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| Science Fair winners.... This pictures are of Mrs. Barrandey’s 5th Grade Science class and their Solar System Projects. The projects were judged by other teachers and the winners of a $5.00 gift certificate for the Cornerstone Coffee Shop were Damian Tarango, Jaime Santa Cruz, Ivan Molina, Sahil Damniwalla, and James King. Good Job 5th Graders. (Photo courtesy of CCAISD) |
- Olympic hopeful Whit Watkins, of Fort Davis, and her horse Cipriani made top scores in open competition at the Del Mar National Horse Show this past week in California. After returning from extensive training with German dressage master and Olympian, Hubertus Schmidt, Watkins and Cipriani placed first in two separate classes at the FEI Prix St. Georges level. Riding in competition with several top US international riders, Watkins beat 16 and 13 competitors, respectively, in the two separate classes with scores of 71.14% and 69.73%. Her leading score was nearly two percentage points above a former 2004 US dressage Olympian. Watkins came away with the Del Mar National Horse Show High Score FEI Level Open Rider award. Cipriani came away with the High Point Westfalen Horse award. A resident of Fort Davis, Texas, Watkins is elated to be back in the states. “It was a great show,” reflected Watkins. “Our recent training is making a nice difference…Charles has matured in many ways.” The duo also finished second in the FEI Intermediate I level and fifth in USEF Developing Horse Class. The winning scores for horse and rider brings them closer to their goal as they climb the ranks in pursuit of a spot at the 2012 London Olympic Games. Reflecting on her wins and the five months of intensive training at Schmidt’s Fleyenhof training facility near Paderborn, Germany, Watkins related, “It was excellent. We have become much more focused on the fine details of a strong dressage program. We are continuing with a rigorous schedule throughout the summer.” She and Cipriani, an eight-year-old German-bred Westfalen gelding, are scheduled to compete May 29th in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the Horses Unlimited Dressage Challenge; and in June in Houston, Texas. Watkins has her sights set on winning the National Developing Horse Championship with Cipriani in Wayne, IL in July. For a detail schedule of Watkins training, travel, progress and competitions go to her website at www.whitwatkins.com developed to help fans and supporters stay in touch while they follow her Olympic journey.
2010 Culberson County Horse Show is this Saturday
We will be having the 2010 Culberson County Horse Show on Saturday, May 22, 2010 beginning at 9:00 am at the Van Horn Rodeo Arena.
This year’s show will be judged by Becky Walker from Sierra Blanca, Texas. We would like to thank all the volunteers that took time out of there busy schedule to help prepare for this year’s horse show.
We invite everyone to come out and support our local 4-H Horse Club.
Boys & Girls Club needs wood/cinder block
The Boys & Girls Club is starting a Community Garden but needs your help. We need donations of wood and/or cinder blocks to construct a raised garden.
Any amount of these items would be appreciated. Please drop them off at the Club at the corner of Second and Hwy 54.