Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 20, 1979 Page: 1 of 12
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"The Largest Paid
Circulation Going
In Starr County "
RIO GRAjNDE
V9L XXXV No. 1
September 20,1979
nnitN CENTS
School Trustees To Hear
Air Conditioning Solutions
SEVENTH GRADE CHEERLEADERS-These
energetic girls are leading cheers for the seventh
grade team at Ringgold Junior High this year. They
are pictured here at cheerleader camp, which they
attended for one week this summer at Pan American
University. Their sponsor is Ella Montemayor.
Kneeling left to right are Norma Reyna, Judy Kay
Gabert holding the spirit stick, and Zelma Garza; back
row, Sandra Chavez, Mitzi Castillo, JoNell Sanchez,
Yvonne Salinas, and Monica Gonzalez.
The Rio Grande City
Consolidated Independent
School District Board of
Trustees meeting in
emergency session Friday,
decided to allow several air
conditioning contractors
three weeks to present
solutions on the high school
air conditioning problem.
The high school air con-
ditioning system has been
malfunctioning since the
building was first occupied
about three years ago. The
system failed to operate
properly and classes had to
be postponed last week.
Specialists from Trance
Co., the manufacturer of the
system at the high school,
appeared before the trustees
Friday. The trustees agreed
hear presentations from
different air conditioning
companies in three weeks on
the possible solutions to the
matter.
One solution mentioned in
another school meeting last
week was the installation of
a back-up unit, at a cost of
around $100,000.
The matter of the high
school air conditioning was
taken before the trustees
during their regular meeting
Tuesday, Sept. 11, by High
School Principal Ruben
Saenz, who informed that the
situation was grave.
After a lengthy meeting
Tuesday, the trustees
recessed until Thursday, and
following an executive
session, approved the
following:
Teachers for 1979-80:
Santiago Garcia, and
Homero Munoz, Grulla;
Maria Lourdes Olivarez,
Ringgold Elementary; Eloy
Rodriguez, Ringgold Junior
High; and Mario A. Guillen,
High School Agriculture
Department;
Requests for leave to
Enrique Gonzalez and Edna
Hernandez;
Pep squad sponsors Ella
Montemayor at the High
School and Yolanda Alvarez
as assistant; and Ann
Ramirez at Grulla Junior
High;
Custodians Ernesto
Canales, Yolanda Ybarra
and Antonia Tanguma;
Bus drivers Jose Cantu,
Fidel Garza, and Placido
Valadez, alternate;
In the maintenance
department, Jose Manuel
Rodriguez and Roberto
Clarke alternate;
Teacher aides Irma
Ramos and Rene Villarreal;
Teacher aide alternates
Josie Lopez, Olga R. Muniz,
Zaida Olviarez, Alicia G.
Garza, Guadalupe Garza
Jr., Lydia L. Alvarez, Alex
Cystic Fibrosis Drive
To Begin This Week
Be on the lookout for block
walkers representing the
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
this week and prepare to dig
deep and give a worthy
contribution when they
arrive at your door. Helen
Shuford, chairman of the CF
Drive in Rio Grande City,
announced that the local
drive will begin this week
and continue through
September 25. (
Block walkers in the Rio
Grande City area include
Dora Perez, Norma
I^rralde, Cathie LaGrange,
Mona Trigo, Bertha Baster,
Fela Ireland, Kina Ibariez,
Thelrna McGuffin, Suzie
Guerra, Maria Carrion,
Carmen Guerrero, Elma
Lopez, Maria Trevino,
Viola Guevara, Ella Lou
Saldana, Norma Benavidez,
Ana and Raul Ramirez,
Esperanza Seale, and Lydia
Ortiz.
Cystic Fibrosis is a disease
that takes hold at birth and
South Texas Association
Of SWCD Sets Meeting
TSTI GRADUATE—Maria Teresa Acevedo has
completed studies at Secretarial School at TSTI.
Graduation ceremonies will be held Friday, Sep-
tember 21, at 1:00 p.m. at the Harlingen Municipal
Auditorium. Ms. Acevedo is a Rio Grande City High
School graduate. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Tirso Acevedo, Jr. of 307 Cox Street in Rio Grande City
"State Representative
Tom Martin of George West
will be the guest speaker at
the South Texas Association
of Soil and Water Con-
servation Districts' meeting
which will be held Sep-
tember 18 in Alice, Texas,"
announced Stanley Schilling,
president of the
organization.
