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2 Ucst Paso Times Wednesday. Apr! 4. 1990 Gcrmcnity Germed frcn Pcga 1 Westway awaits word on water officials plead v-ir Ruily Guilof rei Paso Times Chris Gardner, left, and Jesse Brennan, both eighth-graders at Vista Middle School in Las Cruces, looked into the cockpit of a World War II vintage A-26 light bomber March 28 at the War Eagles Air Museum. War Eagles museum becomes little-heralded tourist treasure Water wisely, By Donna Weeks Ei Paso Times Following the city's water conservation program can keep the green both on your lawn and in your pocketbook, officials say. The voluntary program began this past weekend.

Addresses ending in odd numbers should water on odd-numbered days, and addresses with even numbers should water on even-numbered days. The best time to water is between 5 p.m. and 9 a.m., said Ed Archuleta, general manager for El Paso Water Utilities. Most of the water used by houses in the next few months will go toward watering lawns, he said. The odd-even system was first used last summer when West Side reservoirs became dangerously low because of equipment failures.

How much you should water depends on where you live, said John White, a horticulturist for the El Paso County Extension Service. On the mountains, soil is shallow with an underlay of caliche. "That presents a problem to plans as far as nutrient intake is concerned," White said. "This type of soil only absorbs about one-tenth of an inch of water per hour. It requires frequent, short waterings." Soil is sandy in Kern Place and the Coronado area west of Mesa.

That kind of soil calls for longer, less-frequent watering, White said, and filants will grow best in a oot-deep raised bed. In the Upper Valley, soil is tabled pending a master study which would examine ways to increase water services in the Upper Valley. Unfortunately, the $600,000 study isn't expected to be completed until June or July, Quintero said. Chuck Reich, project manager of the study by Boyle Engineering, said he is analyzing information about yearly seniors. Parsons said Goldman is one of several people who worked to make the center what it is today.

"Mr. Goldman often comes by the center just to say hello. He didn't stop coming once the work was completed. Parsons said. She said Goldman and people like Frank Porth, president of the Retirees Cabinet of EI Paso, helped make a dream of GAVE 20 Trammell said surviving members of a B-17 Bomber crew from World War II recently reunited at the museum.

"One of the crew members just happens to live in El Paso," Trammell said. "We also had 47 members of the Ninety-Nines, women Rilots, visit us from all over few Mexico and Texas. On April 21, 50 members of the New Mexico Pilots Association will meet here." The museum also draws local curiosity from schoolchildren, he said. March 28, 127 children from Las Cruces visited. "We just started advertising locally," he said.

"We have 180 memberships with the museum from all over the world including Canada, Switzerland and Japan." Mayor Suzie Azar, an aviation enthusiast, visits often, he said. Entry costs $4 general admission, $3 for senior citizens. $2 for children. People can buy memberships. MacGuire said he and his wife, Betty, started collecting the planes more than 12 years ago after seeing a 1979 collection in Oshkosh, Wis.

"We bought one, an F4U-4 Corsair, in Arkansas years ago when they were cheap about $80,000. Today they've all gone up in value, but I'd never trade them." MacGuire's 26 airplanes, most of which are from the World War II and Korean War eras, are worth millions, Trammell said. The rarest aircraft is a MIG-15, used by North Korea during the Korean War. The Elane is no longer allowed to imported into the United States because it Is considered an implement of war, he said. Until last year, the planes had been stored at the Mac Guires' Fort Hancock ranch.

The museum, at the Santa Teresa Airport, is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. To get there, go west on Airport Road, which is about 2 miles north of Country Club off of McNutt Road (New Mexico 273). deep and fertile.

"Upper Valley residents, who have water rights, flood their yards with irrigation water," White said. "You can plant most anything in it because the water table is so high." Ornamental vegetation, trees in particular, soak up a lot of moisture year-round, said Sammy Helmers, another horticulturist for the extension service. "During the first three years after planting, you should keep lawn vegetation away from the tree. The grass won't let the tree grow, and it drinks up all the water. A good 6-foot bed made of heavy mulch is good," Helmers said.

"Then, homeowners only need to water the tree once a week, wetting the soil 4 feet deep." Jimmy Zabriskie of Pearson's Tree Place at 6900 Doniphan, said the best way to conserve water is to know the best time to water, use the right equipment, and plant water-tolerant plants. "The worst time to water is from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. during the day. It's wasteful.

