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COMMUNITY MEETING



 

SUN METRO DETOURS



 

SLIDE THE CITY



 

WICKED EL PASO


 

BALLOON FEST


 

NEON DESERT MUSIC FESTIVAL 


 

SUMMER CAMPS


 

WESTSIDE POOL GROUNDBREAKING


DISTRICT 8
FEATURED 
PHOTOS


May 21, 2015  

District 8 Newsletter  

 

Community Meeting  with District 8 Representative

Cortney Niland
  &
Guest:
Mark Herbers

 

  

 

Join District 8 Representative Cortney Niland as she hosts her next community meeting on May 27th at 8:oo AM.
 She will welcome Mark Herbers, Chief Executive of Operations of El Paso Children's Hospital during this session.

 

Mark Herbers joined the El Paso Children's Hospital team on February 27, 2015 as the Chief Executive Officer. Mark Herbers brings over twenty five years of healthcare experience.  His career includes extensive work as an auditor and consultant with a national accounting firm and as Chief Financial Officer for both not-for-profit and for-profit hospitals.

 

 


When: Wednesday May 27th, 2015 @ 8:00 AM 

 

Where: Village Inn  

              2929 N. Mesa 

              El Paso, Texas 79902

 

 

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Sun Metro to detour
10 routes
Main Library at Cleveland Square


 

to close due to Neon Desert Music Festival


 

El Paso, Texas - The Main Library at Cleveland Square will be closed and Sun Metro will detour ten routes due to the Neon Desert Music Festival taking place over the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

The Main Library will be closed throughout the duration of the music festival, May 22-25. The library will resume its regular schedule on May 26th.


 

Sun Metro Routes 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 34, 35, 36, 50

and Brio will be detoured from 6 a.m. May 21 until 10 p.m. May 25.  Sun Metro staff will monitor the impacted area and drivers will make courtesy stops as required. The following bus stops will be temporarily out of service during these detours:
  • Mesa near Franklin
  • Oregon near Mills
  • Oregon at Texas
  • Brio stops along Franklin. Franklin near Santa Fe and Franklin near Oregon.


 

BUS DETOURS


 

Route 9 Detour

Buses traveling north on Santa Fe will turn right onto Wyoming, right onto Kansas returning to the regular route.


 

Route 10 Detour

Buses traveling outbound, north on Oregon will turn right onto Paisano, left onto Campbell, left onto Missouri, right onto Oregon returning to the regular route.

Buses traveling inbound, south on Oregon will turn right onto Missouri, left onto Santa Fe returning to the regular route.


 

Route 11, 14, 15 & Brio Detour

Buses traveling outbound, east on Paisano will turn left onto Campbell, left onto Missouri, right onto Oregon returning to the regular route.

Buses traveling inbound, south on Oregon will turn right onto Missouri, left onto Santa Fe returning to the regular route.


 

Route 34, 35, 36 & 50 Detour

Buses traveling outbound, north on Oregon will turn right onto Paisano, left onto Campbell, left onto Missouri, right onto Oregon returning to the regular route.

Buses traveling inbound, south on Oregon will turn right onto Missouri, left onto Santa Fe continuing to the Downtown Transfer Center.


For more information about Sun Metro, visit sunmetro.net or call (915)212-3333. Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/sunmetro or follow us on Twitter @SunMetro.
  

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Slide the City 

 

Summer Is Here!

Summer time is upon us, and we are bringing 1000 feet of slick vinyl to brighten your city streets. Come dressed to impress because it's not every day you can strut through town with your hot bod, cool dance moves and slick slides. Did we mention 1000 feet? Yeah, that's over 3 football fields.

Oh and in case you were wondering, our slide was made right here in the good ole US of A and travels with us throughout the country. We like to think of ourselves as carney workers, without the mullets and the missing teeth. Slide the City is a family friendly slip-and-slide water party event. There will be live music, food, drinks, water, and of course the biggest slip and slide ever to hit asphalt. Don't worry, we've got it padded.This slide's got more cushion than your grandpa's orthopedic sneakers.

 

Make sure to bring your water buckets, floaties, and water guns (non-realistic of course), to squirt, spray, splash, and get all attending soaked. Prices range from $19 to $60. 

 

For sign up and price information visit: 

http://www.slidethecity.com/events/el-paso/


When: SATURDAY, MAY 23RD 2015

Where: 1300 N Stanton Street
             El Paso, TX 79902
 

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Wicked 

 

Back by "popular" demand, Wicked returns to take El Paso by storm. Variety calls WICKED "a cultural phenomenon," and it continues to break box office records across North America. Winner of over 50 major awards, including a Grammy and three Tony Awards, WICKED is "Broadway's biggest blockbuster" (The New York Times). Long before that girl from Kansas arrives in Munchkinland, two girls meet in the land of Oz. One - born with emerald green skin - is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. How these two grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good makes for "the most complete - and completely satisfying - musical in a long time" (USA Today).WICKED will run for two weeks at the Plaza Theatre May 20-31, 2015. http://elpasolive.com/wicked

 

When: May 20th- May 31st 

 

Where: The Plaza Theatre 

 

Click here to buy your tickets. 

 

 

 


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Balloon Fest



30th Annual KLAQ Balloonfest Memorial Day Weekend - May 23rd - May 25th, 2015

 May 23 - 25 for Balloonfest 2015, featuring Volbeat, Anthrax, All That Remains, Sons of Texas, and Gin Blossoms at Wet N' Wild Waterworld. This year's featured balloons will include Master Yoda and Darth Vader in our special throwback, 30th anniversary theme.

Tickets prices start at $25.




Concert Information:

Lineup:
May 23rd: Gin Blossoms, Fastball
May 24th: All That Remains, Sons of Texas,
May 25th: Volbeat with special guest Anthrax and We Are Harlot

Tickets:
This year, we'll only be offering two ticket types - one-day passes and three-day passes. You can purchase them through HoldMyTicket. Prices increase as the event nears, buy them now for a lower price. Physical tickets will be available at local 7-Eleven Alon stores beginning in April.

Balloon Launch Information:

This year's throwback theme to celebrate our 30th anniversary features Star Wars character balloons Darth Vader and Master Yoda. Dozens of other balloons will join our two featured flyers to dance across the El Paso sky.

This year's launch area will be at Wet N' Wild Waterworld. Balloons take flight at 6 a.m. on May 23 - 25. As always, balloon launches are FREE to the public


 

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Neon Desert Music Festival




For ticket info visit: http://www.neondesertmusicfestival.

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 KIDS SUMMER CAMPS 
Schedules:

 

 

 

 


 



 

Scholarships available! 

Click on the links below: 

 COEP. Scholarship Application - Youth 

 COEP. Solicitud de Beca para la Escuela del Museo


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2015 United States - Mexico Summit 

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Westside Pool Groundbreaking

 

In conjunction with the offices of

City Representatives Cortney Niland and Ann Morgan Lilly

 

The City of El Paso's

Engineering and Construction Management Department

 

Invites you to celebrate the groundbreaking for

the construction of the Westside Pool

 

Wednesday, May 27th, 2015

9 am

650 Wallenberg Drive

  

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Please do not hesitate to call or email 

my office for questions or concerns. 


915-212-0008
district#8@elpasotexas.gov
 
 
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2nd Floor
El Paso, TX 79901