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Published in Rio Grande City, Texas, Every Thursday By The Rio Grande Publishing Co.
NO. 12 THURSDAY, JANUARY 28,1988
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Pharmacist Revives
A Starr County native was saved
from certain death last Wednesday
from cardiac arrest when Valley
Mart pharmacist Ramiro Barrera
helped carry out cardiopulmonary
resuscitation efforts to revive him.
Dr. Antonio "Tony" Falcon made
note of the episode at a brief-
meeting of the Rio Grande City
CISD board of trustees on Thurs-
day.
Falcon told The Rio Grande
Herald on Monday, "This gen-
tleman was walking around at
Valley Mart and slumped over in
cardiac arrest. Ramiro Barrera
peformed CPR until the paramed-
ics arrived, and the man got to the
hospital awake, alert, and alive."
Barrera told The Herald, "He
(the 62-year-old victim) was wait-
ing for medication to be filled at
about 11:30 a.m. He came in to fill
a prescription."
Barrera noted that that the man
had had open-heart surgery in the
past few years. When the man
collapsed, said Barrera, he started
bleeding from a head wound.
Barrera said, "He was out about
two to three minutes. He had
stopped breathing; we had to clear
the airway We had to get his heart
going. I used regular CPR. Mary
Pilon helped me perform CPR "
Barrera indicated that "he (the
victim) was okay by the time the
paramedics got here. We just
didn't want to move him."
Barrera said he was aided in the
crisis situation by the fact that 1 a
television program 1 had seen a
few nights before helped me
remember what had to be done I
had training in CPR, but some
years ago."
Barrera urged more training, in
quantity and quality, in CPR
techniques throughout this area by
organize; ions such as the Red
Cross
The residence pictured above was a total loss after fire swept the house Friday
morning, leaving an entire family homeless.
House Near R io Ravaged By Blaze
A lumber house located on U.S.
83 about three miles east of Rio
Grande City was burned to the
ground in a Friday morning blaze,
leaving an entire family homeless.
Jorge Guajardo of the Rio
Grande City Volunteer Fire De-
partment indicated that the first
alarm sounded at approximately
9:50 a m Friday Two Fire De-
partment units and seven firemen
arrived at the scene at 10 a.m., and
stayed to fight the blaze for two
hours and 30 minute,.
The house was resided in by
Ovidio Acevedo and his family.
Guajardo indicated that as of
Monday afternoon, the cause of the
blaze was unknown. He indicated
that there are no clear indications
of where the fire started
Guajardo said that the fire
totally engulfed the structure and
burned all the way through the
floor The firemen used water from
a nearby hydrant to fight the blaze.
The structure, said Guajardo
was a total loss. He indicated that
the house was completely engulfed
in flames by the time the firemen
arrived at the scene.
Fire Marshal David Villarreal
indicated that he is conducted an
investigation of the fire.
The local Veterans of Foreign
Wars Post No. 8526 and other
citizens of the community have
initiated a campaign to aid the
Acevedo family
Anyone seeking further informa-
tion should call 487-4241, or write to
this address P O. Box 208, Rio
Grande Citv, T'-xas 78582.
New Gym Serving High
School Athletes, Students
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U.S. Senator Albert
Gore, Jr., of Tennessee, a
candidate for the Demo-
cratic presidential
nomination, will speak to
Rio Grande City CISD
students and the public at
large at the High School
Auditorium Thursday
morning.
The Tennessee senator
will speak at the High
School auditorium at 8:30
a.m. Thursday. He will
address a crowd of Rio
Grande City CISD stu-
dents, as well as the
general public. County
Judge J.M. Martinez, Jr.,
will make the introducto-
ry remarks for Gore.
Sen. Gore, 39, is ex-
pected to arrive at the
McAllen Airport Wednes-
day evening. A campaign
spokesman said Monday
that it is likely that Gore
will stay overnight in Rio
Grande City.
Gore will fly to Austin
after departing Rio
Grande City. Following
his Austin visit, hf will
make a stop in Cotuila.
Gore was elected U.S.
Senator from Tennessee
in 1984, after serving four
two-year terms as a U.S.
Congressman.
Gore, the father of foui
children ranging in age
from five to 14, is a
graduate of Harvard Uni-
versity. He attended
Vanderbilt Law School
and Vanderbilt Divinity
School.
Gore owns a cattle
farm in Carthage, Ten-
nessee, located between
Nashville and Knoxville.
