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The Mercer
enterprise
Mercedes, IX 78570 Wed., July 27,1994
ly First Sprir
Commission, board discuss improvements
Commissioner Sanchez offered his adds.
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SUPER DWLXnI
Jaime Perez heads UNCG trainers
tant Coach Freddy Pina. Not shown is Coach
Albert Gracia. The team was eliminated from
the chase for the state title in last week’s
South Texas tournament, but not before per-
forming well and displaying great character
in games leading up to the tourney, officials
say. (Enterprise Photo.)
TOP READERS IN SUMMER PROGRAM — Samantha Quiroga
and John Cantu read the most books of all participants in the
Summer Reading Program conducted by Mercedes Memorial
Library. They receive congratulations above from Bibi the
Clown (Mrs. Bonnie Brynteson) during an awards presenta-
tion that took place Tuesday. More pictures from that event
will appear next week. (Enterprise Photo.)
Grant could brine
'showpiece' park
— a new lighted soccer field at the
north end of the park.
— a lighted jogging/walking trail
over the northern two-thirds of the
park.
— additional concession stands and
restrooms.
— upgrading of the swimming
pool, including resurfacing, new ma-
chinery, new slide and other such
equipment.
—new bleachers at baseball fields.
— additional parking in the south
and center of the park.
— shelters and trees in the picnic
area.
— an irrigation system.
“It’s been a long time since any
money at all was put into parks,” the
city manager says, “and this may be
our only shot for awhile.
“Parks also tend to fall to the bot-
tom of the priority list, but they are
quired grant funding for research.
Perez was assistant athletic trainer
“Wide-ranging and productive”
what officials are calling last week’s
joint meeting of the school board and
city commission.
Discussion focussed primarily on
infrastructure improvements in the
neighborhood of the proposed new
junior high school, on Mile One just
south of Business 83, reports School
Superintendent Monte Churchill.
Attending with the officials were
County Commission Samuel Sanchez
and two representatives of the Depart-
assistance in tending to rural roads
with problems, particularly those on
highly traveled bus routes.
He says Mr. Sanchez also discussed
safety concerns, such as narrow
bridges, the need for pedestrian walk-
ways near bridges, and the possible
need for fencing around the structures.
Specific details oi the various
projects will get the attention of the
officials at the August meeting, he
used by many, many people for both
organized and family activities,” he
continues. “We’re taking this oppor-
tunity while we have it, and if it pays
off, it could mean we’ll have a show-
piece park facility.”
The grant application pledges
$160,000 in city Urban County funds,
but more from other sources may be
necessary to “leverage” the Parks and
Wildlife grant. “If this is funded, it
would mean we would have to use the
money we were going to spend on the
Boys Club building, and that would
then have to wait.”
He says some costs, such as labor
for paving projects, would be donated
by Hidalgo County Precinct One,
through Commissioner Samuel
Sanchez.
“We’d also like to thank Jaime
Garza (Housing Authority director of
special projects) and Danny Villarreal
(an architect) for their assistance on
the grant application,” he adds.
Grant money could bring improve-
I ments that would make the park area
J on Garza Street a “showpiece” recre-
ational facility, with new baseball and
I soccer fields and a jogging trail, re-
ports City Manager Alan Kamasaki.
City commissioners hammered out
details of a grant application in a work-
| shop Tuesday night, and were to meet
| Wednesday at noon to conduct a pub-
lic hearing on the matter and approve
submission of the grant.
e WINNING TRADITION CONTINUES — High school and junior
" high drum majors and flag corps members continued a long
tradition of winning at summer camp, this year, taking the
awards they show above at Texas A&M camp in Kingsville,
July 17-22. In front are junior high drum majors Adelaida
Renteria, awarded for “Best Solo Conducting,” and Salina
Villanueva, “Outstanding Class Drum Major.” Together, the
two were awarded “Best Team Conducting” and “Best Team
Salute.” In back are Erica Gonzalez, who attended flag corps
camp, and Cindy Flores, MHS drum major awarded for “Best
• Solo Conducting.” (Enterprise Photo.)
RIBBON CUTTING MARKS NEW MANAGE-
MENT — Mercedes Chamber of Commerce
officials conducted a ribbon cutting Satur-
day morning to mark a change of manage-
ment at the Bar-B-Que House Restaurant (EL
Pollito) on West Business 83. Now operating
the establishment are Consuelo Rodriguez,
sixth from left in front, and her husband,
Pilar, and daughter, Mari, to her right. Cham-
AMONG BEST IN THE NATION—Grace Cortez, at right above,
ranked first in the nation in a medical lab assisting event, at
the National Health Occupations Students of America con-
test in Nashville recently. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jorge
Cortez of Mercedes, she had also placed first at state and area
contest to advance to nationals. Amy Elizondo, left, placed in
the top 10 in “community awareness” competition. She had
placed third at state and area to advance. She is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Elizondo, also of Mercedes. Showing the
awards they took during the contest season, the two students
will be seniors this fall at South Texas High School for Health
Professions. (Enterprise Photo.)
ber President Israel Garza presents Mrs.
