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W. Texas CASA volunteers sworn
West Texas children in foster care who have been abused or neglected now have three more people to speak out on their behalf. Carol Peterson, Libby Vernon and Anne Calaway were sworn in last Thursday as Frontier CASA volunteers by 394th District Judge Kenneth DeHart. Mary Waters had been sworn in previously. "I really appreciate what you're doing," DeHart told the new CASA volunteers. "I know all of you are very busy people [but this is] a worthy cause. Thank you." Frontier CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) works with children in seven West Texas counties - Brewster, Presidio, Hudspeth, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Pecos and Reeves - to help them in the journey to safe, permanent homes. Most of the children in these counties are placed in foster care in El Paso. In fiscal year 2007, almost 5,000 CASA volunteers throughout Texas advocated for the best interest of 20,509 abused and neglected children in foster care statewide. The CASA volunteers receive extensive training before being appointed to a case. After the volunteer is familiarized with the child's case and circumstances, as well as his/her family, the CASA worker provides detailed information to the court so the child can get into a permanent home as soon as possible. CASA volunteers also must attend ongoing training. CASA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. It began in 1999 as a satellite program of Texas CASA, becoming independent in July 2001. It is funded by community donations and federal, state and foundation grants. For more information, visit the offices at 108 N. 6th St. in Alpine, phone 432-837-7448 (or toll-free 1-877-670-8751), or visit its website at www.frontiercasa.org W. Texas CASA volunteers sworn West Texas children in foster care who have been abused or neglected now have three more people to speak out on their behalf. The Brewster County Historical Commission will meet at 3 p.m. today in the county commissioners courtroom to review rules and statutes, hear reports on various programs and projects, and plan field trips. The meeting is open to the public. An endowment established by Trisha Pollard, the Sul Ross local committee chair of the Board of Regents of the Texas State University System, will offer additional scholarship opportunities for first-generation students at Sul Ross State University. Beard resigns water district post; Davidson presides over session as acting chairman New definitions and proposed rule changes took up most of the Brewster County Groundwater Conservation District's meeting Tuesday, headed by Mike Davidson, acting as board chairman in the wake of Tom Beard's resignation. Hospital receives national recognition Special to the Avalanche Ortega is 22nd in family to get Sul Ross degree As a little girl, Camila Ortega visited family in Alpine and played on the Sul Ross State University campus. CDRI offers nature journaling workshop Special to the Avalanche Plan would lift gun ban Land management workshop scheduled in June For more than a century, rural Texas land has been owned mainly by farm and ranch families who lived on it. In recent decades, the countryside has been fragmented into smaller tracts owned increasingly by former urban dwellers or absentee owners. Alpine High welders are certified Special to the Avalanche Special to the Avalanche Two Alpine High School students are giving up most of their summer to prepare for college. Jessica Villanueva and Stephen Sandoval have been chosen to participate in the Upward Bound Math and Science program at the University of Texas at Arlington. In addition to class work and SAT or ACT preparation, they will be touring colleges. Brewster County sheriff's blotter Calls: 86 The following persons were arrested in Alpine during the period May 5-11. Appearance in this listing means subjects have been charged with the listed offense. Inclusion does not imply the person is guilty of a crime. District Court, Civil Docket |
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