Gore is the sort of the
late U.S. Sen Albert
Gore, Sr., who served in
the U.S. Senate from
1953-1971.
By KENNETH ROBERTS
The recently-inaugurated high
school gymnasium will bolster both
the high school athletic and physi-
cal education programs, as well as
freeing the old gym for the
exclusive use of junior high and
intermediate students.
That evaluation is made by both
Rio Grande City High School
Principal Ruben Saenz and Rio
High Athletic Director Ramiro
Villegas
Villegas commented, "It is a
building that the community can be
proud of. This will upgrade both
the physical education and athletic
programs at both (high school and
junior high) levels."
Villegas added, "It will have a
seating capaciaty of 1600 people. It
will serve as a multi-purpose
building for student body meetings
and assemblies."
Villegas stressed, "We will be
playing all basketball and
volleyball games there. It will also
house all the high school boys
athletics and girls athletics...We
will also be housing the sophomore,
junior varsity, and varsity football
over there."
The athletic director and head
football coach said, "We have
opened up the old facility for sixth,
UT Chancellor
Addresses
Rio Rotary Club
Dr. Hans Mark, chancellor of the
University of Texas System,
addressed the Rio Grande City
• Rotary Club at a Friday luncheon
on the subjects of higher education
needs and economic development.
In response to questions from
Rotarians, Mark said, "I wouldn't
rule out a law school (for South
Texas), but it would be a 10-year
thing, not one year ."
Mark contended, "I would place
first priority on an administrative
connection, second on an engi-
neering school "
0 Dr. Mario Ramirez expressed
concern about the deficiency of
many area students in the English
language upon graduation from
high school He further worried
that college courses are not doing
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enough to correct this deficiency.
Mark said, "The problem is
really nationwide, as true in
Buffalo, New York, and Oakland,
California as in Rio Grande City."
Mark concluded. "We have let
the professon of teaching high
schools decline in importance over
the past 30 years. The profession of
teaching high schools needs to be
A enhanced "
w Mark contended that "We in
Texas are way ahead of other
states. There is no immediate
i
solution; it is a very long range
trend. We are now rethinking the
goal of the (UT) Education Col-
lege "
Mark added, "From now on,
according to the Legislature, a
teacher is required to major in
college in what he will teach,"
Lauro L. Lopez said he has heard
reports that the European system
of education is considered by
experts to be superior to the
American system. He asked, "Why
don't we pick up on the European
system of teaching?"
Mark replied, "It is better than
ours, but the decision on whether
you're qualified to go to the
university is made at age 12 I very
much prefer the system we have
here, with all its faults."
After the Rotary meeting, Mark
told The Rio Grande Herald, "The
Legislature has required UT and
Texas A&M to do what we can to
improve higher education in South
Texas. We are visiting all universi-
ty campuses in this region, and
visiting the communities in the
area, to get an understanding of
what the people are thinking."
Mark added, "The primary find-
ing is that we need to do more to
get programs going in this area,
such as health-related professions,
business education, engineering,
and education."
Mark was named Chancellor of
the UT System on May 30, 1984,
after serving as Deputy Ad-
ministrator of the National Aero-
(See CHANCELLOR, Page 4)
seventh and eighth grade physical
education, and boys and girls
junior high athletics, which is
something they did not have (with
the old gym)."
Villegas added, "Now, both the
high school and junior high will
have premises to work in
throughout the year, especially in
inclement weather...The people
who will benefit will be the junior
high, who had been sharing with
the high school, with very limited
use to the junior high. Now, they
(the junior high students) will have
a facility fulltime."
Villegas said, "The new gym will
probably serve for all high school
physical education classes, both
boys and girls, every period of the
day. It will house high school girls
and high school boys all the way
through."
Villegas indicated, "The physical
education dressing rooms will be
much better and individual lockers
will be offered for every student. It
provides a separate section for the
athletes, with their own training
rooms. It (the gym) will have a
(See GYM, Page 10)
Court Argues About
Road Near El Sauz
The County Commissioners spent
most of a hastily called emergency
meeting Tuesday afternoon arguing
about whether a road near El Sauz
is actually a public road and should
be declared such by the county.
County Judge .) M Martinez, Jr.,
led off the meeting by insisting, "I
am not yet convinced that this is of
an emergency na ture
But Precinct Two Commissioner
Amando Pena argued, "Somebody
is obstructing a public road, on
Sanchez Road about two to three
miles south of El Sauz on FM 649.