Rodriguez with her “first full dollar of profit”
plaque, as Mari cuts the ribbon. Others look-
ing on are Chamber officials, well-wishers
and staff members including Josie Ramirez,
Mari Anguiano, Olga Medina and Paulino
Perez. Not shown is Raul Munguia. (Enter-
prise Photo.)
ment of Transportation.
“We plan to have another meeting
on August 10 to discuss specific im-
provements,” Mr. Churchill says, “but
we did touch on bringing roads in the
area, such as Mile One East and Tenth
Street (east of Rio Rico) up to stan-
dards for commercial traffic.”
He says the talk also covered sewer
line requirements. “Existing lines in
the area are either some distance away
or of inadequate size,” he says.
General Hospital.
As an undergraduate at USL from
1981 -86, he served as a student trainer,
covering primarily women’s basket-
ball and men’s and women’s track. He
assisted with football.
Perez earned a bachelor of science
degree in health and physical educa-
tion from USL in 1986. He earned a
master of education degree in second-
ary education from USL in 1989.
He is certified by the National Ath-
letic Trainers Association and licensed
in the State of Louisiana by the State
Board of Medical Examiners. He is
also a member of the Mid-Atlantic
Trainers Association and the West
Virginia and Louisiana Trainers As-
sociations.
Perez was a staff trainer during the
1992 U.S. Olympic Track Trails in
New Orleans. He has directed the
medical aspect of the Youth Educa
tion in Sport (YES) Clinic for the Di-
vision I-AA Football Championship.
Perez is a native of southern Texas,
born in Mercedes in 1962. He gradu-
ated from Mercedes High School in
1981 and he was a student trainer four
years at the school
LITTLE LEAGUE ALL-STARS CAN BE PROUD
of their performance this season and the
manner in which they represented Mercedes.
Team members are joined by Manager Teo
Martinez and League President Belinda
Zepeda in showing their District Champion-
ship trophy, while looking on at left is Assis-
Jaime Perez, former head athletic
trainer at Marshall University in Hun-
tington, West Virginia, was appointed
head trainer at the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro July 1.
In his new role he oversees all
Total project cost would be some
$400,000, the city manager says. For
" that, citizens would receive:
— a new lighted baseball diamond
to the south of the swimming pool.
Jaime Perez to our head trainer’s posi-
tion,” said Nelson E. Bobb, director of
athletics. “We have hired an individual
I who has eight years of experience
working in college athletics and is
committed to providing a complete
program of sports medicine for our
teams. Jaime is well-prepared to care
for out student-athletes.”
In two years at Marshall, a member
of the Southern Conference, Perez was
primarily responsible for the day-to-
day coverage of the football team
which won the 1992 NCAA Division
I-AA championship. He directed a staff
of full-time assistants, graduate assis-
tants and students who covered the 14
Thundering Herd teams.
In addition, he was a member of
the Board of Directors for the Sports
Science and Wellness Institute at
Marshall. Tne Institute, affiliated with
JAIME PEREZ
...directs program at UNCG
Band practice
starts Monday
High school band students are re-
minded that summer rehearsals get
started next week, according to Direc-
tor Rene Guzman.
Rehearsals for the 1994 marching
season begin Monday, August 1, and
will follow this schedule:
Freshman orientation/marching
fundamentals, 8 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.
Full band marching rehearsal, 9:30
a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Full band new music rehearsal,
10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
All state music instruction for All-
Valley, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., (times
should be scheduled with directors in
advance.
Last day of practice is Friday, Au-
gust 12. Junior high students should
note there is no summer practice for
their band this year.
aspects of sports medicine for theSpar- at University of Southwestern Louisi-
tans’ 14-team NCAA Division I pro- ana (USL) in Lafayette, Louisiana,
gram. Directing a staff of assistants from 1986-92. In that role he had pri-
and student trainers, he succeeds Mary mary responsibility for men’s basket-
Jo Campbell, who resigned after seven ball and baseball and he assisted with
years at UNCG.
“We were very fortunate to attract
the School of Health and Physical football and other non-revenue sports
Education and the School of Medi- for the Division I program. While at
cine, created wellness programs for southwestern Louisiana, he also was a
the Huntington community and ac- sports medicine consultant to Lafayette
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