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005 • • Mercedes Texas 78570 Wednesday, March 9 2005
The Mercedes Enterprise
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Wednesday for Mercedes resident ( Reyna. Mlaclovia \ Reyna: great
Shenoah M. Reyna, who passed away aunt. Mercedes Reyna: and great-
Saturday. March 5. at Driscoll grandfather. Guadalupe Presas. Sr
. Children's Hospital in Corpus Christi. f uneral services were conducted
He was four months old at the time of March 9 with a mass at Sacred Heart
his death. Catholic Church, with Deacon
He is survived by his mother. Roberto Cantu officiating. Interment
, Christy Presas of Mercedes: a sister, followed at Our Lady of Mercy ( em-
, Dalia Danielle Reyna; his maternal etery in Mercedes.
grandparents. Dalia and Raul Vela and Serving as pallbearers were Steven
paternal grandfather. Guadalupe Perez and Rene Ismael Presas.
Presas Jr., all of Mercedes. The four months that Shenoah
Paternal great-grandmother, Maria spent with us brought great love and
, Elisa Presas; uncles and aunts. Rene joy in our lives, family members say.
and Ruby Presas, Steven and His presence, love, and laughter will
Veronica Perez, Shevawn Chacon, be dearly missed.
. and Alma and Roy Rivera, all of Mer- Funeral arrangements were under
cedes. the direction of Rudy Garza Funeral
Shenoah was preceded in death Home of Mercedes.
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Editor. Now it is the parents' turn to show
I he Enterprise: then support Lx Mrs Garza, and to
In order to ensure the success of come forward, \ petition is being
our children, it is essential to have passed around the community in her
two things: supportive parents and support. Please sign it, or write a let-
strong educators in our school dis- ter to our school board expressing
trict vour support for Mrs. Garza.
. . , She is a person that our children
Mrs. Gloria Garza is a perfect ex- 6 1
, 1 have looked up to for many years,
ample of a strong educator She has :, , u
, . . Mrs. (jarza has the potential to be a
been in our schooldistrict for 25 years.• • I i u u u
. > great principal and should be given
She was vice principa at Mercedes the right to lead our children for many
Early ( hildhood Center, and has re- i
. ■ more years to come.
cently been denied the principal po- 61 , , .
. . F P P she was a loyal member of the
sition. ... j- -
school s administrative team, and
Mrs. Garza is a beautiful person, strongly supported her principal.
She has not only served as vice prin- - strong supporter of PTO.
cipal at MECC. but as a mentor and . Attends all fundraisers,
counselor to our children. Mrs. Garza Basically, we want her back at
arrives early in the morning to greet MECC as principal.
the children and faculty at MECC, she Is devoted, loves her job and
made it a point to comfort any child her students
who felt insecure at school. She spoke
to all the parents on a one-to-one ba-
sis; never through a secretary.
Mrs. Garza went to every lunch
period with the children, making sure
they ate their lunch, and that no child
was left hungry. All the children knew
that they could depend on Mrs. Gloria
Garza to be there for them.
Memorial service said
for Mary Alice Baingo
Graveside services were recently
conducted for longtime Mercedes
resident and educator Mary Alice
Edwards Baingo, who died on March
I at her home in Casa de Osa in Silver
City. New Mexico.
The daughter of Christopher Co-
lumbus and Alice Blakey Edwards,
she was born in Waco, on January
31, 1911.
Lewis Edwards and their families.
Preceding her in death are her hus-
band in 1971, her parents, and her
brothers Willis and, Dr. Thomas
Gambrel I Edwards.
Graveside services took place in
Mercedes, where she was buried next
to her husband. She asked that me-
morials be sent to Baylor University
in her name.
A graduate of Baylor Uni- . A Memorial Service took place
versity in 1932, she moved to Mer- Friday? March 4? at first Baptist
cedes, in 1934 to teach art. Church in La Feria with Pastor Jerry
Johnson officiating.