The road is nine miles wide and 60
to 80 feet wide This is a public
road, maintained by the county for
over 100 years. Somebody's putting
gates in there."
Pena added, "In order to prevent
this, I'd like to move that Sanchez
Road be declared a public road and
install a cattle guard at the
Rio FFA'er Crowned
Blue Jean Lamb <^ueen
entrance The cattle guard was
removed about 10 years ago. The
fence has come up along the road;
a cattle guard is needed."
Precinct Four Commissioner
Reynaldo "Moreno" Alaniz said,
"If it's been there for 100 years
(maintained by the county), it is by
statute a public road. I'll second
the motion if it is for ratification of
the fact that it is a public road." , ,
A woman who is a landowner
the area said "People have been
dumping garb.) ge in there. In our
deed, it doesn'1 say anything about
a county road."
Pena said, "In my motion. I ask
that they (the owners) maintain
the mineral rights." Martinez con-
tended, "Common sense says that
if a road has not been condemned,
it is not public property
County Attorney Heriberto Silva
contended that if litigation is likely
in the case, his legal advice should
be given in executive session. He
said that at this point, "I don't
know the title history of the
property I haven't read the deed.''
Precinct One Commissioner
"Chema" Alvarez said, "They're
opposing the amount of garbage
being dumped. They'd like to see a
fence on both sides of the property.
They're not opposed to the road;
they're opposed to people dumping
trash."
Pena said, "I'm sorry this has to
happen, and there's no question
that it is a county road." Martinez
stressed. "I'd like to see this solved
on a friendly basis."
Silva emphasized. "I did not
consider this an emergency meet-
ing I'm telling you that this action
(called for in the motion) is not
legal." He said that he had talked
to the parties involved and that a
tentative agreement had been
reached, under which the gates
would remain open for the time
(See ROAD, Page 8)
Veronica Ann Gonzalez of Rio
Grande City, representing the Rio
Grande City FFA chapter, was
crowned Blue Jean Lamb Queen at
the 37th annual South Texas Lamb
and Sheep Exposition in Donna on
Thursday night, Jan. 21.
Veronica Gonzalez is the
17-yar-old daughter of Mr and
Mrs Jose Armando (Red)
Gonzalez of Rio Grande City. She
was the candidate of the Rio
Grande City FFA chapter, and
currently serves as that chapter's
sweetheart She is a junior at Rio
Grande City High School
Veronica is active in Student
Council, and currently serves as
District XVI Student Council
Vice-President She is a lieutenant
colonel and All-Star performer with
the Rio High Diamondback Drill
team.
She succeeds the outgoing Blue
Jean Lamb Queen, Lori Lyn
Peterson of Rio Grande City, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs James
Peterson, eteeh da ugh
A total of 28 girls, sponsored by
4 H clubs and FFA chapters,
competed in the contest Nydia
Sepulveda, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs Napoleon Sepulveda ot Kio
Grande City, and representing the
Rio 4 H Club, was awarded a top
ten finish.
Runnersup in the Blue Jean
Lamb Queen contest were Josette
Marie Guerra, 15, sponsored by the
Edcoueh-Elsa FFA Chapter; and
Irma Judith Marmolejo, a
17-year-old senior representing the
Edinburg FFA chapter
Also competing from Starr Coun-
ty were Celina Garcia of the Starr
County 4 H Club, and Valeria
Garcia of the Starr Grande 4-H
Club
The chairman for the contest was
Mrs. Kenneth Sanders of Donna
The master of ceremonies was
Randy Summers of Weslaco.
The judges were Marjorie
Johnson of the Valley Chamber of
Commerce in Weslaco, Bob Doty of
KTX Radio in Harlingen, and
Johnny Walker, KRGV-TV Pro-
duction Director, of Weslaco
Pa!st Blue Jean Lamb Queens
from Rio Grande City are: Lori
Lyn Peterson, 1987, Starr Grande
4 H Club; and Maria Elena
Rodriguez, 1971, Starr Grande 4 H
Club, Rio Grande City.
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Veronica Ann Gonzalez, 17, was crowned Blue Jean
Lamb Queen Thursday night at the 37th annual South
Texas Lamp Sheep Exposition in Donna. She was the
representative of the Rio Grande City FFA chapter.
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