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Border Patrol honors Harris for courage
Special to the Avalanche MARFA - Dan M. Harris Jr., Assistant Chief Patrol Agent of the U.S. Border Patrol's Marfa Sector, has received the agency's highest award for courage, the Newton-Azrak Award. The presentation was made by Commissioner W. Ralph Basham, U.S. Customs and Border Protection on March 21 in a ceremony in Washington, D.C. Harris' award came as a result of his actions during a shooting in East Texas in May 2007. After addressing a group gathered for a law enforcement memorial, Harris went to assist local officers called to the scene of a shooting. Two local sheriff's deputies were shot and killed, and another was wounded. Harris, an emergency medical technician, crawled to the wounded deputy and began to administer aid at the risk of being wounded or even killed. The wounded deputy has since recovered and returned to duty. The award is in honor of Theodore L. Newton and George F. Azrak, Border Patrol agents on duty in San Diego County, Calif. On June 17, 1967, the two were ambushed and kidnapped while conducting a traffic check near Oak Grove, Calif. Two days later, Newton and Azrak were found handcuffed together and brutally murdered in a remote shack near Anza, Calif. Four men were eventually found and prosecuted for the murders. All four served or are serving prison sentences. They had been attempting to smuggle 800 pounds of marijuana into the country when Newton and Azrak stopped them. Friends and family gather for Johnnie At Johnnie Mae O'Bryant Neely's 100th birthday celebration Saturday, there was at least one relative or friend for each year she's been on this earth - give or take three or a dozen people. Alpine sewer project is finally moving ahead Alpine City Council gave the OK to start the planning for a $3.8 million grant to pay for sewer improvements. Administration will bypass laws to build border fences Compiled by the Avalanche From wire reports Gallego is joining prestigious law firm Special to the Avalanche Border Patrol honors Harris for courage Special to the Avalanche Alpine High School's one-act play, "The Outsiders," advanced from district University Interscholastic League competition to the area contest. The students will perform at 2 p.m. today at Sonora. Receiving individual awards at the district level were these cast and crew members: Omar Pattillo, best actor; Dean Wilkinson, all-star; Alyssa Cano, outstanding crew member; Sage Keith, honorable mention; and Brodie DeVoll, honorable mention. Photo special to the Avalanche. Alpine High School had 39 students compete in the District 7-2A academic UIL meet last weekend in Crane, placing second with 373 points behind Crane's 411 points. They were a culmination of points earned from the CX-debate meet in February, the academic meet at Crane and the one-act play performance last Thursday. Terlingua Artists' Market set It's roundup time for Kokernot Estate Ranch, and the managers and cooks shared their talents with Alpine Montessori School students. Friday, ranch owner-manager Chris Lacy and son Lance showed the kids how to rope a model steer, while the chuckwagon gang cooked grub over a fire. Katherine Mathis, the school's education director, said the ranch has done the roping and cooking demonstration for three years. In the photo, Chris Lacy aims his lasso at a moving target. Avalanche photo / Cindy Perry Special to the Avalanche Centennial School Reunion raffle winners are announced Winners of the Centennial School Reunion fundraiser |
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