The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 19, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 8, 1991 Page: 8 of 22
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9 Page 8 — The Mercedes Enterprise
Mercedes, Texas 78570 Wednesday, May 8, 1991
Nieto, sophomores in center
are Jorge Castillo and
Terrie Cavazos, and juniors
are Mario Garza and
Crissy
Briones. Mercedes Enterprise Photo.]
PD buckles down on curfew
Member F.D.I.C.
Reception honoring
Pvt. Telles is
cannoneer
1tc-19
Corner of Texas
and Business 83
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT WINNERS - The four MHS
seniors above were elected winners of titles in the
Senior Spotlight contest. They are, at left, Mr. and Miss
MHS, Rick de Anda and Yadira "Dee Dee" Garcia,
565-2485
Mercedes
GUILLERMINA
LORENZANA
TSTA’s Secondary
Teacher of the Year
TOO LATE
TO CLASSIFY
In announcing his force's more
strict enforcement of the juvenile
curfew, Police Chief Jose Flores adds
suggestions to parents on how to
help their children avoid alcohol and
drug abuse.
The chief says his force is starting
“much more strict enforcement” fof
the juvenile curfew, which prohibits
.. youngsters age 16 and under from
being outside private property be-
tween midnight and 5 a.m.
The action is being taken in
response to growing problems with
MARY ANN
DEL TORO
TSTA’s Elementary
Teacher of the Year
(Next to National Guard Armory
on Highway 281, Edinburg.)
MARIE
GREENWOOD
ATPE’s "Professional
of the Year”
Mercedes
National Bank
Member Mercedes Bancorp, Inc.
THEY RE FAVORITES AT MHS -- Class favorites have
been named at Mercedes High School and they pose
above. Freshman at left are Gabriel Cosme and Cyndi
- Early first use of drugs and
alcohol.
Most kids who do drugs and
alcohol do so out of curisoity -- to
experiment, to satisfy peer pressure
or to emulate their parents. Parental
use of drug or alcohol, or a positive
attitude toward use, is a major factor
in teen drug or alcohol abuse -- one
you can do something about, the
chief says.
“The most vulnerable youth are
those in the critical transition period,
of the junior high years and the
freshman year in high school. My
advice to parents always is to get
them involved in some worthwhile
activity or church project. This will
both channel their energy and give
them the opportunity to find them-
selves. Those that do not find that
certain something or someone, just
like the character in Peter Pan,
refusing to grow up,” Chief Flores
concludes.
The three above were winners of awards presented
recently at the MISD TACO Service Awards Program.
Their selection for such high honors makes them
representative of the teachers found here.
We'd like to take the opportunity of
National Teachers' Week
to salute al the fine teachers in the
Mercedes Independent School District
and anyone else who helps
in the process of learning!
Edinburg Activity Center
East Palm Drive
HIGH EARNING SIRE - Rio Rico Sales recently included colts by Mr.
Victory Devil S.I. 104 and mares in foal to Mr. Victory Devil S.I. 104.
Mr. Victory Devil S.I. 104 holds the third fastest quarter of a mile ever
run by a quarter horse stallion. Mr. Victory Devil stands at Rio Rico
Ranch.
We'd like to say 'thanks' to them and all the others
who help our youngsters to grow and learn.
Jesse
Villarreal
Director, County of Hidalgo
Departmerit of Community Affairs
Friday, May 10
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
GARAGE SALE -- All day this
Saturday at 725 South Missouri. All
types of items.
Horse sale
draws many
The Annual Spring Rio Rico
Horse Sale at Rio Rico Ranch south of
Mercedes was conducted Saturday.
April 27.
The sale included 97 registered
quarter horses from the South Texas
area. Two entries in the sale were
from Bristal, Indiana.
The highest selling stallion in the
sale was Leavin My Tracks, who sold
for $4700. The highest selling mare
was Ms. King Oteo who, sold for
$2150. Highest selling yearling was
Brisa Victory who, sold for $2500.
Horse buyers who attended the
sale were from the South Texas area
and Vera Cruz, Cuidad Victoria,
Monterrey, Tampico, Aldama, Mata-
moros and Reynosa, among others.
The annual fall horse sale is
scheduled for October 5. The sale is
managed by Charlotte P. Heggen
and Dr. Jack Valerius. The auction-
eer was Leo. Casas of San Antonio.
TO MARRY IN JULY -- Mr. and Mrs. Rene Hinojosa of Mercedes
announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter,
Maria Theresa, to Hector Garza, son of Mr. and Mrs. Heron Garza, Sr.
of Rio Hondo. The couple will be married July 6 at Faith Pleases God
Church in Harlingen. The bride-to-be, a graduate of Mercedes High
School and The University of Texas - Pan American, is employed by the
Mercedes Independent School District. Her fiance, a graduate of Rio
Hondo High School, is employed by Consolidated Freightways of
Brownsville.
Pvt. Arnaldo Telles has complet-
ed the basic field artillery cannoneer
course at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
During the course, students were
taught the duties of howitzer or gun
section crewman. They also received
instruction in communications, main-
tenance and the handling of ammuni-
tion and explosives.
Telles is the son of Marcos and
Angelita Telles of Elsa. He is a 1990
graduate of Edcouch-Elsa High
School.
criminal mischief and vandalism, he
says, and adds that parents are the
best solution to drug and alcohol
abuse.
“The criminal justice system of
the State of Texas, psycologists,
psychiatrists and other social,
scientists who work with juveniles
agree that parents hold the key to the
problem of teenage alcohol and drug
abuse,” he says.
As much as we the law enforce-
ment community desire to spend
time on the prevention side of the
“Most Beautiful,” Michelle Santana, and “Most
Handsome,” Joe Sepulveda. [Mercedes Enterprise
Photo.]
equation, we simply cannot afford
the luxury of counseling would-be
offenders one-on-one before they
break the law. Therefore, every
opportunity we get we try to give
parents the message that they do
make a difference even when their
teenager seems to be out of control.”
Statistics indicate that if you can
delay the use of illegal drugs or
alcohol until the age 18, you can cut
the risk of that youth ever getting
seriously involved in the abuse of
alcohol or drugs by 50 percent, he
adds. .
Some factors which may be the
cause for teens to be at-risk, prime
candidates for alcohol and drug
abuse include:
- History of alcoholism in the
family.
-- Poor Parenting skills (poorly
defined rules, little or no monitoring,
excessive,' severe or inconsistent
discipline.
-- Parental use of drugs or
alcohol/positive attitude towards
use.
-- Academic failure.
-- Low level of effort in school.
- Alienation, rebelliousness.
-- Antisocial behavior in early
adolescense.
- Friends who use drugs or
alcohol.
Welsaco Branch Bank 968-0001
621 International Weslaco
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The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 19, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 8, 1991, newspaper, May 8, 1991; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1614118/m1/8/?q=%22rio+rico%22: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.