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Vol. 80, No. 49, Thursday, November 8,1990
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The dedication of the new Starr County Water District office building was held
Saturday morning. Water District Manager Kfrain Duran and Water Board President
Cipriano Lopez are pictured above cutting the ribbon. The ribboncutting was carried
out under the auspices of the Rio Grande City Chamber of Commerce.
Starr Water District
Dedicates New Offices
The new office building of ihc
Siarr County Waicr District was
officially dedicated Saturday
morning in ceremonies that were
attended by numerous local
government and civic leaders.
# The new offices are located at the
former Gutierrez True Value
Hardware store on West Highway
83 on the outskirts of Rio Grande
City.
The proceedings began with R.C.
I Jading the audv.ncc
honoring the deceased former
employees and board members of
the Water District with a moment
® of silence.
Water Board President Cipriano
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Lopez said, "We're here to celebrate
a new office and a new building.
We have a lot of room now for
utilities and other materials."
In speaking on "The History of
the Water District", Manager Efrain
Duran said, "Arnold Vale (then a
state legislator) is the father of the
Water District. A petition was
started in 1949 for the purpose of
starting a water district. The board
of water engineers then took action
jitd approved the petition."
Duran said, "Negotiations then
started with Rio Supply; they were
paid $165,000. A bond issjc of
$300,000 was approved; the
remainder beyond $165,000 was
Homecoming Queen To
be Crowned Friday Night
T he 1989 Rio Grande City High
School Homecoming Queen will be
crowned Friday night during
halftime of the game between the
Rattlers and the F.dinburg Bobcats
at Rattler Stadium.
The candidates for Homecoming
Queen from the senior class are:
Veronica Perez, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Rocl Perez; Sally
Ramirez, the daughter ol Mr. and
Mrs. Armando Ramirez; and
Fabiana Garza, the daughter ot Mr
and Mrs lscxloro Gar/a.
The candidates for Homecoming
King are: Basilio Acevedo, the son
of Mr. and Mrs Nicanor Acevedo;
David Garza, the son of David H
and Gloria Garza; and Felix Garcia,
the son of Mr and Mrs. Thomas
Garcia.
The Junior Duchess is Maria
Barrera, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Elmo Barrera. The Junior
Duke is Horacio Ozuna III, the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Horacio Ozuna, Jr.
The Sophomore Duchess is
Myrthala Gutierrez, the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Gutierrez. The
Sophomore Duke is Pete Moreno,
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Amado
Moreno.
The Freshman Duchess is
Dorissa Rivera, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Mcdardo Rivera, Jr. The
Freshman Duke is Eli Vela, the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Arturo Vela.
According to the Student
Council, this year's halltime
ceremony will depict a Mexican
Fiesta, a truly colorful event. The
Council said, It's fiesta time at
Rio High, and Homecoming 1990
promises to be a very memorable
event."
The Student Council invites all
seniors of 1951. 1961, 1971, and
1981 to a reception held in their
honor on Friday, Nov. 9 at 2 p.m.
(See QDFEN, Page 6)
approved for improvements. Today,
our district has assets of more than
$8 million."
Duran stressed, "Much of our
progress came through grants and
low-interest loans from the Farmers
Home Administration."
The manager indicated, "We
started talking about our own office
back in 1976, when I first became
manager. The Health Department
forbids us from having any material
iicoj the filtration system, so we're
moving all materials out here."
County Court-At Law Judge
Alex W. Gabert spoke on the issue
"The Future of the Water District."
Gabert stressed, "We have to
assist and help those who have
helped us in the past. You're
required to lake history so you can
learn from the past, especially from
the mistakes."
Gabert noted, "Very recently, we
lost our engineer, B.L. Nelson
(who died recently). I could see his
foresight and abilities. We will
miss B.L. Nelson. He had the
foresight to prepare his successor."
Gabert commented, "We owe so
much to Armando Oliviera, the
regional director of the Farmers
Home Administration. He has been
the financial cornerstone of this
Water District."
