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WEEKLY
EDITION
Rio Grande
November 23, 2006
93rd YEAR No. 47
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A Newspaper Serving the People of South Texas
I'rustees name new middle school in honor of veterans
Ringgold Middle School honors veterans
Ringgold Middle School held a Veterans Day Program on Friday, Nov 10 to honor all war vela an
from Rio Grande City. Mr. Noe Hernandez, a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, was invited to he
the guest speaker. The students at Ringgold Middle School are very grateful to all of our local
veterans who participated in the program. (RGCCISD photo).
• Commissioners told Courthouse
Annex project on schedule
By KENNETH ROBERTS
At their regular monthly
meeting on Monday morning,
Nov. 13, the County
Commissioners were told that
construction of the new
Courthouse Annex is showing
excellent progress and is very
much on schedule.
Federal/State Programs
Coordinator Yolanda Garcia
emphasized, "We are on schedule
for the Courthouse Annex. We
should see some walls start
going up within the next week
or two. Right now, June 27 is
the scheduled date of
completion."
The groundbreaking ceremony
for the new Courthouse Annex,
located just north of the
intersection of U S. 83 and FM
3167, was held on Sept. 7,
2006.
About the Border Colonia
Access Paving Project, Garcia
stated. "We have a meeting this
afternoon with TxDOT. A bid
opening is scheduled Nov. 20
for Precincts One and Three. We
should be able to go out for bids
for the other two precincts this
week."
Garcia continued, "We're in
the process of closing ORCA
Project 724471. We're about 70
percent complete on another
ORCA contract. We've
submitted another ORCA
application. We're awaiting
word on the status of that
application."
She added, "Homeland
Security is going very well
We've ordered most of the
equipment needed."
Garcia noted, "We're still
working on the (solid waste)
STC electrician assistant's
program gears up
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As STC's Electrician's
Assistant Certificate Program
gears up for the spring semester,
students interested in this
opportunity should apply now
before the 12 open spots are
gone. The one-year program
offers students the opportunity
to gain practical hands on
experience in electrical work,
including proper installation of
electrical conduits, appropriate
wiring procedures, and
troubleshooting electrical
circuits.
"This is a wonderful
opportunity for those interested
to break into a good and
growing job market," said Lupe
Hernandez, Chair for the
Heating, Ventilation, Air
Conditioning and Refrigeration
Program for STC. "There are
many construction projects
across the Valley and they all
need qualified electrical workers
to keep up a steady pace. Also,
there are many opportunities
across the country in refineries
or other factor work that require
skilled workers in this area. It is
also a great stepping stone for
those interested in becoming
journeymen or master
electricians."
In addition to the classroom
work, students will be required
to complete an 8,000-hour
apprenticeship under the
supervision of a master
electrician. South Texas College
will assist students in finding a
qualifying apprenticeship with
area companies.
Upon completion of
classroom work and the 8,000
hours of apprenticeship, students
will be qualified to take the
International Congress Code
examinations to earn their
journeyman's license. South
Texas College's Continuing and
Professional Education oilers
courses to prepare students for
the journeyman's and master
(See PROGRAM, Page 2)
transfer station."
Sheriff's Department Chief
Deputy Rene Fuentes told ihe
commissioners that Detention
Center revenues for October
2006 totaled $113,814.78 As '
Monday, No\. I 3, there were
109 federal inmates and 128
county inmates for an overall
count of 237 inmates.
County Judge Eloy Vera
declared, "I see that our federal
inmates have increased a little
bit."
The commissioners were told
that Starr County International
Bridge revenues for October
2006 totaled $219,024.75, an
increase of $39,633.25 from the
October 2005 total of
$179,391.50. October 2006
revenues showed an increase of
$3075.25 from the September
2006 total of $215,049.50.
Elections Administrator Rudy
Montalvo reported. "The general
election went very well. Things
went smooth at the different
sites. There were some minor
glitchcs. It's costly to have the
computers at the early voting
sites."
"The cost of running an
election is getting much
higher." commented Judge Vera.
"We need the different early
voting sites in the March
primary, but I think we can get
by with having November early
voting just at the courthouse."
Vera suggested, "We need to
take it one election at a time.
There's more races and generally
more interest in the March
primaries."
Tax Assessor/Collector
Carmen A Pena indicated that
the overall total collected for
October 2006 was
$5,805,386.52. The county's
share for the current year,
including County and FM/FC
entities only, was
$3,418,318.52. The county's
share for delinquent years,
(See SCHEDULE, Page 3)
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At their regular monthly
meeting on Tuesday evening,
Nov. 14. the Rio Grande City
CISD board of trustees voted to
name the new middle school in
honor of veterans that have
served the country in overseas
conflicts from the early 20th
Century to the present day.
