Voice of Smurfette returns home to Presidio

      A child star returns to his childhood home town in Presidio. The voice of Smurfette, is none other than Manny Domingo. His family has lived here for 100 years and he was raised on the local ranch, until he left for Hollywood. His first job was the voice of a chicken on a T.V. commercial. He was also recently a guest on the Simpsons, playing Marge's second cousin. Manny joins his brother and parents on their same family farm just outside Presidio.

       There is plenty of open space in Terlingua, which is why a new dog food factory is planned for the area. If everything goes as designed, the plant will include 100 acres of dogs used to test the taste of the chow. PETA plans to protest the groundbreaking ceremony, but says it will settle for a guarantee that the dogs will be feed 3 times a day and have a mandatory 5 hour play day to include fetch and Frisbee toss.

Marfa Magician briefly makes Marfa disappear

      Local Marfa magician Alfred Munson has been practicing magic for 43 years. On Tuesday he preformed his greatest trick ever. For just a brief, magical moment, Alfred made the entire town of Marfa disappear. Most residents didn't even notice, but a few people were witness to this amazing feat. Everything returned to normal except two goats from the Ferguson Farm, but Alfred suggested that they may have just wandered off.

      We all have strange habits, but 54 year old Rick Benson from Presidio is addicted to eating Play Doh. Rick eats 2 colors a day and has been doing so since he was 8. It all started from a dare from his big sister. After tasting the bright doh, Rick was hooked. "Some kids ate Elmer's glue, i guess i was just different." 

      

     A commercial is being filmed for the Presidents re election campaign. The commercial will focus on the presidents plan to help the economy. The spot will be filmed at the new land fill outside Marfa. Subjects he will focus on will be local growth and opportunity.  Besides talking trash, he will also be touching on recycling.

Gang of Mexican midgets cause bar fight in Presidio

      With crime on the rise along the border, a startling incident at the Iron Horse Bar and Tavern in Presidio adds to local fears. A Mexican gang of midgets, named Los Minis, stormed into the the bar and proceeded to fight amongst themselves. After several minutes of complete chaos, the police were finally called. 7 men were arrested and put in the back of one large police car. Although it was a tight fit, Officer Pittman stated " this limits the risk of escape".

      A recent new resident has turned heads in Marathon. A family of Budweiser Clydesdales has retired downtown. These majestic horses have done things most humans would only dream. Honors include leading a Super Bowl halftime event, a 15 year TV commercial career,  and actually pulling a sled full of beer from St Louis, Mo, to NYC on New Years for the ball drop. The Clydesdale's join the Famous frogs, long time Marathon retirees Bud, Weis, and Er.