April 2008 LIVE! in print

Laughlin’s spectacular show, Air Amistad 2008, is slated for May 10 on the base’s flightline. Highlighting the far-ranging and diverse overhead aerobatics will be the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, adding another notch in their record of at least 25 appearances at Laughlin. Visitors are encouraged to come early, and stay for the Thunderbirds climax.

Care much about ethanol? You know, that mostly corn-derived renewable energy fuel that’s supposed to save us from going down the tubes to a globally warmed hell?

"GAS WAR! Join the resistance!!!! I hear we are going to hit close to $4.00 a gallon by the summer. Want gasoline prices to come down? We need to take some intelligent, united action . . .

The 31st George Paul Memorial Bull Riding dates are set for May 3-4, 2008, and the granddaddy of all stand-alone bull ridings will reunite three-time George Paul Memorial Bull Riding champion and four-time world champion Tuff Hedeman with Del Rio fans.

Earth Day 2008 is a time to celebrate 38 years of environmental maturity. One corporation that is leading the way in every corner of the world where it operates is Forever Resorts. Lake Amistad is one of those corners, and Forever Resorts’ home office has spared no expense to ensure that the park is unsullied by their enterprise.

Capt. Jerry Weber, USN (Ret.) lives a quiet life at Fort Clark Springs now, though he and his lovely wife, Marian, remain active on the golf course and visiting kids and grandkids. But he harbors vivid recollections of a gratifying, if occasionally dangerous, career in the United States Navy. Weber’s humor infuses everything else worth remembering.

When it comes to child abuse in all its sinister forms, Baptist Child & Family Services representatives say it’s imperative that communities in their five-county region understand the ramifications and reporting responsibilities. April is National Child Abuse Prevention month, and BCFS is making a push to broaden comprehension of the tragic ramifications of maltreatment of children who are helpless to defend themselves.

Local lenders and real estate professionals maintain optimistic, though cautious, views on property values and mortgage practices in Del Rio and Eagle Pass, despite dire warnings and flourishing foreclosures plaguing most of the country. Mortgage insurers have clustered refusals to secure loans in California and Arizona, but the nearest county so affected in Texas is Taylor (Abilene).