The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 52, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 23, 1992 Page: 7 of 14
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FOR SALE
FOR RENT
PUBLIC NOTICE
Two years, $17.50
OUT OF VALLEY - One year, $15.50 □ Two years, $21.00 _
HELP WANTED
Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 P.M.
Monday thru Friday.
I OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT at
Town Square Complex 310 N. Ohio.
For information call Robert T
; Elizondo at 565-4691.
NOTICE TO MERCEDES ISD/
CITY OF MERCEDES TAXPAYERS
FURNITURE REFINISHIN AND
UPHOLSTERING: for free esti-
mates, call Daniel Adams, 565-2552.
Danla
Were You
born in a
manger°
SECOND GRADE GRAND PRIZE WINNER — Moriah J.
Sellers, a second grader at Kennedy Elementary School,
drew the picture above, selected as grand prize winner
from among second graders in the Enteprise’s Children’s
Christmas Art Contest. She is in San Juanita Echavarria's
Room 33 at the school.
BUSINESS
SERVICES
If you have not received a tax statement, please contact the Mercedes Joint
Tax Office and you will be provided with the amount due or a written
statement.
YOU CAN BUY
’EM HERE!
Copies of the latest
edition of the Enterprise
can be found at the
following locations:
HEB Foodstore
Pete's Restaurant
Ninfa’s Candles
Valley Bakery
Valley Mart
Valley View Mart
Conoco
Queen City Gardens
Ten Ten Grocery
Triple HHH Mart
Circle K Store
Emilio's Grocery
J&D's Convenience Store
Gonzalez Grocery
Mer-Tex Cafe
New Shack
Don Juan's Grocery
Chuck Wagon
Quick Pic
Goyita's Restaurant
Beto's Restaurant
Little Kountry Store
J.G.’s Grocery
Payments can be made at the office located at 400 S. Ohio, Mercedes, Texas
or mailed to P.O. Box 836, zip code 78570, office phone 565-6371/6372.
Property taxes are federally income deductible if paid on or before the 31st
of December 1992.
FOR LEASE
at 242 South Texas
Front Suite of
Super Drug Plaza
Justice of the Peace Office
Available January 1.
Approximately 700 sq. ft
Call 565-1891.
Beginning July 1, an additional penalty of 15% will be imposed to defray the
cost of collecting delinquent property taxes, in accordance with Section
33.07.
: FOR RENT — Large, three bed-
» room house at 622 Gilman. $460
/ monthly. Call 797-4032 during
* working hours.
The agent who insures
your car and home can
also protect your
family's future.
PACO'S
Beauty Palace
341 Third Street
We’ll be closed December 26
through January 7 - re-opening
January 8.
Francisco Aldape
565-9776
The Mercedes Independent
School District is accepting bids for:
Audio Visual Instructional
Equipment
The sealed bids must be in the:
Director of Federal Programs’ :
Office
Mercedes I.S.D.
206 E. Sixth Street
Mercedes, TX. 78570
by 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, Janu-
ary 6,1993.
Bids submitted should be marked
“Sealed Bid" on the outside.
Requests for the lists and specifi-
cations for the A-V equipment may
be directed at the Director of Fed-
eral Programs Office at the same
address above or inquire by tele-
phone at (21) 565-2655.
Bids will be opened at 4:00 p.m.
on Wednesday, January 6,1993, in
the Board Room at 206 East Sixth
Street, Mercedes, TX. 78570.
Bids will be awarded by the
school Trustees at their regular
meeting on Tuesday, January 12,
1993.
The school Trustees of the
Mercedes Independent School Dis-
trict reserve the right to accept any
or all bids and to waive any or all
formalities.
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J&S
Liquors
Located one-quarter mile west
of FM1015 on Business 83
Open 10-9
Monday through Saturday
968-9553
In accordance with Section 31.01 of the Texas Property
Tax Code your 1992 property taxes if unpaid become delinquent on February
1,1993. The applicable penalty and interest rates as established by the Texas
Property Tax Code are as follows:
Feb. - 7%
Mar.---9%
Apr. -11%
May-13%
June -15%
July ---18%
Each month thereafter add 1%
RIO RED GRAPEFRUIT
J AND NAVEL ORANGES
1 $5 Bushel
$2.75 for an 18 lb. sack
: $1.75fora 101b. sack
: El Quinto Farm
* (Downing residence)
I Two miles east on Tenth Street
€ Mercedes.
| HOUSE FOR SALE BY OWNER -
: Three bedroom, two bath. Washer,
, dryer, kitchen appliances included.
I 927 S. Indiana. $29,500. Call 565-
: 4211.
Mercedes, Texas 78570 Wednesday, December 23, 1992
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SILVER GLASS
We install all kinds of windshields,
windowglass and mirrors.
565-9273
620 E. Second Street, Mercedes
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New Year's party benefits Symphony
The South Texas Symphony Asso- bling (for fun only) and “wild times has to be done at the New Year’s Fund)
ciation will host a “State of D’Nile meant to wake the dead,” they add. Raising Party, through program book
Party” as its second annual New Year’s . .advertisers, concert underwriting and
Bash in the lobby of the First City, this year," said Jonn Daughter y. EX general contributions.
Texas Tower at 200 S. 10th in McAllen, ecutive Director of the The State of D’Nile Party encour-
from9 p.m. until 1 a.m. on New Year’s "Last year’s event was ^Ch a great agesEgyptian-style dress and willfea-
Eve. . success we look for an even bigger ture "some monumental decorations
If you can t believe another year party this year» 66 meant to stir the hearts of any mummy,
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yourself into a state of d’Nile and This party signals the halfway point call 630-5355 right away,” they add.
preserve yourself for tombs of fun,” in the Syphony’s season and in its Tickets are $50 per person and will b@b
organizers say. The party will feature effort to raise the funds necessary to available right up to the night of the
heavy hor d’oeuvres, party favors, free produce the season’s concerts. Forty- event on a limited basis at the Shea-
champagne, beer and non-alcoholic eight percent of the Symphony’s funds Martin Restaurant in Edinburg and at
beverages, entertainment by Wally are raised through ticket sales to the the Symphony offices in the First City
Tucker and the Pharaohs, casino gam- concerts. The remaining fund raising Tower Suite #1305 in McAllen.
GRADUATED FROM ART
INSTITUTE—David P. Chacon,
a 1980 Mercedes High School
graduate, has been awarded
an associate’s degree in music
and video by the Art institute of
Houston. He completed degree
requirements with a 3.05 grade
point average. The son of Mr.
and Mrs. Pete Chacon of
Mercedes, he has been em-
ployed at Justice Records in
Houston for nearly a year.
Degrees were awarded at the
institute’s Fall Graduation
ceremonies, December 9 in the
J.W. Marriott Ballroom. Michael
Maki, the institute’s director of
education offered the welcome,
President Steve R. Gregg
offered remarks, and guest
speaker was Marcelo Marini,
news and production director
for KTMD Television.________
CARD OF THANKS
I’d like to express my appreciation
to all those who had kind words for my
effort at decorating the bus I drive.
Bus 15.
To all the teachers, counselors,
principals and parents who called in to
say they enjoyed the decorations. I’d
like to say “thanks” for caring and
getting into the holiday spirit with me.
Diana Presas
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