Representative Martin,
who served on the House
Agriculture and Livestock
and Energy Resources
Committees during the last
session of the Legislature,
will discuss legislation which
has a bearing on the farming
and ranching industry,"
added Schilling.
The meeting will begin at
Starr Students To Graduate
From TSTI September 21
Three
0;tudents
hundred sixty
of TSTI
'HARLINGEN will be can-
didates for graduation in
ceremonies scheduled for
Friday, Sept. 21. The cap
and gown ceremonies will be
held in the Harlingen
Municipal Auditorium,
starting at 7:00 p.m.
This quarter's graduation
candidates come from 49
Texas cities including 40
Within the Rio Grande
Valley. In addition to
graduates from the United
States, three of the can-
didates are from Nigeria.
Dauda Hussaini, Moham-
med Ramalan and Mustapha
Umar have been studying at
TSTI HARLINGEN through
an agreement with the
Agency for International
Development (AID), U.S.
Vtate Department and their
country.
All candidates have
completed courses of study
in Texas State Technical
Institute skill development
or technolgy programs.
Students graduating from a
skill program of study will
be awarded a certificate of
completion. Graduates
completing an 18-month
0'.udy of a technology are
awaretied an associate of
applied science degree.
September 21 is the second
graduation
scheduled for 1979. The first
for primarily technology
graduates was held March
23. This quarter's 360 added
to March's 242 brings the
total graduates to 602 for
1979. Students participating
01 this ceremony may have
satisfied exercise
requirements at the end of
the third quarter or fourth
quarter which ends Sep-
tember 20. Many third
quarter graduates have
already been placed in jobs
however will have the
privilege of returning to
Harlingen for formal
commencement ceremonies.
Candidates for certificate
of completion: Air con-
ditioning and refrigeration:
Sergio Adriel Castillo, Jose
Mendoza, Roma; and
Eleazar Garcia, I-a Grulla.
Automotive: Benito Cantu,
Rio Grande City.
Budling construction:
Simon Duran, Santa Elena
and Luis Jaime Solis, Rio
Grande City.
Bookkeeper: Cynthia
Garcia, Rosalva Solis,
Garciasville.
Combination Welding:
Vidal Garza, Rodolfo
Villarreal, Rio Grande City;
Ernesto Gonzalez Jr., Pedro
Moreno, Roma; Roberto
Perez. El Sauz; and
Alejandro C. Solis, La
Grulla.
Diesel mechanics :Felip
Clark, Rio Grande City.
Livestock and ranching:
Hernan Garza, Leonel
Gonzalez Jr., Rio Grande1
City.
Medical records clerk and
transcriptionist: Araceli
Martinez, Rio Grande City.
Radio & TV servicing:
Humberto Garza, Roma;
and Jose L. Pena, Rio
Grande City.
7:30 p.m. at K-Bob's
Steakhouse in Alice.
Also on the program is
E.W. Wehinan, Sr., chair-
man, Texas State Soil and
Water Conservation Board
and Bill Goldsberry,
director, Association of
Texas Soil and Water
Conservation i districts. Soil
and water conservation
district directors will be
briefed on current activities
of each organization.
Seventeen soil and water
conservation districts are
members of the South Texas
Association of SWCDs. They
include Atascosa County,
Nueces-Jim Wells-Kleberg,
Southmost, Dimmit County,
Agua Poquita, Dos Rios,
Live Oak, Frio, Winter
Garden, Loma Blanca,
Monte Mucho, Starr County,
Zapata, Webb, Bee, Willacy
and Hidalgo Soil and Water
Conservation Districts.
Current officers of the
organization are Stanley
Schilling, president, George
West; Johnny Shuford, vice
president, Rio Grande City;
and Wilbur F. Erck,
secretary-treasurer, Alice.
New officers of the
organization will also be
elected at the meeting.