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Signed,
Priscilla T. Solis
MECC PTO Vice President
Parents:
Priscilla De Leon
Guadalupe Castro
Sandra Beltran
Delia Martinez
Rosa Perez
Join JCCC to help
teens with troubles
The Juvenile Court Conference tion and agree to a criminal nistory
Committee Volunteer Program, a unit background check; submit two refer-
of the Hidalgo County Juvenile Pro- ence letters by two individuals who
bation Department, is recruiting adult know you (other than your family
community, volunteers to work with members); submit a finer print card
first time juvenile offenders and their provided by our office, which is sub-
families. If you are interested in help- mitted to the Texas Department of
ing an at-risk youth by listening to Public Safety; and agree to Local Law
him/her and their parents and offer Enforcement Sex Offender registration
options to improve their behavior, check within the city and county,
then this program is for you. In addition, individuals must at-
A volunteer training will be held tend an eight-hour training; sign the
on Saturday, February 26, from 8 a.m. volunteer agreement and code of eth-
to 5:30 p.m. at the Mission Police De- ics; be re-certified every two years;
partment Training Room, located at be sworn into confidentiality by a
1200 East 8th Street in Mission. District Judge; volunteer by partici-
For more information, please call pating in conferences in the evening
Mark A. Kent, Coordinator; Rene (10-15 hours/month); taking respon-
Valencia, Assistant Coordinator; sibility of your community by getting
Blanca Aguayo, or Anabel Gonzalez involved;initial face-to-face interview
at318-1023. with staff and volunteers; and most
J.C.C.C. volunteers must be at least importantly, help to improve the life
18 years of age; submit an applica- of a youth.
She met and married Joseph
Frances Baingo in 1938. She later Funeral arrangements were under
taught French and History. Mary the direction of Bright Funeral Home
Alice was active in her community with local arrangements by Rudy
during the many years she lived here Garza Funeral Home of Mercedes,
until she left in 2003. A long-time
member of the Mercedes Music Club
and Los Ebanos Study Club, her ac-
tivities included teaching Sunday
School, singing in her church choir
and playing the piano at First Baptist
Church in Mercedes.
She was honored as the one Girl
Scout leader from the United States
to accompany Girl Scouts and Girl
Guides to Our Chalet in Adelboden,
Switzerland.
Survivors include her daughter,
Dr. Mary Alice Claire Murphy and
Anne Kathleen (Steve) Clarke, one
great granddaughter, Abigail Joy
Clarke and two nephews, Thomas
Gambrell Edwards and Dr. Robert
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Lots of FREE entertainment including Comedy Hypnotist Ken
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Showboat Marionettes, Wild West Follies, Great American Duck Races,
Tall Tex, Robinson Family Chainsaw Artists, the Children’s
Petting Zoo, and Rusty’s Trailblazing Chuckwagon.
Three CPRA Rodeos, two Ranch Rodeos, Bull Fighting/BullRiding
Extravaganza, Calf Scrambles & Mutton Bustin’
Livestock Exhibits & Showmanship Contests
Spectacular Carnival Rides and Midway
Mouth watering food, food & more food
Senior Citizens Day Wednesday, March 16 w/ $3 admission
Sale of Champion Projects & Scholarship Awards
Antique Farm Machinery Show, Mobile Dairy Classroom,
Huge Commercial Exhibit Hall, FFA/4-H Shop Projects & Auction,
Western Art Contest, Photography Contest, and MUCH, MUCH
more to see and do every day!
Pre-Opening Celebration Friday Nite - March 11
featuring FREE Gate Admission
TRACY
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Fireworks Show- 7:30 p.m.
Tickets
$20
unlimited
from
w/
$15 Sneak-A-Peek
5:00 p.m. to
Gate Admission: $7 Adults • $3 children under 12
CPRA Rodeos, Ranch Rodeos, Bullriding/Bullfighting Extravaganza
and Carnival Rides NOT INCLUDED in price of Gate Admission.
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The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 10, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 9, 2005, newspaper, March 9, 2005; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1655556/m1/9/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.