-downs on the ground inthose three games.

Having funThe second-year player

said Young has brought anew attitude to a team thatwas reeling after losing itsfirst six games with KerryCollins at the helm.

“We’re just out there hav-ing fun basically,” Johnson

said. “We get in the huddleand Vince says: ’Don’t wor-ry about anything, let’s justhave fun’ and we just havefun, and if we have funwe’re going to win.”

Fisher has been im-pressed with Young’s pro-gress and thinks his bench-ing helped him grow.

“His completion percent-age, everything statisticallyout on the field, but moreimportantly than that, justthe way he’s been prepar-ing,” Fisher said. “He’s hav-ing fun. The experience forhim, even though it was dif-ficult, it was positive and a

tremendous learning experi-ence, and it’s paying divi-dends now.”

Houston knows the Titansare a different team withYoung at quarterback thanin the first meeting this sea-son with Collins playing.The Texans won 34-31 de-spite Johnson running for197 yards, with 87 yards re-ceiving and three touch-downs of longer than 50yards.

Slowing JohnsonRegardless of who’s play-

ing quarterback, the Texansmust make slowing Johnsona priority.

“The guy has it all,” cor-nerback Dunta Robinsonsaid. “He’s breaking tackles.He’s outrunning people.He’s just a great runningback. If you want anychance to beat this footballteam, you’ve got to containhim. He’s taking two andthree yard gains and takingthem 80 and 90 yards.”

The Texans believe theirdefense is much improvedsince that game, especiallywhen it comes to stoppingthe run. Houston allowed an

NFL-worst 205 yards rush-ing through the first threegames, but has given up justmore than 60 yards rushingin the last six.

“I think we’re a lot bet-ter,” defensive end AntonioSmith. “I think we’ve pro-ven that we can stop therun and we can do betteragainst big plays.”

Big matchupYoung’s return to Hous-

ton is certainly intriguing,but the better matchupMonday night might beMatt Schaub and Houston’shigh-powered passing attackagainst Tennessee’s 31st-ranked pass defense.

The Texans have thethird-most potent passinggame in the NFL and AndreJohnson has had more than140 yards receiving in eachof the last two meetingsagainst the Titans, includ-ing a franchise-record 207 inthe last game in Houston.

Johnson was low-keywhen asked about his recentsuccess against Tennessee.

“I think that it’s just usbeing able to run the balland it opens up our play-pass,” Johnson said. “Whenwe’re able to do that, we’reable to have some big passesagainst them.”

He scored twice in theWeek 2 win over the Titans,with one score coming on a72-yard reception. Fisherdoesn’t want to see that hap-pen again.

“We can’t shut Andre out,you just don’t do that,” Fish-er said. “They’re going toget him the football. Whatwe can’t do is give up thebig plays deep down thefield.”

TEXANS Continued from Page 1B

In this Dec. 10, 2006, file photo, Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young celebrates in the end zone after shedding Houston Texans de-fender Dexter McCleon to score the winning touchdown in overtime of their game in Houston.

Photo by Richard Carson | REUTERS

TRANSACTIONSBASEBALL

National LeagueARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS: Purchased thecontracts of INF Cole Gillespie from Reno(PCL) and RHP Roque Mercedes, RHP DanielStange and LHP Jordan Norberto from Mobile

(SL).CINCINNATI REDS: Purchased the contracts ofRHP Enerio Del Rosario, OF Chris Heisey, RHPLogan Ondrusek, INF Chris Valaika, and LHPTravis Wood from Louisville (IL) and RHP Jor-dan Smith and LHP Philippe Valiquette fromCarolina (SL). Sent RHP Daryl Thompson out-right to Louisville. HOUSTON ASTROS: Agreed to terms with RHP

Jose Valdez on a minor league contract. Pur-chased the contracts of RHP Evan Englebrookfrom Round Rock (PCL) and RHP Matt Nevarezand RHP Henry Villar from Lexington (SAL).NEW YORK METS: Reinstated SS Jose Reyesand LHP Johan Santana from the 15-day DLand OF Fernando Martinez, LHP JonathonNiese, RHP Fernando Nieve and LHP Oliver Pe-rez from the 60-day DL.

