Thursday's Internet Edition, September 09, 2010.
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| The 2008 Van Horn Eagle football team and coaches in their offical team photograph. Several from the JV squad have now joined the team as they prepare to meet the Stanton Buffaloes tomorrow evening in Bi-District action in Pecos. |
- The Van Horn Eagles have not been to a play-off game in several years so tomorrow night’s game against the Stanton Buffaloes is expected to be a real tester.
The Eagles, coached by Joe Salinas and his staff, come into tomorrow nights game in 2nd place in the district and boasting of a 6 win and 4 loss season. The Eagles are 3 and 1 in district play.
Stanton has a similar season record and boasts of some really good size and quickness.
The match-up should be a good one, as the Eagles have shown the ability to play with bigger teams before.
Coach Joe Salinas noted, “We think our kids match-up well against Stanton. Our stingy defense will put pressure on their offense and our offense has come together at just the right time.”
Salinas further noted, “We’re pretty healthy and should be able to go with most of our starters and that will help us.
Coach Salinas further added, “We’ve been working on our execution this week and our morale is very good heading into this contest.”
“We think that we’re pretty even with them,” added Salinas and “if we can play for a whole game (48 minutes), we think that we can beat them!” he went on to say.
Game time for tomorrow’s contest is set for 7:30 p.m. at the Pecos High School stadium. Coaches urge all Eagles fans to make the trek over to Pecos to support the Eagles!
Column One
By Dawn Simpson
It’s always a positive thing when our young people can be exposed to someone who is not only a celebrity, but also has such high ideals and personal accomplishments. Of course it doesn’t hurt that she is also such a pretty lady. That is what they were able to see in Rebecca Robinson, Miss Texas 2008, when she visited our school on Monday.
You could see on her face as she watched our small folklorico dancers how much she loved children and loved to see them proudly perform dances from their cultural background. Her face just glowed as she watched them, as did theirs when they gathered around her for pictures. I hear that her talk to the junior high and high school students was motivating and with the same exuberance and appreciation for the opportunity to share with them.
A couple of the interesting things I read about her on her bio sheet was that she had climbed a volcano and went skydiving in the same week. She is a travel enthusiast and is an avid 5K run participant.
I certainly know who I’ll be rooting for in the Miss America pageant! Thanks to those who made it possible for her to come to Van Horn.
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I appreciated knowing that Miss Texas also listed as one of the interesting things in her life was visiting her grandfather’s WWII air base in England. Younger people who have an interest and an appreciation for the sacrifice that has been made by an older generation are to be applauded. Perhaps it is their parents, or even teachers, who are to be applauded for instilling that appreciation in them.
It is always very special to Larry when all his grandchildren remember to acknowledge him on Veteran’s Day and say “Thanks Grandpa”. Even the two away at college called him Tuesday night to let him know they had remembered.
Thanks to those who had a part in the Veterans Day program at school on Tuesday!
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A couple of Sundays ago, Paster Rob preached on one of my favorite subjects - Grace. It seems that I am in constant need of an awfully lot of Grace! And where would we all be without the knowledge that “His Grace is sufficient”.
Anyway he came up with his own ‘alphabet of Grace’. It was just too good not to share with our readers of the Advocate.........
“God’s Grace from A to Z”
A. When you’re longing for acceptance, remember you’ve been adopted by Grace
B. When you feel like you don’t belong, remember you’ve been brought near by Grace
C. When all you need in the world is comfort, remember the Comforter lives within you because of Grace
D. When all the world offers becomes a disappointment, remember the Father delights in you because of Grace
E. When you want to try to earn God’s favor, remember that the earnest has already been given because of Grace
F. When you become fearful or afraid, remember that you have been forgiven by God’s grace
G. When you feel like you just can go on, remember that in Christ you can go boldly before the throne of Grace
H. When it all seems hopeless, remember that He is our hope because of Grace
I. When you feel inadequate and insufficient, remember that because of Grace, your Father is the Great I AM
J. When the enemy tries to steal your joy, remember that it’s the joy of the Lord he’s trying take, and he can’t because of Grace
K. When the world is not kind to you, remember it was the Kindness of the Lord which brought you to himself because of Grace
L. When all you want is to be loved, remember that his love was settled for you on the cross and came to you by Grace
M. When you don’t have the Means to move forward, remember that He’s “Mighty to Save” and on your side because of Grace
N. When you’re in need, remember that he promised to supply all your needs in Christ Jesus because of Grace
O. When you’re out of resources, remember that God’s children will have their cup overflowing because of Grace
P. When there’s no way it’s possible, remember that everything is possible with your Father
Q. When all you’re riddled with questions, remember that He quiets our souls because of Grace
R. When you know you’ve run from Him, he restores your soul because of Grace
S. When you stumble over sin and don’t feel secure, remember you’ve been saved by Grace
T. When you don’t know who to trust, remember you can trust in the Lord with all your heart because of his Grace
U. When you don’t understand God, thank Him that He upholds YOU and don’t underestimate the power of that Grace
V. When you keep failing with a vice, remember that Jesus Christ really did already bring you the victory because of Grace
W. When you’re filled with worry, remember that God’s ways are not like our ways, remember His wisdom brought you Grace!
X. Remember that because of God’s Grace, when God x-ray’s your heart, He sees the x-cellence of Christ!
Y. When you yearn for more of God, because of God’s Grace all you have to do is Yield
Z. When your strength has been zapped, by God’s Grace let the zeal of God consume you
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
November 13th - The Junior High Lady Eagle basketball team is slated to compete in the Alpine Tournament today in Alpine. Directors of the Clark Hotel Historical Museum are slated to meet this evening at 6 p.m. in the Clark Hotel Historical Museum.
November 14th - The Van Horn Eagles will play the Stanton Buffaloes in a Bi-District football game this evening in Pecos beginning at 7:30 p.m.
November 15th - The Junior High Lady Eagles continue play in the Alpine Basketball tournament in Alpine.
November 16th - Attend the church of your choice.
November 17th - Trustees of Culberson County-Allamoore Independent School District are scheduled to meet this evening at 6 p.m. in the District Administration Building.
November 18th - Members of the Van Horn Rotary Club are slated to meet today at noon at Chuy’s Restaurant. Members of the Van Horn City Council are slated to meet this evening at 7 p.m. at City Hall.
November 19th - Nothing scheduled at press time.