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Daily Newspaper and Travel Guide
for Pecos Country of West Texas
Top Stories
Thursday, October 25, 2001
Torres' show focus of P-B-T drug-free rally
By LEIA HOLLAND
Staff Writer
PECOS, Thurs., Oct. 25, 2001 -- Elementary students in Pecos got a
chance to learn while enjoying live music this morning at the Pecos High
School New Gym.
Students from all over the district gathered at 9:30 a.m., to watch
Patsy Torres and "The Positive Force Tour."
Torres, who is from San Antonio, has become one of the most important
and influential Tejano singers.
She has performed for live audiences of more than 100,000 people, and
appeared and performed on national television for millions of viewers,
and traveled all over the world winning numerous awards for her musical
talents and community works.
Torres has graced the covers of national magazines, and Billboard magazine
proclaimed her as one of the "Top Female Tejano Stars," while Vista Magazine
selected her to represent "What's Hot in Texas." Latin Style magazine describes
Torres as "El Sonido del Futuro" _ the sound of the future.
Counselors from the Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD asked Torres to perform
for the students as part of Drug Free Week.
Eva Arriola, counselor at Pecos High School, said that they wanted to
do something different to end Drug Free Week than in the past.
"We wanted something different this year," she said. "And this idea
was brought to the counselors."
During a recent school board meeting some of the district's counselors
explained to the board why they chose to bring Torres.
"We want to target the secondary students," Counselor Rosie Salcido
said. "The little ones really enjoyed the pep rallies and seeing us at
the football field, but the secondary students seemed to be a little bit
bored and we want to target them a little bit more this year."
With a degree in science, Torres is a strong advocate for "Stay in School"
partnerships, anti-drug campaigns and student issues and found that her
celebrity status gave her a privileged credibility with young people.
At her many speaking engagements, she told students that she felt her
greatest accomplishment was getting a college education while flourishing
in a career of show business with her morals intact.
San Antonio officials and local businesses supported Torres when she
came up with a specialized musical show targeting teen problems and issues.
The success of "The Positive Force Tour" has earned her San Antonio's coveted
"Hidalgo Humanitarian Award."
This "musical drama" incorporates singing, dancing, skits, interaction
dialogue, and testimonials along with state of the art special effects,
lighting and costuming.
Arriola and Salcido said that they believed that the younger students
really enjoyed the concert and Torres' message.
"They were able to relate to it," Salcido said. "I think it was great.
She had their attention and their focus."
During the concert, Torres spoke to the children about the importance
of education the impact of alcohol and drug use, suicide and gangs while
at the same time using popular songs of today to help get the message across.
Arriola said that she believes Torres will be able to positively influence
the older students from Crockett Middle School and Pecos High School when
they see the performance at 1:30 p.m., today.
"I really do feel that the high school students will enjoy it," she
said. "I think it will have a positive effect on the kids."
Three arrested after Wednesday drug raid
By ROSIE FLORES
Staff Writer
PECOS, Thurs., Oct. 25, 2001 -- Three individuals were arrested, two
on drug charges, after law enforcement officials executed a search warrant
Wednesday evening at a home in Pecos.
Officers from the Pecos Police Department, Reeves County Sheriff's Department
and the Trans Pecos Drug Task Force, executed the search warrant at 6:48
p.m., Wednesday, at 904 Oleander Street.
"The officers secured two male subjects that were outside the residence
sitting inside a parked vehicle and also secured the occupants inside the
house," said Pecos Police Department Investigator Paul Deishler.
Deishler said that once all occupants were secured the subjects were
presented a copy of the search warrant that was issued by Judge Amonario
Ramon.
Officers proceeded to search the premises and the officers located inside
the residence a substance believed to be marijuana and paraphernalia commonly
used with the smoking of marijuana.
"The officers searched the vehicle that the two male occupants were
in and located inside the vehicle a substance believed to be marijuana
and paraphernalia commonly used with the smoking of marijuana," said Deishler.
Officers completed their search of the premises and they arrested Joe
Arthur Salas, 23, for possession of marijuana under two ounces within 1,000
feet of Pecos Elementary School and possession of drug paraphernalia. Salas
also had an outstanding warrant from the Reeves County Sheriff's Department
for the offense of theft.
Irene Jiminez, 25, was arrested for possession of marijuana within 1,000
feet of Pecos Elementary School and possession of drug paraphernalia and
Ovalle Natividad, 31, for an outstanding warrant issued out of Winkler
County for the offense of theft by check.
All three were transported to Reeves County Jail, according to Deishler.
Weather
PECOS, Thurs., Oct. 25, 2001 -- High Wednesday 88. Low this morning 44.
Forecast for tonight: Clear. Lows 40 to 45. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Friday
night: Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Saturday: Sunny. Highs 70 to 75. Sunday:
Mostly clear. Lows 40 to 45. Highs 70 to 75.
Pecos Enterprise
York M. "Smokey" Briggs, Publisher
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324 S. Cedar St., Pecos, TX 79772
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