FOOTBALLNFL

NFL: Fined Cleveland QB Brady Quinn $10,000for an illegal block against Baltimore LB Ter-rell Suggs and Baltimore DE Dwan Edwards$5,000 for a hit delivered to Cleveland WRJoshua Cribbs in a Nov. 16 game. Fined Jack-sonville DB Reggie Nelson $7,500 for roughingNew York Jets QB Mark Sanchez with a hit to

the head area in a Nov. 15 game. Fined Arizo-na DT Darnell Dockett $7,500 for his elbow tothe throat of Seattle QB Matt Hasselbeck in aNov. 15 game. Fined Pittsburgh LB James Har-rison $5,000 for unnecessary roughnessagainst Cincinnati OT Andrew Whitworth in aNov. 15 game.

HOCKEYNHL

NHL: Suspended Dallas F James Neal for twogames for delivering a hit from behind thatcaused injury to Derek Dorsett of Columbus ina Nov. 19 game.PHOENIX COYOTES: Reassigned F Kevin Por-ter to San Antonio (AHL).

COLLEGENICHOLLS STATE: Fired football coach JayThomas, effective Nov. 27.

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DAILY CRYPTOQUOTES — Here’s how to work it: FAMILY CIRCUS DENNIS THE MENACE

A Factor of Seven?Dear Readers: Ever wonder

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The American Society for thePrevention of Cruelty to Ani-mals has drawn up a chart thatprovides an average age calcula-tor. Keep in mind that this isjust an average, not an exact sci-entific formula:

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4B THE ZAPATA TIMES NCAA Football SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2009

AUSTIN — When ColtMcCoy started his firstgame at Texas in 2006, thesecond pass of his careerwas a sign of things tocome: a 60-yard touchdownin a rout of North Texas.

He still calls it one ofhis fondest memories atRoyal-Memorial Stadium.

Tonight, McCoy will trotonto the home-field turf forthe last time with a chanceto grab a record of a life-time.

If the third-ranked Long-horns beat a Kansas teammired in a losing streakand a school investigationof coach Mark Mangino,McCoy will set the NCAArecord for career victoriesby a starting quarterbackwith 43.

And he will get his firstBig 12 South champion-ship.

Impressive resumeOver his four seasons as

a starter, McCoy has builta resume that ranksamong the best in collegehistory in terms of wins,school records and namerecognition — a Texas QBnamed Colt is prettycatchy.

McCoy credits some ofthat success to being inthe right place at the righttime.

“It’s rare for somebodyto have the opportunity toplay four years at a pro-gram that has the abilityto win 10 or 11 games eachyear,” McCoy said. “Thishas been an awesome fouryears. We have a lot ofgoals still in front of us.”

What McCoy is missingis a championship. Texashasn’t won a Big 12 oreven a division title sincethe national championshipseason of 2005 when VinceYoung was leading theLonghorns. A win over

Kansas clinches a berth inthe Big 12 title game atCowboys Stadium in Ar-lington on Dec. 5.

BCS possibilitiesIf the Longhorns (10-0,

6-0 Big 12) remain unde-feated, they’ll likely earn ashot at the Bowl Cham-pionship Series title gamein the Rose Bowl on Jan. 7.

“It just feels good to getthe program back in thedirection of how it used tobe when VY was here,”safety Earl Thomas said.“We’re just trying to getthis win and see what hap-pens after that.”

While Texas is aimingfor records and titles, Kan-sas (5-5, 1-5) seems on theverge of imploding.

Reeling opponentThe Jayhawks have lost

five in a row and the uni-versity confirmed this

week that Mangino is be-ing investigated on allega-tions of verbal and emo-tional abuse of his players.Mangino was the 2007coach of the year.

Mangino defended him-self Thursday night on hisweekly radio program,saying there were “peoplewho are embarrassing thisprogram just for their 15minutes of fame.” He alsosaid some allegations arejust wrong.

