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Column: New Reserve initiatives aim at post-war transformation Page 4 Serving the Upper Valley, Downtown, and El Paso's entire West Side ZONES EDITOR BRENDA MASENGILL, 546-6416 THURSDAY, OCT. 14, 1999 West Sidle Treasure trove of warbirds Homecoming parade planned Franklin High School will celebrate its homecoming with a parade at 6 p.m. today that will begin at the corner of Redd Road and Resler. The parade will travel south on Resler to Cloudview, then left on Cloudview to Coronado High School, where the homecoming game against Jefferson High School will be played at 7:30 p.m. Information: 833-1005.

Mended Hearts: Mended Hearts Chapter No. 44, will meet at 7 p.m. today in the first-floor conference room at Columbia Medical Center West, 1801 N. Oregon. The speaker will be Capt.

Don Wilson with the El Paso Police Department's Central Regional Command Center, who will discuss the work of the city's Emergency Medical Services. Information: 581-5022. White Mass: A White Mass is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Patrick Cathedral, 1118 N.

Mesa. The annual White Mass vParkMall 2 ulji Hmrts 1 I 18 mile Detail arpa v- A i Ur, I JU i mi I win rr iii kni 1 1 r'nT i Volunteer guide Bill Swartout, right, leads Montwood High School economics teacher Charles Wride on a tour Photos by Christ Chavez Special to the Times of the War Eagles Air Museum in Santa Teresa. About 23 of the planes are kept in flying condition. petiK Air museum may benefit from Artcraft Road completion ihk P- II 'A I JEEP i a 5f s0 mi It i Montwood High students get a hands- made by the on lesson about the role of the Army jeep, Air Museum By JejiniferShubinskl El Paso Times Family and friends are pleased that West Side Park and the Westside Recreation Center now are named in honor of Morris A. Galatzan, a former district-court judge and prominent El Paso lawyer who died earlier this year.

The park and recreation center will be known as Judge Morris A. Galatzan Park and Judge Morris A. Galatzan Recreation Center, following City Council approval earlier this week. "Judge Galatzan was truly an ambassador for all El Pa-soans," said Keith Myers, president of the Mounce, Green, Myers, Safi and Galatzan law firm. "I think this is a very fitting honor for him and his family." South-West city Rep.

Elvia Hernandez asked the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board several weeks ago to recommend the park, situated around the recreation center and pool Galatzan complex on Wallenberg Drive, be renamed after the late judge. Hernandez said she wanted the name to reflect a member of the Jewish community. "I am very excited," she said. "West Side Park is located close to the Holocaust Museum. I thought it was appropriate." Galatzan was the son of Romanian immigrants who traveled to the United States because his parents were told their children could be educated here.

Jews were denied schooling in Romania in the early 1900s. Galatzan was a partner with the Mounce, Green, Myers, Safi and Galatzan law firm. His family describes Galatzan as extremely dedicated to his work. The lawyer was seeing clients in his hospital room almost until he died Feb. 15.

He was 88. "I think he would be embarrassed and think the honor should go to somebody else," said Galatzan's daughter, Judy Weiser. "He was a very humble man." Galatzan graduated from El Paso High School in 1928 and attended the Texas College of Mines, now the University of Texas at El Paso. He received both a college degree and license to practice law when he graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1934. Galatzan began his career at the Isaacks and Lattner law firm.

A few years after he was married to Irene Asbach Waggett in 1947, Galatzan was appointed to the bench of the 65th District Court as one of the youngest judges in Texas. He served for almost seven years until he resigned and joined the Hardie, Gram-bling, Sims and Galatzan law Please see Park Page 3 Jorge Calderon, 5, is a kindergarten student at the Westside Recreation Center. A little shy, Jorge lights up when you ask him about his 1-year-old brother, Jose. "I help out at home and play with him, but I don't change his diapers," Jorge said. Recently, Jorge said he and Jose have been crawling around.