When it's 100 degrees outside and you put water down, it goes right up into the air because our humidity is so low here," Zabriskie said! Underground watering, using a drip system, conserves the most water because it avoids sunlight, heat and wind, he said, "But the best way to conserve water is not to use it in the first place on plants that are not drought-tolerant. El Pasoans don realize the crisis we face here as far as our water is concerned." rainfall, runoff, wells and Rio Grande water rights. The Public Service Board provides only city residents with water lines. Quintero said Westway residents also expect to hear an answer in July from the the Texas Department of Commerce in Austin about a $150,000 grant for a new well that they made in January. the center a reality.

"The Retirees Cabinet is a group of leaders from all kinds of retired organizations retired postal workers, retired railroad workers, and retired teachers," Porth said. "This is the third center that the Retiree's Cabinet has helped to raise money for furnishings for. We also helped Memorial Senior Center (1800 Byron) and East Side Senior Center (3200 50 orr RITAIL 772-8187 Master study will say if El Paso board can extend its lines By Donna Weeks El Paso Times Westway residents again are looking to the city of El Paso to help them solve their water shortages this time before the problems begin. Problems are just a heat wave away, says an official with the Westway water district. "As the daily temperatures continue to increase, water and time is running out," said Raul Quintero, water manager for Westway.

Westway is waiting to hear the results of a master study provided by El Paso's Public Service Board. The study may provide the possibility of extending water lines outside the city limits to about 1,700 West-way residents who need them. Westway is between Canu-tillo and Anthony, Texas, east of Interstate 10. "I hope this study allows the city to absorb us into the system," Quintero said. "We really need the water.

If hot weather hits us next week, we'll be out of water. We don't have the money in our budget to dig another well." Quintero said Westway water district officials already have begun appealing to residents to restrict their water useage. "We're passing out fliers that ask them to take three-minute showers, take their car to a city car wash instead of washing it at home, and to do a full load of laundry instead of small loads whenever possible," Quintero said. Current Public Service Board policy does not allow for service to residents who live outside the city limits. The policy became a controversial issue in January when Westway residents asked for help in drilling a new well after an old well failed.

The board provided water during the emergency. Water from Canutillo was hauled by a private contractor to the community. About 600 homes were without running water from Jan. 2 to Jan. 12.

Westway water district officials petitioned for city full services, but discussion was "They don't care if it's me or someone else. We don't encourage them to do anything if they don't want to. We even have a large group of ladies who come to watch their soap operas together every day." Another activity that draws interest at the center is the free blood pressure readings by the Visiting Nurses Association from 10 a.m. to noon every third Friday of the month. About 30 people use the service.

Defensive driving courses offered by representatives of the Amercian Association of Retired Persons drew as many as 50 participants. The classes were suspended two months ago because of liability problems. The center sponsors a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. every first Thursday of the month.

Vendors pay $2 per table and keep their profits, Parsons said. Concessions such as a 10-cent cup of coffee, 35-cent canned soft drinks and 25-cent bags of popcorn bring in as many patrons as anything else, she said. Various organizations meet at the center every month, discussing topics of interest to Farms, De Gall said. "It takes three years for the dirt to be clean and free of pesticides. There aren't a lot of organic farmers," he said.

Northeast resident Doris Vega said Sun Harvest Farms has the best variety of fresh, unpackaged herbs for both culinary and medicinal use in the city. I buy my mint, goldenseal and echinacea here," she said. "Goldenseal and echinacea work as antibiotics and seem to keep the doctor away." Susan Minnie and her husband, Bob Minnie, drive from the East Side to shop at the store. "We came in after reading the produce ads," Susan Minnie said. "But we like the bulk section.

We like chewy bars, carob and the Energy Nuggets. The prices of the items are competitive." West Side resident Paul Proffer prefers the meat department. "They're1, cheaper than buying packaged. I've been shopping here four or five months. The meat is fresh cut, and you can look at it and see what you're getting," Proffer said.

Retired family doctor Reuben Mutnick, a West Side resident, said he shops at the store to find low-fat, low-cholesterol items, bran, and high-fiber foods. i i i By Donna Weeks El Paso Times With little or no fanfare, Santa Teresa's War Eagles Air Museum has attracted the attention of more than 7,000 visitors from around the world since it opened Sept. 13. "We had 45 visitors from London last month all Battle of Britain survivors. We couldn't get rid of them until 9 o'clock that night.