Mangino said he has notlost the support of his cur-rent players.

“I may have lost somepeople around here but it’snot players,” Manginosaid.

Staying focusedKansas senior quarter-

back Todd Reesing saidJayhawks players are try-ing to focus on the game,not the losing streak or theallegations about theircoach.

“There’s no turmoilwithin the team. No one’spointing fingers as any-body. All we can do is keepfighting,” Reesing said.“We’ve played hard foreach other and you cannever say anything againstthat.”

The trip to Austin wassupposed to be a specialone for Reesing, who grewup and played high schoolfootball in the area. Hewas one of the top highschool players in Texaswhen he signed with Kan-sas.

He dreamed of playingfor the Longhorns, butthey didn’t offer a scholar-ship.

“All I want to do isspend the last (two weeks)that I have guaranteed as afootball player at this uni-versity to be fun and to beenjoyed with my team-mates and coaches,” Rees-ing said.

McCoy set up for successBy JIM VERTUNO

ASSOCIATED PRESS

In this Sept. 2, 2006, file photo, Texas quarterback Colt McCoy, right, notes the defensive alignmentbefore the snap during his first start for the Longhorns in a 56-7 victory over North Texas in Austin. To-night, McCoy will trot onto his home field for the last time with a chance to grab another memory: beatKansas and set the NCAA record for career victories by a starting quarterback with 43.

Photo by Harry Cabluck | AP

PREVIEWCOLLEGE STATION —

Two weeks ago, the TexasA&M Aggies spoke confi-dently about achievingbowl eligibility and finish-ing the season strong.

Back-to-back losses haveturned optimism into pres-sure, and A&M (5-5, 2-4 Big12) has two chances left toearn that elusive sixthwin, starting with today’sgame against Baylor (4-6,1-5).

If the Aggies lose to theBears — who whippedthem 41-21 last year —then they’ll have to upsetNo. 3 Texas on Thanksgiv-ing to avoid a third losingseason since 2005.

“We feel a sense of ur-gency, just for the fact thatthe season’s ending,” ju-nior quarterback JerrodJohnson said. “We havetwo more games left andwe want to win thosegames. It’s kind of gettingdown to the last. Of course,the bowl eligibility thing isstill on our minds, but wejust want to win everygame we play.”

Similar incentiveBaylor has dropped five

of six games since a 3-1start, but will still have ashot at a bowl game withwins against A&M andthen Texas Tech on Nov.28. The Bears say the pos-sibility of a bowl addshelpful incentive thisweek.

“It’s huge, every gamestill matters,” freshmanquarterback Nick Florencesaid. “Last year in this sit-uation, we weren’t going toa bowl game, we were justplaying for pride. But this

year it’s more than that, sowe’re going to practicehard and play for each oth-er. We’re going to leave itall on that field and so arethey. They’re in the sameboat.”

Bouncing backBoth teams are trying to

bounce back after humili-ating setbacks last week.

The Bears gave awayfour turnovers — three ofthem interceptions thrownby Florence — in a 47-14loss to Texas. Baylor alsomustered only 6 yardsrushing against the na-tion’s top-ranked defense.

“With a team like that,we have to play extremelywell, pretty error-free andwin the three majors: fieldposition, turnovers andmomentum,” coach ArtBriles said. “I think theoutcome shows that we didnot do that.”

The Aggies, meanwhile,lost three fumbles in thefirst half of a 65-10 rout atOklahoma. The most dis-tressing aspect for A&Mcoach Mike Sherman wasthat his team fumbled fivetimes in the game on puntor kick returns.

“We definitely will putextra emphasis, more thanwe already have, on thatpart of the game,” Sher-man said. “That is veryimportant.”

Added quarterback Jer-rod Johnson, “We realizewe’re at the end of the sea-son, we’ve got two gamesleft. Give it everything youhave, try to bottle up asmuch energy as we can,and put it to the next twoweeks. You can’t hold any-thing back. We should beplaying our best footballright now.”

Aggies try onemore time for

bowl eligibilityBy CHRIS DUNCANASSOCIATED PRESS

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