At school, Jorge said he likes to work, especially when it has to do with numbers or colors. This summer, Jorge earned a basketball trophy for participating in the Westside Recreation Center's Gus and Goldie program. When Jorge grows up, he wants to to be an architect, like his father. Jorge is the son of Pilar and Jorge Calderon. El Paso Times West Side paries Here is a listing of some West Side parks: Park Arroyo, 700 E.

Robinson Buena Vista, 420 Nopal Caruso, 720 Prospect Cleveland Square, 501 N. El Paso Crestmont, 515 Chermont Doniphan, 1800 W. Paisano Dunn, 1501 N. El Paso Francisco J. Delga- do, 7020 Imperial Ridge Grace Chope, 535 W.

Missouri Houston, 900 Montana Irwin J. Lambka 6600 Cloudview Madeline, 900 E. Baltimore Marwood, 4325 River Bend Mission Hills, 3800 O'Keefe Morris A. Galatzan, 650 Wallenberg Mundy, 500 Porfiro Diaz 1600 Scenic Drive Ojo De Agua, Ojo De Agua Drive Pacific, 3905 Hidden Way Palo Verde, 6260 Dew Paul Harvey, 6220 Belton H.T. Ponsford, 6201 Marcena Scenic Drive, Rim Road right of way Snow Heights, 311 Fountain Sunset Heights, 631 Stewart Thorn, 5260 Mace Three Hills, Redd Road at Thorn Tom Lea (lower), 1203 Schuster Tom Lea (upper), 900 Rim Road White Spur, 4800 Love Source: Parks and Recreation Department Nominate your outstanding youth "Good News About Kids" appears each month in the weekly West Side edition.

The column youths 19 and younger. Send nominations to: Zones Editor, El Paso Times P.O. Box 20 El Paso, TX 79999 Fax: 546-6415. fSrwf Detail area Its wSBSLAJI i NEW LY MEXICO Xjf ajj ll Vs d) Santa Tern 1 mile Port of Entry 'ItfTihP l-J MEXICO celebrates the work of everyone in the health-care community. Bishop Armando X.

Ochoa will be principal celebrant. Ochoa instituted the White Mass observance in 1997 in recognition of the importance of the healthcare community. Information: 533-4451. Canutillo meeting: ACanutillo Independent School District goal-setting hearing will be at 6:30 p.m. today at the Canutillo Middle School cafeteria, 800 Talbot Road.

The meeting is open to the public. District officials want input from residents for developing a five-year plan. The forum will review accomplishments, provide updates on instructional programs and comments from participants concerning the district's future plans. Information: 877-7440. Fall festival: Polk Elementary School's fall festival will be from 1 to 5 p.m.

Saturday at the school, 940 Belvidere. The event will feature The Rock Climber, Jungle King Jumper, Space Spin, a silent auction, cake walk, face painting, game booths, craft tables, food and more. All money raised will be used for student-enrichment programs, teaching materials and campus improvements. Information: 587-6688. Hernandez TV Show: South-West city Rep.

Elvia Hernandez's TV show "Spotlight on Government" will air at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday on cable Channel 15. Cmdr. Cerjio Martinez of the Central Regional Command Center will be the guest. There will be no community meeting Monday.

Information: 541-4268. Sumrall meeting: John Fields, vice president of the business resource division of the Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce, will be the guest speaker at West Side city Rep. Jan Sumrall's breakfast meeting at 6:30 a.m. Monday at Bryar's Restaurant, 5801 N. Mesa.

University of Texas at El Paso President Diana Nata-licio will be Sumrall's guest on her TV show "Spotlight on Government" at 6:30 p.m. today on cable Channel 15. Information: 541-4886. Times staff reports The West Side reporter is Jen-niter Shubins-ki, 546-6151. Send press releases and announcements to West Side edition, El Paso Times, P.O.