From here they went to the space museum in Alamo-gordo," said John MacGuire, museum owner. "We had 28 members of the San Diego Yacht Club visit us (March 23)." MacGuire said about one-third of the museum visitors are from outside New Mexico or Texas "lots of them from back East, from the North." "The biggest attraction is the P-51 we have the one of the last authentic two-seated trainer versions in the world." Development director Skip Center Continued from" Page 1 such as billiards, bingo, ceramics, ping-pong, chess, sing-a-longs, dances and Spanish classes. "It's difficult for us to make that initial contact with someone who has been sitting in their home for five years. They're used to it and don't see anything wrong with it," Parsons said. "Once we get them coming out here, they realize it's OK, it's fun.

It doesn't mean they belong in a nursing home." Parsons described the majority of the center's members as "competitive" and "excited about life." "I like the things they have to tell me. I'm surprised every day by the energy they have and the things they want to be doing at their age," she said. "The stereotypical picture of seniors as lethargic is finally disappearing. The majority of those over 60 are doing things, are politically active, are competing." But the most consistent draws to the center are the hot Groceries Continued from Page 1 cent of their grocery needs here' De Gall said. "Those who aren't familiar with our labels, we spend time with explaining, providing demonstrations and educational materials though our newsletter." The store has an intimate atmosphere, a change from commerical "superstore" designs where goods are stacked to the ceiling.

"People who once were intimidated by natural foods aren't any longer. Natural foods are no long associated with the hippie movement," De Gall said. "Certainly, though, we have a huge yuppie following." Siri Bahadura is a food broker who represents 15 West Coast manufacturers of natural foods that distribute to Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and New Mexico. The makers also sell their goods in Sun Harvest Farms stores. Whenever he visits El Paso, he attracts attention dressed in a traditional Sikh turban.

"Most natural food manufacturing began with mom-and-pop operations," Bahadura said. "But today, that isn't the case." Bahadura said the most pop- New shipments of first-quality children's fashions arriving daily. Shop for Easter where you always save 10 to 50 off department store prices on nam brand children's fashions Children's Outlet Shop GIRLS: Infant thru 14. BOYS: Infant thru 4 El Paso Times Director Susanna Parson of the Polly Harris Senior Center: "A lot of people who come here just want to talk to someone." lunches served daily for as little as 50 cents. They're part of the El Paso County Nutri tion Proiect for West Side residents who are 55 years old or older.

About 120 seniors eat at the center everyday, proiect director Jesus Saavedra said. "Polly Harris is a growing center. We have gone from feeding 55 people daily when we first opened to feeding an average of 120 daily," Saavedra said. "Sadly, though, most of the people who need the center aren't using it. They are people 65 years old or older, at the poverty level income, frail elderly, perhaps handicapped." Saavedra said the nutrition project distributes daily meals to 19 centers throughout the city at a cost of $3 million per year, funded by government programs.

The hot lunch serves 2,500 people a day. Dances bring in as many as 500 folks from throughout the city, Parsons said. Cumbias and polkas are among the favorites. So Parsons decided the best way to celebrate the center's year anniversary would be to nave a dance March 30. The dance was expected to draw some of the founders of the center, including West Side city Rep.

Gene Finke and former West Side Rep. Jimmy Goldman. Parsons said bingo games, from 1 to 4 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, draw as many as 25 people. Players pay 25 cents a card.

"A lot of people who come here just want to talk to someone," Parsons said. provide consumers with more cruelty-free products." "These products do not involve animal testing or mortality," he said, providing a can of tuna as an example. "The label reads: 'This product does not result in dolphin We also have a cosmetic section by makers who do not use animals in their testing. It's a significant part of our industry." Organic produce takes up less than one-third of the produce department at Sun Harvest mtmrn mmmmzmim )im 6316 EDGEMERE 11 Block Eatt ot EtatMtt Cantor) SfNIOt ClIlltNS (XSCOUN1S AVAHAAtt MOTelshof Ui bw Ml MUOI iZ 522-4227 NtErrSf 0PN tm MJN-SAIM 3UH fm ient IhM Oa 'h MMHuwni MUSHED WpSpWsili fr'lfil fit iiil il; mamm iff. Iz: Donna Weeks El Paso Times Geza De Gall, Sun Harvest special projects corporate coordinator: "Natural foods are no long associated with the hippie movement.

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