Duval County Picture (San Diego, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 40, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 4, 1995 Page: 1 of 8
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Sunny and mild, lows in
high 50's, highs in 80's
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We tell it like it is!"
County
by-passes
low bidder
for local
vendor
Duval County Commission-
ers voted, on Friday, Sept. 29, to
buy four vans from Freer Motor
Company for $72,623.04. The
Freer firm's bid was $ 1,300 higher
than Bowden Ford of Alice.
The vans are to be used in the
County’s elderly nutrition pro-
gram. Nutrition Program director
Adriana Benavides recommended
the Freer Motors bid because the
vans had eight seats instead of
seven as did the Bowden bid.
Benavides said the bid was
"not too much" over and the extra
seat was needed. The bid specifi-
cations called for a minimum of
seven seats.
Commissioner Alejo Garcia
said the difference was indeed "too
much" and he called a Bowden
representative to see if they would
pro vide the eight seats for the same
price. The answer was yes.
Freer Commissioner Gilbert
Uribe motioned to approve Bena-
vides' recommendation to go with
the Freer Motor Company bid.
Nestor Garza Jr. provided the sec-
onded and all, except Garcia, voted
in favor. Garcia abstained.
"One is as good a the other,
but their is a difference in lower
price," said Garcia.
Stop here... please!
City of San Diego officials, with the help of the Texas Department of Transportation, are trying to
improve safety at the intersection of State Highways 44 and 359. They have placed "Stop Here on
Red" signs 40 feet before reaching the intersection on both highways in an effort to allow more
turning room for 18-wheelers. This motorist is complying with the request but many motorists are
unaware of the signs. The ultimate solution will be the widening of the intersection but the city is
still working on purchasing the necessary right of way.
Water district
ups water rates
Increase will average
$2.40 per month
The Duval County Conserva-
tion and Reclamation District
board of directors have increased
water rates in anticipation of se-
curing a 40-year loan to upgrade
water storage facilities in San Di-
ego and Benavides. The average
household’s increase will amount
to $2.40 per month.
Water district manager Ro-
dolfo Bazan told the board they
needed to amend their recently
adopted budget to show “at least
$100,000 in the black.” The appli-
cation for a $1.1 million loan from
the Fanners Home Administra-
tion “would be turned down” as
the budget was adopted, he said.
The board adopted a deficit
budget last week which showed
expenses exceeded revenues by
$33,000.
Bazan showed directors sev-
eral proposals on how to generate
the needed $65,(XX) to make the
loan payments. Anincreaseof 25tf
per thousand gallons of water
would raise $89,405. A 10tf in-
crease would bring in an addi-
tional $35,762. A $1.50 fiat rate
increase on sewer would bring in
$36,000.
“It’s not popular to increase
water rates," said board member
Raul Spencer of Benavides. “Our
population is not the wealthiest."
“Neither is Alice and they pay
higher water rates.” said hoard
member Marie Allie Barrera.
Board member Jose Oscar
Barrera suggested that water rates
be increased by 1 Otf and the sewer
rates y $1.50. Under this proposal
the average household hill would
go up $2.70 per month. Board
president Ruben Lopez favored a
2H increase in water rates. This
would result in a $3 average
monthly increase.
Barrera recommended a 20y
increase in water rates which
would generate $71.(X M) and would
cost users an average of $2.40 per
month. The board agreed to that
compromise, with Spencer voting
against.
The board also agreed to
amend the budget by adding
$60,000 to delinquent tax collec-
tions. Bazan said he had only allo-
cated $2.(XX) but they had col-
lected $83,(XX) last year. Already
this year they have collected
$17,000, said Bazan.
Lopez said he wanted to hear
from people on what they thought
about the board’s actions. A pub-
lic hearing on the proposed loan
application will be held on
Wednesday, Oct. 11, at 5:15 p.m.
at the water district’s office.
The new water rates are ex-
pected to go into effect in next
month’s billing.
Grand jury returns
indictments in four
cocaine delivery cases
The Duval County grand jury
returned six indictments on Mon-
day, Sept. 25. Five were drug re-
lated.
Among those indicted for de-
livery of cocaine were:
• Ricky Lopez, 27, of San Di-
ego;
V* Israel Ramirez, 31, of San
Diego;
• Rachel Soliz, 33, of San Di-
ego; and
• Domingo Gonzalez (2
counts), 34, of San Diego.
Also indicted was Rebecca
Lynne Hughes, 35,ofShelbyville.
She was charged with theft by
check.
Family values have sustained Sofia Garcia
Alfredo E. Cardenas
Editor/Plbi.lshf.r
: Sofia Garcia was bom at the
turn of the century. Today, on the
eve of her 95th birthday, she re-
mains active, full of life and ready
to greet the next century.
On Oct. 5 Sofia will turn 95
and all her children will take her
oyt to supper. That is a trademark
of her life — family matters.
"I have very good sons and
daughters-in-law," said Sofia dur-
ing a visit at her San Diego home.
. She has lived in that home
since she and her husband
Ambrocio built it in 1932, shortly
after they were married in 1927.
. Sofia was born in her family's
ranching community known as La
Mota de los Olmos, outside of
Benavides. La Mota predated
Benavides and was subjected to
many Indian raids in the 1800's.
* U Mota consisted of several
families and had a school that
doubled as a church. A teacher
etthe in from Realitos and Padre
PedrO Bard came once a month to
Sofia Garcia
give mass. He would sleep in the
church, recalls Herlinda Escobar,
at 85 Sofia's "baby sister."
The sisters live in adjoining
lots and their strong ties are in-
dicative of the importance they
place on family.
"She taught us that family was
very important." said Sofia's son
Hector Garcia, a retired educator
in Corpus Christi "We visited our
families, cousins and the like, of-
ten."
"She also taught us to love our
neighbors." added her other son
O. B. "Tavo" Garcia, another re-
tired Corpus Christi educator. "Re-
spect for our elders Is one of the
things she valued."
Her sons are Sofia's pride and
joy. They all have been success-
ful. Her oldest son. Ambrocio
Garcia Jr. was killed in an auto-
mobile accident while returning
to San Diego from his work at the
Naval Air Station in Corpus
Christi. He served as a San Diego
City Councilman at the time Her
second son, Juan Gilberto. was
also an educator. He died recently
"of a stroke." A fifth son. Jose
Oscar, lives in Irvine and works
for American Airlines.
"An uncle of ours used to say
we were smart people but our in-
telligence wasn't cultivated." said
Herlinda.
Sofia made sure her sons' in-
telligence was developed. She was
very active in school, said Hector
She visited the schools and kept in
Sofia Garda with her surviving sons, (left ro right) O. B., Hector and Jose Oscar Garcia.
touch with her sons' teachers. She
also believed in discipline.
Just as she values her family,
her neighbors, and education, she
also instilled in her boys a love for
the church and for work.
"She has a positive attitude,"
said Hector, "she always finds
something good in everyone."
Values have been an impor-
tant pari of Sofia Garcia's 95 years.
Life, family, community, church,
work, and education have enriched
her life as much as she has en-
riched them
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