Foodhandling Workshop Held
For Roma, RGC School Personnel
The Community Action
Council of South Texas in co-
operation with Rio and
Roma School officials
conducted a foodhandlers
workshop for the serving
staff. The importance of
cleanliness, temperature
control was emphasized by
Jaime Garza
It was stated that all
utensils and working sur-
faces used in connection
with the preparation,
storage and serving of food,
beverages, and the cleaning
of food utensils, shall be
maintained in good repair.
As for refrigeration, the
importance of keeping food
hot or cold was also em-
phasized "Keep it hot,
Keep it cold, or Don't keep it
at all." State regulations
require that each
refrigeration shall be
equipped with a ther-
mometer located in the
warmest portion thereof.
Many of the local establish-
ments have complied,
however, there are still
others that need to be
checked.
It was also stated that the
hands were the dirtiest part
of a person when it came to
food preparation. Our hands
touch many things, the
audience was told to think of
the many things our hands
touch before and while
preparing food. In the
morning, we put on clothes,
shoes, go to the restroom,
drive or walk to work or
school and along the way,
shake a hand or two.
Some of the participants
stated that they had ob-
served foodhandlers,
scratching their head, nose
and other parts of the body,
including pincMng a pimple,
The workshops for the
Roma and Rio Schools were
held on different dates, the
class and the response was
the same at both sites and
after the workshop refresh-
ments and other food was
served.
Fall Festival Scheduled
For Next Weekend
The Immaculate Con-
ception School Parent-
Teacher Organization
(PTO) has scheduled a fall
Festival for Sept. 28, 29, and
30.
The Festival will be
kicked-off with "Snowball"
in a dance at the KC Hall
Friday night, Sept. 28
Tickets are on sale at Rio
Pharmacy for $5 per person.
The admission charge at the
uoor will be $6 per person.
A Chicken-Bar-B-Q
supper will be held at the Rio
never lets go. Many children
with this inherited and in-
curable disease will not live
to adulthood. CF attacks the
lungs and digestive system.
It occurs once in every 1,600
births, the result of a child
inheriting a gene for CF
from each of his parents.
One of every twenty persons,
or ten million Americans, is
an unknowing and symp-
tomless carrier of the g°".e
for CF. There is no practical
test for identifying carriers
of the gene before they have
children.
Cystic Fibrosis cannot be
cured yet, but early
diagnosis and special
medical care is lengthening
and improving the lives of
affected children and young
adults. Research funded by
the CF Foundation is giving
hop* for the diagnosis and
cure of this disease.
Benefit Dance Friday
A benefit dance will be
held from 8 to 12 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 21, at the
K.C. Hall to raise funds
for the fire-stricken
Roberto Lopez family.
The Ix)pez' lost their
two-year old daughter
and all theirbelongings
when their mobile home
burned to the ground July
25.
The dance is being
sponsored by the Knights
of Columbus and the
participating bands-the
Cactus Country Band,
I/)s Artistas, and Los
Nuevos.
Donation is $5 per
person at the door.
According to a
spokesman who asked not
to be identified, all
donations will be deeply
appreciated.
Gutierrez and Carmen
Olivarez:
Secretary/clerk alternate,
Norma Carrera;
And cook substitutes Velia
C. Morado and Teresa
Carmela Rodriguez.
The trustees also approved
Thursday the employment of
an administrative intern
from the University of
Texas, teacher substitutes,
and a list of manpower
personnel.
Hospital
Board
To Meet
The Starr County
Memorial Hospital board of
trustees will meet at 7 p.m.
today, Thursday. Sept. 20. at
the Hospital Conference
Room.
The purpose of the
meeting is to conduct,
consider, and act on any
business as shall come
before such meeting, ac-
cording to Francisco Garza,
chairman of the board.
Starr Christmas Festival
On Texas Calendar
While much of the country
is preparing to button up for
!. r, Texans are planning
fail i, festivals and fiestas
for the coming months.
The brand-new Calendar
of Texas Events, just issued
by tiie State Department of
Highways and Public
Transportation, shows how
Texan:; plan to enjoy the cool
months ahead.
Dozens of outdoor events-
impossible in northern
climes-are on the Calendar
list that spans the months
from October through
March.
Typical Texas products,
such as peanuts, rice, pecaas
and sugar cane, are all
recognized with harvest
festivals. Winter vegetables,
citrus and livestock are also
featured', with events that
reflect the bounty of Texas
agriculture.