The meeting was held in the
La Union Elementary School
Cafeteria, located just north of
U.S. 83 several miles east of
Rio Grande City.
The new middle school will
be located on Eisenhower Road
just east of FM 3167 in the
northwest area of Rio Grande
City. A groundbreaking
ceremony for the new facility
was held on March 29, 2006.
About the naming of the
school, Board President Basilio
D. Villarreal, Jr. later
emphasized, "We on the board
are very proud to name this new
middle school Veterans Middle
School. It is an honor for us to
name this school for all the
veterans that have served to
protect the freedom of this great
country."
"This school will stand as a
tribute to all the soldiers that
have served this country in the
past and in the present," declared
the board president.' We hope to
make an outside mall with an
outer wall where the name of
every single soldier that served
in every conflict will be set in
stone. We feel this (the wall)
will be very inspirational to
children and young people."
Later in the meeting, the
trustees approved Pay
Application No. 8 from D.
Wilson Construction Co. for the
new middle school.
Villarreal commented, "This
project has been going very
well. One can see that this
school is well on its way to
being completed. We will
definitely have two middle
schools within Rio Grande City
by the start of the next school
year."
Following their executive
session late in the meeting, the
trustees voted to extend by two
years the contracts of the head
football coach (Jesu.-> Lozano)
and his staff.
Villarreal explained, "He and
his staff have done an excellent
job this year. On behalf of the
board and the community, we
congratulate him for a job well
done. We decided to extend the
contracts of our head coach and
his staff for two more years.
Basically, they are under contract
for the next three years."
The trustees received a report
on Gold Performance
acknowledgements.. Villarreal
pointed out, "The state gives an
award to students who excel in
specific areas of TAKS. Every
single (RGCCISD) school got
one or multiple Gold Awards.
This is a reflection ol the hard
work everybody has put in to
have schools succeed in their
academics."
(See TRUSTEES, Page 4)
RGC recognized as Main Street
City by THC, National Trust
The Texas Historical
Commission (THC) and the
National Trust for Historical
Preservation recently recognized
Rio Grande City as one of
the 52 National Main Street
Cities in Texas.
Other 2007 Main Street Cities
include Amarillo, Beaumont.
Beeville, Bowie, Brenham.
Canton, Carthage. Clarksville,
Clifton, Colorado City,
Comanche, Corsicana, Denison,
Denton, Electra, Elgin.
Fairfield, Farmersville. Freeport,
Georgetown. Goliad. Gonzales,
Grand Saline, Greenville,
Harlingen, Henderson, Irving.
Kerrville, La Grange, LaPorte.
Levelland, Livingston. Llano,
Lufkin, Luling, Marlin,
McKinney, Mineola, Mount
Vernon. Nacogdoches, New
Braunfels, Odessa. Paris. Pecos.
Pharr, Plainview, San Marcos,
Seguin, Sonora, Taylor and
Waxahachie.
"A lot of hard work goes into
achieving this recognition. Just
as importantly, the recognition
honors the many people,
including Main Street managers
and volunteers, who put in
countless hoilrs to make their
Main Street programs work. The
result is an active and successful
downtown revitalization effort
that benefits not only the Main
Street district, but also the entire
community," said Debra Farst,
state coordinator of the Texas
Main Street Program.
The cities were honored at the
recent Texas Downtown
Association/Texas Main Street
Conference in San Angelo. The
National Trust for Historic-
Preservation's National Main
Street Center will honor these
cities at the 2007 National Main
Streets Conference to be held in
Seattle in March
Cities chosen as National
Main Street Cities must show
above average performance in 10
categories. The selection criteria
focus on planning, staff and
volunteers, preservation ethic,
training and program
assessment. For .nSdt'.ional
■information, visit the National
Main Street web site at
www.mainstreet.org and the
National Trust for Historic
Preservation web site at
www.nationaltrust.org.
For more information on the
Texas Historical Commission's
Main Street program, visit
www.thc.state.tx.us.
The THC's Texas Main Street
Program is a revitalization
program for historic downtown
and neighborhood commercial
districts. It is based on a four-
point approach — organization,'
design, promotion and economic
restructuring, all within the
context of historical
preservation. Implemented in
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North Grammar students prepare for parade
North Grammar Elementary Kids Against Drugs, Student Council President Alexandra Eli;> nd> an-'
Vice President Lizzie Garza are pictured preparing for the Red Ribbon Parade on Oct 25 20()<i \
police escort initiated the campus parade, followed by the KAD kids, cheerleaders, students, anil unm >
This event helped increase the awareness of the dangers that are associated w ith drugs (RGCCIS11
ohoto).
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Roberts, Kenneth. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 23, 2006, newspaper, November 23, 2006; Edinburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth196040/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.