Gabert continued, "A water
district functions on revenues. The
district has taxing powers, but has
not used them for many years and
hopefully will never have to."
The jurist stressed that "the Water
District is a political entity
supervised by the Texas
Legislature, which passes all laws
related to water. The Texas Water
Commission has the enforcement
and oversight role."
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The candidates for Rio Grande City High School Homecoming Queen and King are
pictured above. From left to right are Felix Garcia, Fabiana Garza, Sally Ramirez,
Veronica Perez, and Bachi Acevedo. Not pictured is David Gar/a. The Homecoming
Queen and King will be crowned during halftime ceremonies of Friday night's game
against the Kdinburg Bobcats.
Richards, Democrats Carry
Starr County By Wide Margin
Gubernatorial nominee Ann
Richards led an overwhelming
Democratic sweep of Starr County
in Tuesday's statewide elections.
Television networks projected
Tuesday night that Richards was on
her way to election statewide over
Republican Clayton Williams by a
narrow, but secure margin.
Also in statewide returns,
Democrat Dan Morales became the
firsi Mexican-American to be
elected Attorney General.
In the State Senate race.
Democratic incumbent Judith
Zaffirini carried Starr County
overwhelmingly with 3797 votes to
394 for Republican challenger Larry
Vick of Floresville. Zaffirini
appeared on her way to a
comfortable victory throughout
District 21.
In Starr County returns, Richards
overwhelmed Williams by a margin
of 3582 to 653, or more than 5 to
1. Democratic U.S. Senate
challenger Hugh Parmer carried
Starr County with 3144 votes to
988 for Republican incumbent
Gramm.
The rest of the returns in Starr
County went as follows:
Lieutenant Governor- Democrat
Bob Bullock 3568, Republican Rob
Mosbacher, Jr., 592; Attorney
General- Democrat Dan Morales
3790, Republican Buster Brown
387.
Agriculture Commissioner-
Democrat Jim Hightower 1402,
Republican Rick Perry 762;
Treasurer- Nicki Van Hightower
3556, Ka> Bailey Hutchinson 532.
Railri ad Commission- Democrat
Robert. Krueger 3682, Republican
Beau Boulter 4 32; Land
Commissioner- Democrat Garry
Mauro 3762, Republican Wes
Gilbrealh 357.
New Roma High School
Facility Officially Dedicated
By KENNETH ROBERTS
The new Roma High School
facility located north of Roma was
officially dedicated Saturday
afternoon in front of hundreds of
Rorna and Starr County citizens.
Featured speakers at the
dedication ceremony included
Congressman Kika De La Garza,
chairman of the House Agriculture
Committee; and State Senator
Judith Zaffirini.
If everything goes according to
plan, Roma High School students
are expected to move into the new
facility on Monday, Nov. 12.
The new Roma High School will
have a capacity of 1500 students.
Facilities on the campus include a
football field, baseball Field, and
swimming pool. The new high
school plant covers 232,694 square
feet.
Roma ISD Superintendent
Eleuterio Garza, Jr., began the
proceedings by telling the audience,
"We have been waiting for this day
for some time. This (event) shows
the dedication of our board
members, faculty and staff, and our
taxpayers to have the finest learning
atmosphere possible."
Mrs. F.C. Gonzalez, president of
the Roma ISD board of trustees,
said, "I want to thank God for
giving each of us the privilege of
being here today. Right now, the
world is in a turmoil. Here today,
the mood took a drastic turn for the
better."
She stressed, "After years of
planning and negotiations by many
different parties, we come very
jubilantly to present to you a brand
new high school with all the
facilities. Every student should be
very proud to attend Roma High
School. We present a paid in full
new high school complete with all
the facilities."
Roma ISD Parental Involvement
Specialist Estela Canales then
introduced State Senator Judith
Zaffirini by saying, "In addition to
being a wife and the mother of a
small boy, she has a 100 percent
attendance record."
Zaffirini stressed, "I wouldn't
have missed this for the world. I
said ! would find a way to be here,
despite having four other cities on
my schedule today. I passed back
and forth in front of this school so
many times while it was being
constructed."
Zaffirini emphasized, "If you
think education is expensive, you
should try ignorance."
She added, "Our foremost bond is
San Isidro Family
Homeless Due To Fire
A San Isidro family was left
homeless early Monday morning
from a fire that started when a
butane heater exploded.
According to John Kirkpatrick of
the San Isidro volunteer fircfighting
unit, the Mike Mendoza family lost
their frame house and all of their
possessions in the fire.
The frame house located south of
San Isidro toward Dclmita caught
fire at approximately 5 a.m.
Monday when a butane heater
exploded.
Kirkpatrick indicated that the
father was seriously burned in the
fire, but expected to ultimately
recover after two to three weeks
hospitalization. He is currently
hospitalized in Edinburg. The
mother also was injured, but was
treated and released. Kirkpatrick
indicated that the four children were
not hurt in the fire.
Kirkpatrick said that both
fircfighting units from San Isidro
responded to the fire, but it was too
late to save the house.
Kirkpatrick said that the blaze
shows the lack of fire protection in
the San Isidro area. He commented,
"This proves the need for a
substation out there with at least
one big truck Right now, we have
just one little unit to fight grass
fires."
Kirkpatrick, noting the dire need
faced by the Mendoza family, urged
anyone interested in helping this
family with financial donations or
donations of clothing and other
necessities to call First Baptist
Church in San Isidro at 481-3865
In Rio Grande City, persons
interested in helping the Mendoza
family with financial donations or
donations of clothing and other
items should call Mrs. Ruby Turner
at 487-2792.
Kirkpatrick said that the four
Mendoza children, three of them
sons, range in age from 1 to 14.
Persons interested in donating
clothing should note that the
Mendozas' 14-year-old son wears
size 14 husky pants, a size 14 shirt,
and a size 5 shoe.
The 10-year-old son wears size 10
regular pants, a 8-10 size shirt, and
size 1 1/2 shoes. The five-year-old
son wears size 5 slim pants, a size
5 shirt, and a size 1 1/2 shoe.
that we care for our families and are
dedicated to the idea that our
children will have it even better
than we had. The key to success is
dedication, hard work and staying
drug-fret
The senator contended, What we
do with our lives is our gift to God.
It is you, the community members,
who deserve the greatest honor for
your hard work in milking this day
possible. These walls hold the
promise of the future. God wants us
to overcome, not be overwhelmed.'
Congressman Kika De La Garza
then arrived after driving from
Alice. He said, "To call this a
superb edifice would be an
understatement. You paid for it all
by yourselves. No federal funds
were involvcd] You did it the old
fashioned way; you worked for it."
In stressing the increasing
priority placed on education, the
congressman said, "They're now
asking if you have any college
education. They once asked if you
had had any high school education,
but soon they'll ask you if you
have finished college. The world is
going to get even more technically
complicated in this decade."
De La Garza continued, I want
nothing but the best for our
grandchildren. This is the work of
the Lord; you will be touching
lives. In this beautiful edifice, so
much the better."
De La Garza concluded, "The
people of this country, unlike most
countries in the world, can freely
choose who we want to represent
us. Exercise the beautiful privilege
of voting."
In tracing the conception and
progress of the new facility, the
Roma superintendent said, "A land
acquisition committee was named
in 1984-85. The I985-S6 board
voted to set aside S5 million to
acquire a sue."
Garza continued, "In January
1987, the board voted to acquire 50
acres from the Guerra family. The
design and planning of the new
(See ROMA, Page 7)
Roma High Principal humberto Vasquez is pictured
above speaking to hundreds of Roma and Starr County
citizens at the historic dedication of the new Roma
High School facility Saturday afternoon.
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Roberts, Kenneth. The Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 8, 1990, newspaper, November 8, 1990; Edinburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth195262/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.