Outdoor sports know no
season in Texas, and the
Calendar cites golf tour-
naments in several cities,
fishing tourneys along the
Gulf Coast, and an in-
ternational track meet.
The Calendar can help in
planning close-to-home
minivacations where
maximum entertainment
can be found with a
minimum of travel. Free
copies are available at any
Texas Tourist Bureau or by
mail from Calendar of Texas
Events, P.O. Box 5064,
Austin 48763.
Among the festivities
mentioned in the Calendar is
the Starr County Christmas
Festival, to be held Dec. 1-8
in hio Grande City, the
county seat. The Festival is
sponsored by the Rio Grande
City Chamber of Commerce.
Roma-Los Saenz Tax Rebates I p
Grande City High School
Cafeteria from 5 to 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 29 at $3.50
per plate.
A Jamaica, disco dance,
and other activities are
planned for Sunday, Sept. 30.
The Jamaica will start at 5
p.m. with a hayride, fire
engine rides, tacos, hot dogs,
cake walks, and many more
activities
The Disco Dance will be
held from 8 to 12 p.m. Sun-
day at the Parish Hall at $3
per person
State Comptroller Bob
Bullock Friday said rebates
to Texas cities of the local
option one-percent sales tax
set a record in the tax's 11-
year history.
Roma-Los Saenz received
a net payment of $10,116.80
for the period compared to
$8,347.16 for the same period
last year. Roma-Los Saenz
has received $48,084.24 to
date compared to $38,766.64
for the same period last
year. This represents a 24
per cent increase in tax
rebates to that community to
date.
Bullock said more than 900
cities shared in $124.2 million
during July, August and
September-passing the
state's previous high three-
month allocation in the final
quarter of 1978 by more than
$6 million.
Bullock also announced
that his office was sending
September sales tax rebate
checks totaling $73.4 million.
"This month's allocations
are just under the record
payments of $74.9 million
made in December of 1978,"
Bullock said.
"I think the state's strong
economy and our ability to
rapidly process tax returns
helped to produce these peak
rebates," he said.
Dallas will receive a check
for $8.7 million, bringing that
city's total for the year to
$40 4 million, an increase of
12 percent over last year's
total to date
The city of Houston will
get a check for $15.1 million,
raising its yearly total to
$71.7 million, up 11 percent
Fort Worth's check will be
$2 9 million, making total
payments this year $13.7
million, compared to
payments of $12.8 million
thru September of last
yea"
San Antonio will get $3.9
million, raising its total for
the year to $18.9 million. This
is a 6 percent increase over
last year.
Bullock also announced
that payments to the
Houston and San Antonio
Metropolitan Transit
Authorities would exceed $17
million. San Antonio will get
$2 million and Houston will
receive $15 million.
The city and MTA sales
tax is collected by mer-
chants and other sales tax
permit holders along with
the state sales tax and is
rebated monthly to cities in
which it is collected by the
Comptroller's office.
'Search For Christian Maturity'
%
Is Theme For \ outh Retreat
Junior and senior mem-
bers of Holy Family Catholic
Youth Organization from La
Grulla joined 22 other young
people from the Valley for a
week-end "SEARCH''
retreat at San Juan Retreat
House.
A "SEARCH" retreat
designed for juniors and
seniors of high school age is
an opportunity for young
people to take time to
reflect, discuss and pray
toegether about the meaning
of their Christian lives
"REACH-OUT'' is a
program designed to deepen
appreciation of self to be
better able to "reach out" in
friendship to one's family
and friends with greater
Christian understanding
This program is a two-day
experience for freshmen and
sophomores. The next
REACH-OUT will take place
at San Juan on October 20th
and 21st. The next SEARCH
retreat will be on Dec. 7th-
9th.
ATTEND RETREAT- Holy Family Catholic Youth Organization make Retreat
Neld<< Zarate, Rosario Solis, Cynthia Garza, Ileana Chapa, Raul Hmojosa (Rio
Grande) and Alma Martinez.
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Silva, Marcelo. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 20, 1979, newspaper, September 20, 1979; Rio Grande City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194733/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.