Box 20, El Paso, TX 79999, or Our deacfine for news is Friday, the week before If I By Jennifer Shubinski El Paso Times Hidden away, at the end of a long road dotted with industrial parks and growing businesses, is one of the best-kept secrets in the El Paso area. The War Eagles Air Museum in Santa Teresa is a treasure trove of warbirds from World War II and the jet fighters that blazed through the skies during the Korean War. Uniforms, pictures, letters, maps, and a rare Norden Bombsight used during World War II in B-17 bombers to pinpoint targets are just some of the items on display. "It really is amazing that it's out here," said Mark Lautman, general manager for the Santa Teresa Real Estate Development Corp. "People come out here to find it or people come out for business reasons and are just blown away because this is out here." About 30 planes, 23 of them in flying condition, are kept at the museum.

Classic cars, ranging from a 1908 Oldsmobile to a 1975 Cadillac Eldorado convertible also are on display. A tank and various other Army and Navy vehicles encourage the imagination to run wild. A library and display dedicated to women in aviation reach out to all interests. Skip Trammell, director of the museum, hopes it will become more of a local destination with the completion of Artcraft Road, which will connect the Santa Teresa Port of Entry to Interstate 10. Most of the people who visit the museum are not Franklin By Jennifer Shubinski El Paso Times Juan-Carlos Mendoza, a senior at Franklin High School, thinks balancing academics with community service and sports is important.

Mendoza, 17, was one of 10 students, out of 250 participants, who received honors distinction at the National Hispanic Institute's annual Collegiate World Series competition at the University of Dallas this summer. In addition to being a Franklin honor student, Mendoza has played varsity boys soccer since his freshman year and volunteers with several local chambers of commerce, as well as his church. "For him it is important to pay back the community through community service," his father, Carlos Men- El Paso Times area residents, but travelers who notice the museum's billboards on the interstate, Trammell said. People from 74 countries and all 50 states have visited the museum, he said. From three to 52 people visit the museum a day, he said.

Willys from War Eagles guide Bill Swartout. About 30 planes are kept at the museum, along with a tank and various other Army and Navy vehicles, as well as several classic cars. were annexed by the city of Sunland Park in August 1998. Even though the Texas Please see Museum Page 3 omore at Franklin High School, not only is accomplished in her studies with a 3.6 grade point average she also participates in sports and at church Bible study classes. Bonnie, 15, will represent El Paso next month when she takes to the stage in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for the Miss Texas Teen All American preliminary contest.

It will be Bonnie's first pageant. Her father, Richard Morales submitted his daughter's picture and resume to the judges without her knowledge. "Next thing I know we got a package in the mail saying congratulations, you've been selected," he said. "She was really elated." Bonni is the daughter of Diana V. and Richard Morales.

If you go What: War Eagles Air Museum. Where: 8012 Airport Road, Santa Teresa. When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.

Cost: $5 adults, $4 senior citizens, children under 12 admitted free. Information: (505) 589-2000. Online: www.war-ea-gles-air-museum.com "By having Artcraft Road open, people will have clear access to and from I-10. The traffic flow will be tremendous," Sunland Park Mayor Ruben Segura said. "People won't have to go around (Santa Teresa) and it will induce a lot of growth." Portions of Santa Teresa Morales Calderon TestNational Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test as a junior.

Lopez is ranked 13th in his class of 218, and he plans to pursue a degree in mathematics or engineering. Lopez is a member of the National Honor Society, Academic Decathlon team and Future Home-makers of America. He also plays intramural basketball. Lopez is the son of Maria and Anastasio Lopez. Bonnie Morales, a soph fb ted senior devotes time to school, sports and community Mendoza Lopez doza, said.

Juan-Carlos Mendoza is the son of Lydia and Carlos Mendoza. Daniel E. Lopez, a senior at Canutillo High School, was named a scholar finalist in the National Hispanic Recognition Program, a College Board initiative that provides national recognition for exceptional academic achievements of Hispanic high school seniors. Lopez, 18, qualified for the national program high marks in the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude.